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The universe at her feet u by Kent Caddick
In just over a week Rolleston teenager Abigail Curd will step onto the biggest stage of her life, the finals of the Miss Universe New Zealand contest. P5
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The 19-year-old former Lincoln High School student is one of 20 finalists in this year’s Miss Universe New Zealand beauty pageant, with the grand final taking place at Auckland’s Sky City on August 4. Abigail said it had been the most amazing three months of her life after being selected as a finalist in the competition back in May. She said the highlight so far had been the finalists’ retreat in Thailand where she and the other contestants were flown. “It was an incredible experience. We went to Bangkok and Pattaya and visited a sanctuary, which helps to protect tigers by breeding them and rehabilitating them back into the wild. “We got to hang out with baby tigers, which was a real highlight for me. They were two-month-old babies and really beautiful.” She said she found the entrepreneurial challenge one of the toughest moments of the contest so far. The contestants were charged with organising a fundraising event to raise money for the children’s charity Variety. “It took me a while to come up with an event, which we finally ran just three weeks ago, and I received some great help from locals to get it organised,” Abigail said. “While I was pleased with the eventual result — if I had more time I think I could have done it better.” As part of the contest, she and the other contestants travelled to Auckland
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p Cuddling baby tigers in Thailand has been the highlight of Abigail Curd’s journey to the final of the Miss Universe New Zealand contest
to meet some of the Variety children. “It was incredible to meet these children and gave us the incentive to really try and help them.” Abigail said she was drawn into modelling after a couple of friends suggested they get involved by doing
a modelling course while they were at school. “It really started from there, and while my friends no longer are involved — I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them being there at the start.” continued on page 3 …
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