The election of the Tahitian Pearl Ambassadress is a first for Tahiti and was a resounding success.

The Intercontinental Resort Tahiti was a packed house with an array of local celebrities and representatives of some of the most distant islands in the Tuamotu chain attended the event that was as distinctive as it was elegant.

The event consisted of a fashion show that was judged by a jury. The jury selected 20 year old Nancy Morgan to be the ambassadress of the Tahitian pearl. Of Tahitian origin, she was born in Rolla, Missouri, USA, so naturally speaks English fluently. The second and third places were won by Loanah Chong and Heirautini Krainer.

Nancy mentioned in one of her interviews that no doubt her fluency in English was one of the deciding factors in her nomination for the title. She will hold this title for one year.

The year ahead, will see Nancy represent the Tahitian pearl both locally and internationally.

It was Glenn Tehaamatai that presented Nancy with her prize of 2.500 Euros and a magnificent necklace of pearls on the night of the event. In addition to this, she has an employment contract of one year with a monthly wage of 2.500 Euros.

The piece de resistance of this win was a ‘scarf’ made of over 1000 pearls with an estimated value of over 40.000 Euros.

The election of the Ambassadress of the Pearl was sponsored by Tahiti Pearl Market with the esteemed support of the Minister of the Sea and of the GIE Perles de Tahiti who were the most prominent partners/sponsors of the event.

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