Miss Samoa Fa'afafine Annie Kaio is on a mission to break down barriers for youth in Hawke's Bay Photo: Annie Kaio
The reigning Miss Samoa Fa'afafine is on a mission to break down barriers for youth in Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa.
Annie Kaio travels back and forth to Samoa supporting and pushing various cultural programmes.
One in particular is her own baby otherwise known as "Le Lumana'i Siva academy"
The academy provides young people cultural immersion opportunities, something rarely experienced in Hawke's Bay in comparison to Auckland.
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