A freshly crowned beauty queen plans to use her new-found platform to advocate for sun safety, in a win driven by her father's cancer battle.
Eva Wilson, a former Tauranga Girls' College student, was named the winner of Miss Five Crowns New Zealand beauty pageant on Saturday night. Miss Five Crowns New Zealand is a about bringing women together to encourage confidence and empowerment.
The 21-year-old is studying towards a degree in health science at the University of Auckland and plans to go into health advocacy after graduating.
Wilson said she was motivated to enter the competition to improve her confidence and public speaking skills, with the hope she could help others through her work in the future.
"If I wasn't very good at public speaking myself, I couldn't expect to be very good at speaking for others."