
Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 Talia Bennett
The first and last time a New Zealander won the Miss Universe crown was way back in 1983 when Lorraine Elizabeth Downes downed the competition in St. Louis, Missouri. That was almost three decades ago. Do you think it’s time for another Kiwi to bring home the title to her country?
Global Beauties has recently picked her as the Face of the Universe 2012. Could it be a sign of positive things to come her way, or work the other way around and make her miss the cut to the Top 16?
I’m still not 100% sold to Talia’s chances, but the preliminaries might tell another story and see her zooming to the top of the charts and join the staple favorites so far. We’ll see… 😉