Kingdom of Tahiti Pomare was the Tahitian chieftain most friendly to the British. The additional British captains arriving at Tahiti accepted his claim to hegemony. They gave him guns in trade and helped him in his battles. Captain Cook gave him the advantage in a number of battles with rival forces during his last stay in Tahiti, circa 1779. British missionaries arrived, sent by a non-denominational Protestant group called the London Missionary Society. Pomare befriended the missionaries, and the missionaries favored both peace and Pomare, but, with the British unwilling to apply force to create order among the islands, the missionaries were unable
Miss Tahiti Miss Tahiti Miss Tahiti is a long-standing beauty contest competition which awards prizes to young women contestants from Tahiti to Miss France as territory. It makes it possible to compete at some International pageants in order to represent the island as a territory. The current Miss Tahiti is Vaimalama Chaves who was crowned on June 23, 2018 in Papeete. Miss Tahiti pageant has been known since 1960 before joining Miss France contest in 1986. Two other pageants held each year on Tahiti are "Miss Dragon" (ambassadress of the Chinese community's beauty and culture), as well as "Miss Heiva" (best representative