Contestants in the “Miss Asia and Pacific Quest” final, who arrived in Christchurch yesterday. They are (back row, from left): Elsie Ow Swee Ping (Singapore); Vaoa Verave (Papua New Guinea); Melek Gurkan (Turkey); Aurora Claudia I. Mandanas (Philippines); Betty Anne Brohier (Malaysia); Lorena Girlinger Portillo (Guatemala); Marcela Elizabeth Vargas Hurtado (Colombia); Suzanne Hoff-
man (North America); Jennifer Bruno (Canada); (middle row) Robyn Lynne Hamada (Hawaii); Fernanda Quintana (Mexico); Artitaya Promakun (Thailand); Sallie Lorraine Iriarte Toves (Guam); Cecilia Pozo (Ecuador); Amanda Williams (Australia); Gayle-Anne Jones (New Zealand); Karunaratne Muhandirange Mary Dilane Linda Fernando (Sri Lanka); (front.
row) Rinat Hadashi (Israel); and Margaret Ma Sin Han (Hong Kong). The arrival time of the contestants was kept secret to avoid disruption by protesters. The women have spent a week filming in Auckland, and will be in Christchurch for 10 days. Tomorrow they will be given an official Maori welcome, and will compete, in the quest final on Saturday.
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