Tania Pauline Dawson (born 2 January 1993) is a New Zealand actress, singer, teacher, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won
Miss New Zealand 2016. She represented New Zealand at
Miss Universe 2016.
Personal life
Dawson was born and raised in
Waiuku. Her mother is a
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
from
Santa Maria, Pangasinan
Santa Maria, officially the Municipality of Santa Maria ( pag, Baley na Santa Maria; ilo, Ili ti Santa Maria; tgl, Bayan ng Santa Maria), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it ...
. Dawson completed a Bachelor of Arts double major in drama and film/television and
media studies
Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly ...
from the
University of Auckland
, mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work
, established = 1883; years ago
, endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021)
, budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021)
, chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant
, vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...
, where she also received a
graduate diploma in
secondary teaching.
She is currently working as a media studies and drama teacher at
Southern Cross Campus
Southern Cross Campus (''Te Kura Taki o Autahi'') is a composite school that caters for students in Years 1-13 in the suburb of Mangere East in Auckland, New Zealand. The school (also referred to as 'SCC', 'The Campus' or 'The Cross') has deep ...
.
Acting career
Dawson worked with many stars such as Murray Edmond, Maya Dalziel, Sally Stockwell and Mike Edwards. she usually play in Short Films.
Pageantry
Miss New Zealand 2016
On 3 September 2016, during the final night, Dawson was crowned Miss New Zealand 2016 and competed at
Miss Universe 2016 in the Philippines.
Miss Universe 2016
Dawson represented New Zealand at
Miss Universe 2016 but Unplaced.
References
External links
Official website
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1993 births
Living people
Miss Universe 2016 contestants
New Zealand beauty pageant winners
New Zealand female models
New Zealand people of Filipino descent
People from Waiuku
University of Auckland alumni