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Several years of preparation paid off with a dream-come-true evening for Penelope Ng Pack as she was crowned Miss Hawaii 2018 Saturday night at the Hawaii Theatre. Competing as Miss Chinatown Hawaii, Ng Pack beat 15 other contestants to become the
74th Miss Hawaii.
“I’ve dreamt about this for so long, and I couldn’t have done it without all of the family and friends’ support, and all of the wishes they sent my way,” Ng Pack said backstage moments
after receiving her crown from Miss Hawaii 2017
Kathryn Sachiko Teruya. “I still can’t believe it. It still hasn’t sunk in yet.”
In addition to winning
the title and the opportunity to represent Hawaii
at the 98th Miss America
Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., in September, Ng Pack also received the Spirit Award for top combined ticket and sponsorship sales, and the Miss America/First Hawaiian Bank Community Service Award.
She is a 2016 graduate of American University in Washington, D.C.
Miss Paradise Latina
Tiffany Johnson was first runner-up; she also won
the swimsuit and talent
categories.
The second-runner-up spot went to Miss Windward Oahu Carissa Kano. Miss Central Oahu Kanoe Shizura was third runner-up. The fourth runner-up, Miss Kaka‘ako
Keahi Delovio, also received the Children’s
Miracle Network Miracle Maker Award.
Miss Diamond Head
Ka U‘i Perreira received
the Congeniality Award,
and Miss Aloha Hawaii
Tehina Slade received the Miss America Academic Award.
A panel of seven judges scored the contestants on their appearance in bikinis and evening gowns, their talent and their ability to stay on point while answering a basic current-affairs question onstage. The
contestants’ scores also
included the judges’ assessment of their conversational skills during private interviews earlier in the week.