Talia Bennett Explained

Talia Bennett
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Auckland, New Zealand
Hair Color:	Black
Miss New Zealand 2012 (1st runner-up)
Competitions:	Miss New Zealand 2011 (1st runner-up) Miss New Zealand 2012 (1st runner-up) Miss Universe 2012 (Unplaced)

Talia Bennett is a New Zealand television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was 1st runner-up at Miss New Zealand 2012. The winner of Miss New Zealand 2012 was Avianca Böhm. She was subsequently stripped of her crown and replaced by Bennett.^[2]

Early life

Bennett is a commercial property valuer whose personal interests include yoga, health, nutrition, fashion and tennis.^[3]

Miss New Zealand 2011

Bennett was first runner-up. Priyani Puketapu won the Miss New Zealand title.

Miss New Zealand 2012

Bennett was first runner-up for a second time. On 31 July 2012, Böhm was stripped of her crown, which was then awarded to Bennett.

External links

• Miss New Zealand Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Te Arawa beauty named Miss Universe NZ. Matthew. Martin. Rotorua Daily Post. 4 August 2012.
2. News: Miss Universe NZ stripped of crown. 6 February 2016. Stuff.co.nz. 31 July 2012.
3. Web site: 2012 Contestants: Miss North Harbour . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722162405/http://www.missuniversenz.co.nz/2012-contestants.html . missuniversenz.co.nz . Miss Universe New Zealand . July 22, 2012.