Miss Earth Tonga 2018 Maria Aholelei was crowned the national champion by her predecessor Miss Earth Tonga 2014 Sicilia Makisi. She is 21 years of age and stands tall with a height of 176 cm. She was the first runner-up of Miss Fangailupe 2018.
Maria currently resides in Australia and is working as a bartender at Il Piatto Restaurant. She is multilingual with an ability to speak in Tongan, Spanish, Italian and English languages. She is definitely a strong contender and will make her country proud during the year of its comeback.