Cook Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics events (with the exception of weightlifting, where the first round was the only round) and did not go on to win medals. Pera was the nation's flag bearer at the ceremonies. The Cook Islands are a collection of fifteen islands lying in the South Pacific Ocean that are governed under a single parliamentary entity. Some 10,000 people live in the dependency. The country is in a free association with New Zealand, who handles the nation's external affairs. The Cook Islands became self-governing in 1965. 23 years later, the Cook Islands sent their first delegation to the Olympics at the 1988
Miss Cook Islands the Top 3 to Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International competitions. 2018, 2nd Runner up will represent the country at Miss Grand International. 2019 will see the return of Miss Cook Islands to Miss Universe. Miss Cook Islands The Miss Cook Islands is the national beauty pageant in the Cook Islands in under Miss Cook Islands Association (MCIA). Began 1960 the Maine Kuki Airani (Miss Cook Islands) national pageant held for the first time and was usually happening in every two years. In the Miss Cook Islands pageant, beauty encompasses physical attributes and qualities that are seen to represent