The Pacific Islands Pageant was established by the Samoa government in 1987 to promote the region's culture, and contestants are judged on best sarong, traditional attire, talent and interview.

An international scandal erupted Thursday over a Pacific islands beauty pageant ... in the region -- crowned Litara Ieremia-Allan of Samoa as the winner of this year's contest, held Saturday ...

The governments of Samoa and Solomon Islands have found themselves ... who served as a judge at a beauty pageant, preventing them from returning to Apia. Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt was one of ...

Accusations of fraud against a beauty pageant judge and a travel restriction barring their exit have resulted in a diplomatic row between the Solomon Islands and Samoa. The issue began on Saturday ...

Miss Samoa, Litara Ieremia-Allan ... Miss Pacific Islands is the region's premier beauty pageant, with contestants from eight nations this year vying for the crown. It is followed passionately ...

The organisers of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant on Thursday called for unity after judges were stopped from leaving the Solomon Islands amid claims of fraudulent activities after Miss Samoa won ...