Moemoana Schwenke: From Samoa to Ms Pacific 2024

Miss Samoa, now Ms Pacific 2024, Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke was born in Samoa in 2001 and raised between Samoa, New Zealand and Australia. Moemoana is a creative and performing arts practitioner, known for her performances as a Pacific Islands dancer, Siva Afi entertainer, and her work as a Senior Tutor for the Matavai Pacific Cultural Arts centre ensuring the promotion and preservation of our Pacifica cultural heritage since 2013.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Indigenous Studies and Environmental Humanities from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales Australia. She has extensive experience in various Pacific cultural arts and has represented the Pacific Islands internationally at events like the Te Maeva Nui in the Cook Islands, World Fire-Knife Championships in Hawai’i, she lived in Tahiti for the Heiva I Tahiti, and Teuila Festival in Samoa. She was an expert in the Samoan fire knife dancing. Her 1st Runner Up placement in the World Fire-Knife Championships in 2019 has earned her international acclaim as female fire-knife pioneer.
Moemoana was employed at The Australian Museum as a Pacific Consultation and Research Officer, working closely with a Pacific collection of over 60,000 treasures and closely with Pacific communities to gain cultural knowledge on our Melanesian communities.
Moemoana was named Ms Samoa 2023- 2024 late last year’s 2023, she went on to win the Ms Pacific pageant following her mum’s footsteps. Her mum by the name of Maryjane Mckibin Schwenke was also a contestant 26 years’ years earlier in 1997, who went on to win the Ms Samoa and also Ms pacific. Wow that’s incredible, I think that vibe runs in the blood, like mom like daughter.
At the heart of Moemoana’s passion is the empowerment of our youth. She believes in mobilising young talents to address the social, political, and environmental challenges facing the Pacific utilising the positive fundamentals of Pacific cultures through dance, music, storytelling, and creative arts. Moemoana is an environmental advocate, she has been a representative for Samoa and the Pacific in United Nations forums such as COP26. She chose the topic of environment during the pageant so here is her thought on culture and environment.
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#CreativeArts #Storytelling

[@user-yb4qp9xs6b]

Wow Wow I'm palauan and I'm very proud of you thank you miss Samoa 🇼🇸 and may God bless you 🎉❤

[@epifaniaharriman485]

Beautiful Moemoana God bless you and your family

[@simplydabest685]

I'm Tonga 🇹🇴 I'm proud of you 👏 Miss Samoa 🎉

[@Jamie-dv1yc]

Wow this video made me love her even more. Such a great role model for our youth. You go Moemoana! ❤

[@user-wx4nr9bo2d]

Miss Pacific 2024 + 2025 , Moemoana talented . Congratulations!? God bless you.

[@tamapere9877]

So nice so lovely ❤

[@izziman3593]

❤thank you for representing Samoa and our culture to the world , beautiful, intelligent and very talented, God bless Miss Samoa 🔥🔥🔥🇼🇸🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

[@amelapope.638]

Yes there are some people call other people taro legs why they saying that jeouls

[@amelapope.638]

Joules

[@amelapope.638]

Lier Palau au leaga

[@amelapope.638]

No one want to know where you come from 🙊 😂😂😂😂🎉

[@amelapope.638]

Yeah he call her bulldog I don't think I like it because I'm one of her kind and I don't even like the way he talk to her. And I don't know if she got a sister at all.

[@amelapope.638]

David Loi Ai lalafa au leaga .

[@amelapope.638]

David Loi manaia lava oe Ile olo o ou guku Ile auala Lou ai lalafa.

[@user-fb9py9ph6u]

Congratulations princess FIONA LMFAO 😂

[@Nextimeluv02]

Your people are the embodiment of real life Ogres 🤣🤣

[@user-fb9py9ph6u]

PNG should have won instead of this TARO legs bulldog

[@Nextimeluv02]

JEALOUSSSS🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paiteasuatuaopepe2751]

Jealous 🤣🤣🤣

[@siNaaFa2]

I know it’s killing you to loose but looooooooooseeeerr!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amelapope.638]

Yes loosening is not feeling good it 😢😢😢😢😂😂😂😂

[@amelapope.638]

Loopoooose😂😂😂😂😂😂😂