Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Miss Tilomai Tauilili (Contestant #5) was crowned Miss American Samoa 2026 at the 32nd annual Miss American Samoa Incorporated pageant (MASI) that culminated on June 20, 2026, at the Gov. Rex H. Lee Auditorium in Utulei, American Samoa.

Miss Tauilili is from Vailoa, American Samoa, and holds a B.S. in Anthropology and a minor in Forensic Science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

(Full story with photos of the 32nd annual MASI pageant held last Saturday will be published in Tuesday, June 23, 2026 edition of Samoa News.)