69th Hibiscus Festival winners to take home $21k worth of prizes

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2025 FMF Hibiscus contestants Miss National Fire authority Rhyelle Aisea, Miss Unique Rubber Stamp Temalesi Tuiwalese, Miss Coconique Boutique Nicole Matavesi, Miss Playland Fantasy Talei May, Miss Leleuvia Tiare Colavoli, Miss APCO Gitali Ganisha Ram, Miss Merchants Finance Maria Ali and Miss Yue Lai Shyna Lata at Holiday Inn in Suva yesterday. Picture: SOPHIE RALULU

The winners of the 69th Hibiscus Festival will take home more than $21,000 worth of prizes, including return tickets for two to either Australia or New Zealand courtesy of Fiji Airways and a $7000 three-night Blue Lagoon cruise for two from South Sea Cruises.

Other prizes include a one-day internship on the Art of Entrepreneurship in Business, a Samsung iPad from Media Form Australia, a mobile phone from Vodafone, a Phillips TV courtesy of Gokals Fiji and two VVIP tickets to the Fiji Fashion Week (FFW).

She will also receive prize money from the Suva City Council (SCC), a two-hour mentorship on how to become a TV presenter and win an audition for a presenter, a dress from Pacific Island Arts (PIA), a Kaftan Lux from ZN Boutique and luxury hair treatment at Edge Hair Design Fiji.

Hunter Pearls Fiji will also be giving the Queen jewelleries worth over $1000, while Lords Jewellers has pledged jewellery of about the same amount. She will be treated to dinner at the Eden Restaurant and will receive a dress and handbag from Jadiene Whiteside.

For the first runner-up, prizes include a one-day trip South Sea sailing on the Sabre, a Mack iPod from Media Form, a phone from Vodafone, an evening clutch from Shopaholic, a Bahama GK46 oven toaster from Gokals and a cash prize from SCC.

She will also receive jewelleries from Hunter Pearls and Lord Jewellers, a dress from PIA, a return ticket to any Fiji Link direct destination, two VVIP tickets to FFW and dinner at the Eden Restaurant.

The second runner-up will receive a cash prize from SCC, a return ticket to any direct Fiji Link destination, a day at Malamala Beach Club and cruise tickets for two courtesy of South Sea Cruises, a phone from Vodafone, an air fryer from Gokals, jewelleries from Hunter Pearls and Lord Jewellers, two VVIP tickets to FFW, dinner at the Eden Restaurant and a dress from PIA.

In total, prizes for the Queen, first runner-up and second runner-up come to $21,048.