Miss Cayman Islands
The Miss Cayman Islands is a national beauty pageant in Cayman Islands. It selects the territory's entrants in the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.
Formation | 1932 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | George Town |
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Membership | |
Official language | English |
Chairperson | Derri Dacres-Lee |
Key people | Moses Kirkconnell, Ministry of Tourism, CI |
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History
The Miss Cayman started in 1932, and Gleeda Coe won the first competition in the territory. The Cayman Islands rerun the traditional pageant in 1977. In that year the Cayman Islands committed to compete internationally as a territorial at Miss World. More that that the committee successfully took a right the license of Miss Universe in 1980 when Dealia Walter achieved a major award Miss Congeniality in South Korea. In 2019 the brand of Miss Cayman Islands added Universe on Miss Cayman Islands titleholder. Since then the winner is officially a representation of the country at Miss Universe pageant. Meanwhile the Miss World license handed to Miss Cayman Islands World team when the winner goes to Miss World annually.
Titleholders
Year | Miss Cayman Islands | Represented |
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1932 | Gleeda Coe | George Town |
1977 | Patricia Jackson-Patiño | George Town |
1978 | Wendy Daykin | George Town |
1979 | Jennifer Jackson | George Town |
1980 | Delia Walter | George Town |
1981 | Donna Myrie | George Town |
1982 | Maureen Lewis | George Town |
1983 | Effie Ebanks | George Town |
1984 | Thora Crighton | George Town |
1985 | Emily Hurlston | George Town |
1986 | Deborah Cridland | George Town |
1987 | Désirée Hunter | George Town |
1988 | Carol-Ann Balls | George Town |
1989 | Tricia Whittaker | George Town |
1990 | Bethea Christian | George Town |
1991 | Yvette Jordison | George Town |
1992 | Pamela Ebanks | George Town |
1993 | Audry Ebanks | George Town |
1994 | Anita Bush | George Town |
1995 | Tasha Ebanks | George Town |
1997 | Cassandra Powell | George Town |
1998 | Gemma McLaughlin | George Town |
1999 | Mona Lisa Tatum | George Town |
2000 | Jacqueline Bush | George Town |
2001 | Shannon McLean | East End |
2003 | Nichelle Welcome | George Town |
2004 | Stacey-Ann Kelly | George Town |
2006 | Ambuyah Ebanks | George Town |
2007 | Rebecca Parchment | George Town |
2008 | Nicosia Lawson | George Town |
2010 | Cristin Alexander | George Town |
2011 | Lindsay Japal | George Town |
2015 | Tonie Chisholm[1] | North Side |
2016 | Monyque Brooks[2] | George Town |
2017 | Anika Conolly[3] | West Bay |
2018 | Caitlin Tyson | Grand Cayman |
2019 | Kadejah Bodden | Bodden Town |
2020 | Mariah Tibbetts | Bodden Town |
2021 | Georgina Kerford | George Town |
2022 | Tiffany Conolly[4] Dethroned[5] |
West Bay |
Chloe Powery-Doxey | George Town | |
2023 | Ileann Powery[6] | West Bay |
Titleholders under Miss Cayman Islands org.
Miss Cayman Islands Universe
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- The winner of Miss Cayman Islands represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year | Miss Cayman Islands | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards |
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2023 | Ileann Powery | TBA | |
2022 | Chloe Powery-Doxey | Unplaced | |
Tiffany Conolly | Dethroned after facing assault charges[7] | ||
2021 | Georgina Kerford | Unplaced | |
2020 | Mariah Tibbetts | Unplaced | |
2019 | Kadejah Bodden | Unplaced | |
2018 | Caitlin Tyson | Unplaced | |
2017 | Anika Conolly | Unplaced | |
2016 | Monyque Brooks | Unplaced | |
2015 | Tonie Chisholm | Unplaced | |
Did not compete between 2013—2014 | |||
2012 | Lindsay Japal | Unplaced | |
2011 | Cristin Alexander | Unplaced | |
2010 | Did not compete | ||
2009 | Nicosia Lawson | Unplaced | |
2008 | Rebecca Parchment | Unplaced | |
2007 | Did not compete | ||
2006 | Ambuyah Ebanks | Unplaced | |
2005 | Did not compete | ||
2004 | Stacey-Ann Kelly | Unplaced | |
2003 | Nichelle Welcome | Unplaced | |
2002 | Shannon McLean | Unplaced | |
2001 | Jacqueline Bush | Unplaced | |
2000 | Mona Lisa Tatum | Unplaced | |
1999 | Gemma McLaughlin | Unplaced | |
Did not compete between 1997—1998 | |||
1996 | Tasha Ebanks | Unplaced | |
1995 | Anita Bush | Unplaced | |
1994 | Audry Ebanks | Unplaced | |
1993 | Pamela Ebanks | Unplaced | |
1992 | Yvette Jordison | Unplaced | |
1991 | Bethea Christian | Unplaced | |
1990 | Tricia Whittaker | Unplaced | |
1989 | Carol-Ann Balls | Unplaced | |
Did not compete between 1986—1988 | |||
1985 | Emily Hurlston | Unplaced | |
1984 | Thora Crighton | Unplaced | |
1983 | Effie Ebanks | Unplaced | |
1982 | Maureen Lewis | Unplaced |
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1981 | Donna Myrie | Unplaced | |
1980 | Dealia Walter | Unplaced |
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Miss Cayman Islands World
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- The winner or 1st Runner-up of Miss Cayman Islands went to Miss World. Began in 2018 the new foundation of Miss Cayman Islands World selects the winner to Miss World.
Year | Miss Cayman Islands World | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | ||
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2023 | Leanni Tibbets[8] | TBA | |||
2022 | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 | ||||
2021 | Rashana Hydes[9] | Unplaced |
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2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held | ||||
2019 | Jaci Patrick | Unplaced | |||
2018 | Kelsie Woodman-Bodden | Unplaced | |||
2017 | Kristin Amaya | Unplaced | |||
2016 | Monyque Brooks | Unplaced |
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Did not compete between 2012—2015 | |||||
2011 | Lindsay Japal | Unplaced |
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2010 | Cristin Alexander | Unplaced | |||
2009 | Did not compete | ||||
2008 | Nicosia Lawson | Unplaced |
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2007 | Rebecca Parchment | Unplaced | |||
2006 | Ambuyah Ebanks | Unplaced |
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2005 | Did not compete | ||||
2004 | Stacy-Ann Kelly | Unplaced | |||
2003 | Nichelle Welcome | Unplaced | |||
2002 | Did not compete | ||||
2001 | Shannon McLean | Unplaced | |||
2000 | Jacqueline Bush | Unplaced | |||
1999 | Mona Lisa Tatum | Unplaced | |||
1998 | Gemma McLaughlin | Unplaced | |||
1997 | Cassandra Powell | Unplaced | |||
1996 | Did not compete | ||||
1995 | Tasha Ebanks | Unplaced | |||
1994 | Anita Bush | Unplaced |
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1993 | Audry Ebanks | Unplaced | |||
1992 | Pamela Ebanks | Unplaced | |||
1991 | Yvette Jordison | Unplaced | |||
1990 | Bethea Christian | Unplaced | |||
1989 | Michele Garcia | Unplaced | |||
1988 | Melisa McTaggart | Unplaced | |||
1987 | Désirée Hunter | Unplaced | |||
1986 | Deborah Cridland | Unplaced | |||
1985 | Emily Hurlston | Unplaced | |||
1984 | Thora Crighton | Unplaced | |||
1983 | Effie Ebanks | Unplaced | |||
1982 | Maureen Lewis | Top 15 |
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1981 | Donna Myrie | Unplaced | |||
1980 | Delia Walter | Unplaced | |||
1979 | Jennifer Jackson | Unplaced | |||
1978 | Wendy Daykin | Unplaced |
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1977 | Patricia Jackson-Patiño | Unplaced | |||
References
- Durston, Laura. "Tonie Chisholm prepares to hand over Miss Cayman title". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Levy, Jewel. "Monyque Brooks begins reign as Miss Cayman". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- "MISS DEDICATION: MEET MISS CAYMAN ISLANDS, ANIKA CONOLLY". Cayman Airways Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "Tiffany Conolly crowned Miss Cayman Islands Universe 2022". Cayman Compass. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "New Cayman Miss Universe facing criminal charges - Cayman Islands Headline News". Cayman News Service. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Ileann Powery named Miss Universe Cayman Islands". Cayman Compass. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "New Cayman Miss Universe facing criminal charges - Cayman Islands Headline News". Cayman News Service. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Leanni Tibbetts crowned Miss World Cayman Islands 2022". Loop News. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "Rashana Hydes crowned Miss World Cayman Islands 2021". caymancompass.com. 30 May 2021.