Miss Trinidad and Tobago

The Miss Trinidad & Tobago Pageant is a beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1954. The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from the twin island republic, to compete in the Miss World pageant. The nation has one Miss World, Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde.

Miss Trinidad and Tobago
Formation1954
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPort of Spain
Location
Membership
Miss World
Official language
English
Organization
Miss Trinidad & Tobago
Key people
Peter Elias, Charu Lochan Dass, E.N.R Mohammed
Websitewww.ttmissworld.com

History

Miss Trinidad & Tobago registered trademark started in 1954 exclusively for Miss World. The first Miss Trinidad and Tobago contest started in 1954 where the eventual winner, Seeta Indranie Mahabir represented the British Commonwealth country at the fourth edition of the contest. Trinidad and Tobago have never withdrawn from the Miss World contest since the 70's. It is the only international contest (Miss World) that they have been consistent in sending a representative to. The Miss World brand is the most established pageant brand in the country. According to Google trends, T&T is ranked 4th as per most searches for Miss World. The British High Commissioner in Trinidad and Tobago (1950's to 1970's) were responsible for sending Miss Trinidad and Tobago winner to Miss World. Then in 1979, they gave the rights to local socialite and businesswoman, Kim Sabeeny. Kim Sabeeny died in 1999. Peter Elias then took over the franchise with Trinidad and Tobago first Miss World, Giselle Laronde. Peter Elias resigned after Gabrielle Walcott placed 2nd runner-up at the 58th edition of the Miss World contest. He gave the directorship to Micheal Raghunanan and Daniel Seebaran in 2009. In 2013, Athaliah Samuel held the franchise and there was a dispute between the franchise holder and the then-titleholder, Shereece Villafana, who was then stripped of her title by the national franchise holder after competing in Miss World. In 2014, Vanessa Manoo and Nicaraguan Businessman, Gregory Lewin took over the company for the next three years. The current directors of Miss T&T Company are Charu Lochan Dass under the tutelage of Brian Gopaul and Dr. Reiaz Mohammed (Vice National Director) who took over the organisation for Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2018.

Description

Miss Trinidad and Tobago's mission are to inspire and empower the young women of Trinidad and Tobago to become the best version of themselves.

Official broadcaster

  • TTT, 1962 - 2004
  • Television 4 (TV4), 2005
  • CTV, 2006 – 2012
  • CNC3, 2013 – present

Team Members

The Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Board of Directors for 2018 are:

  • Brian Gopaul - National Franchise Holder
  • Charu Lochan Dass - National Director
  • Dr. Reiaz Mohammed - Co National Pageant Director
  • Sheree Ann Ramsingh - Chief Operating Officer
  • Jevon King - Dep. Chief Operating Officer
  • Peter Sheppard - Art, History, & Culture Director
  • Richard Ahong - Producer
  • Vaughnette Bigford - Fashion & Entertainment Director
  • Kavita Maharaj (Genie) - Photography / Social Media Manager
  • Kiran Maharaj - Digital Media Manager

Titleholders

Miss Trinidad and Tobago national pageant is a contest meant to select a representative for Miss World.

Valene Maharaj during Miss World 2007
Gabrielle Walcott during Miss World 2008
Color key
  •   Winner
  •   Runner-up
  •   Finalist or semifinalist
Year Miss Trinidad and Tobago Placement Special Awards
1954Seeta Indranie Mahabir
1966Diane DeFreitas
1971Maria Jordan
1975Donna Sandra Dalrymple
1976Patricia Anderson LeonTop 15
1977Marlene Villafana
1978Kathleen Thomas
1979Marlene CogginsTop 15
1980Maria Octavia Chung
1981Rachel Ann ThomasTop 15
1982Althea Ingrid Rocke4th Runner-up
1983Esther Juliette Farmer
1984Ria Judy Joanne Rambardan
1985Ulrica Christina Phillip
1986Giselle LarondeMiss World 1986
1987Maria del Valle Xavier
1988Wendy Baptiste
1989Samantha Bhagan
1990Guenevere Helen Kelshall
1991Sastee Bachan
1992Renee Garib
1993Denyse Michelle Paul
1994Anabel Thomas
1995Michelle Khan2nd Runner-up
1996Sharda Ramlogan
1997Mandy Jagdeo
1998Jeanette Marie La Caillie
1999Sacha Anton
2000Rhonda Rosemin
2001Sacha St. Hill
2002Janelle Rajnauth
2003Magdalene WalcottTop 20
2004Kenisha ThomTop 15
2005Jenna Marie Andre
2006Tineke De Freitas
2007Valene Maharaj3rd Runner-up
2008Gabrielle Walcott2nd Runner-up
2009Ashanna Arthur
2010Davia Chambers
2011Lee-Ann ForbesTop 25
2012Athaliah Samuel
2013Sherrece Villafana
2014Sarah Jane WaddellTop 25
2015Kimberly Farrah Singh[1]
2016Daniella Walcott
2017Chandini Chanka
2018Ysabel Bisnath
2019Tya Jané RameyTop 40
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021Jeanine Brandt[2]Top 40
2022 No pageant in 2022
2023Aché Abrahams[3]TBA

Miss International

Year Miss International Trinidad and Tobago Placement Special Awards
2011Renee Bhagwandeen[4]Top 10

Miss Asia Pacific

Year Miss Asia Pacific Trinidad and Tobago Placement Special Awards
2013Dr Greer Anjelica ItonTop 10
2014Tiffany HaunteMiss Asia Pacific 2014

Best Model of the Universe

Year Best Model of the Universe Trinidad and Tobago Placement Special Awards
2013Soowan Bramble[5]Best Model of the Universe 2013
  • Best National Costume
  • Best Catwalk
  • Best Body
  • Miss Photogenic

References

  1. "Kimberly is Miss T&T 2015". Trinidadexpress.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Jeanine Brandt is the new Miss World TT". newsday. February 1, 2021.
  3. "Aché Abrahams bests 16 other candidates to become Miss World T&T". loopnews. 7 November 2022.
  4. "Renee Bhagwandeen". Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. "Bramble's the best". The Trinidad Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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