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- ↑ http://mwnz10.blogspot.com/2010/06/miss-international-new-zealand-2010.html Miss World New Zealand - Latest News, Saturday, 19 June 2010
- ↑ http://www.missworld.co.nz/ Miss International New Zealand 2010
- ↑ http://www.grandslampageants.com/ Archived 14 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine , GRAND SLAM PAGEANT NEWS (June to July 2010), Miss International New Zealand 2010.
- ↑ "Age Gateway".
- ↑ Article Title [usurped] , World Miss University, 11 November 2006, Busan, Korea, New Zealand - Ina Ivanova
- ↑ http://sites.google.com/site/misshawaiiantropicnewzealand/, Miss Hawaiian Tropic New Zealand, 8 November 2008, 1st Runner up & Best in Eveningwear - Ina Ivanova
