Miss American Samoa Antonina Lilomaiava spent the night in Savaii, as part of a full on program of activities for the 2016 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant.
It’s the 30th anniversary of the pageant which was started by Hawaii-based business people and promoters with partners in Samoa and the region.
Miss American Samoa, chaperoned by the President of the Miss American Samoa Inc., Mrs. Meafo Imo, received well wishes and tapuaiga from Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga who was in Apia for the graduation of the Malua Theological College. 
The Lt. Governor was among the dignitaries who attend the opening activity for the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, a church service at Leauva’a.
Family, friends and pageant followers in the territory are flying over to watch the actual pageant on Friday night , Samoa time at Gym 1 in Tuanaimato.
And you can vote for Miss American Samoa at misspacificislands.org .
