• A former beauty queen linked to Terry Serepisos, who was attempting to bankrupt a Wellington lawyer over thousands of luxury Italian tiles, has had her case thrown out.

Paula Muollo — real estate agent and former runner up in the Miss New Zealand pageant — attempted to take over bankruptcy proceedings against Wellington lawyer Michael Garnham after the Inland Revenue (IRD) settled its claims against him.

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Real estate agent Paula Muollo and Terry Serepisos, former host of The Apprentice and founder of the Wellington Phoenix.