Tania Dawson

Biography

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 from Santa Maria, Pangasinan. Dawson completed a Bachelor of Arts double major in drama and film/television and media studies from the University of Auckland, 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.

== Acting career == Dawson worked with many stars such as Murray Edmond, Maya Dalziel, Sally Stockwell and Mike Edwards. She usually plays 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