Annie Evans representing New Zealand in Miss World 2017 is 20 years old and stands tall at 178 cm. Currently a student of commerce, Annie is an avid debater and became a finalist at the Yale University’s annual debate speech competition. At 14, she started English classes for children of people, who worked at the farmer's market. She is one of the organisers for NZ Youth Summit and her students also started their own charity project. Her hobbies and interests include rowing; touch rugby, cooking, while she has a love for Chinese culture. Annie also plays the piano. Her life’s motto is 'don’t assume anything about anyone - everyone is going through something and often people are the way they are because of what's happened to them’.