19 June 2025, Issue 1265
Creativity for community Meet 21-year-old Hannah Cross from Pāpāmoa. She’s one of 13 finalists vying to be crowned 2025’s Miss Universe New Zealand at the Grand Finale in Auckland next Tuesday, June 24. In the lead-up to the Grand Finale she’s been hosting and appearing at a flurry of affairs
– think photo shoots, brand collaborations, fashion events and charity work. Her creative skills have led her to form a special bond with one particular charity in the Bay of Plenty – Waipuna Hospice. And it all started with needing gowns for her advocacy and community events.
“I’ve had so much good luck with finding gowns at Waipuna Hospice’s charity shops,” said Cross. The Miss Universe NZ finalist said all contestants have very different advocacies for their campaign to win the pageant. “Mine has kind of gravitated towards myself
as an artist and my creative skills,” said Cross. “My fashion design talents are all over the show, I like to think I do everything, so finding and repurposing the gowns from the Waipuna Hospice charity shop has helped showcase my creativity in the competition.” Read more on pages 8-9. Photo / Brydie Thompson
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