Miss Heilala girls radiant in Float Parade [1]
Monday, July 4, 2005 - 18:45. Updated on Friday, May 9, 2014 - 16:22.
Photos by Linny Folau
All 14 contestants in Tonga's 2005 Miss Heilala Pageant looked radiant today, July 4, as they paraded on colourful floats through the Nuku'alofa central business area.
Following a military parade in honour of the King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV's 87th birthday, thousands of people poured onto Taufa...ahau Road to watch the Miss Heilala Float Parade, which included High school brass bands, non-government organizations such as the keep Tonga Clean and Green campaign, the Teufaiva Gym Body Builders, the Tonga Judo Association and Church Youth Groups.
The Heilala celebration continues until the end of this week when the new Miss Heilala will be crowned on July 8.