The head judge for Miss Pacific Islands 2025, lawyer Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt was not allowed to leave the Solomon Islands on Monday after a stop order prevented his departure..

It is unclear why the stop notice was issued for Leiataualesa’s departure but the event follows widespread unconfirmed speculations accusing that he allegedly rigged the pageant’s results. 

His wife Fiaailetoa Charlotte Chan Mow-Brunt said Leiataualesa will return to Samoa by Wednesday morning.

“He’s not detained, he just had a stop notice but not locked up or anything,” said Fiaailetoa in an interview with the Samoa Observer. 

She added her husband was staying at an AirBnB in the Solomon Islands waiting to return home through Nadi, Fiji. Leiataualesa was due to return to Samoa on Monday with other Samoan delegations. 

More details to follow.