Miss Barbados World
Miss Barbados World beauty pageant selects representatives for the Miss World pageant from Barbados.
| Formation | 1974 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bridgetown |
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Membership | Miss World |
Official language | English |
National Director | Leah Marville |
Organization
The current Miss Barbados World Pageant franchise holder is Stephanie Chase. Before that the Franchise holder was Cortez Blacket, Stephanie Chase herself is a former Miss Barbados 2001 who won the talent portion at the Miss World contest in South Africa that year and later a five-year record contract. As of 2011, Stephanie Chase handed over the Miss Barbados World franchise to Leah Marville.
Notable finishes
To date, the only Miss Barbados winner who has become a 'top ten finalist' in the Miss World pageant was Linda Yvonne Fields, who was placed eighth over-all in the 1974 Miss World Contest held at Royal Albert Hall, London, England. Since then, the only Miss Barbados who has been was predicted/projected to place at Miss World was the 2009 Miss Barbados title holder, Leah Marville.
In 2004 Kennifer Marius was placed 3rd in the Talent Competition behind Antigua and Barbuda, and China.
Stephanie Chase, Miss Barbados World 2001, won the first inaugural Miss World Talent Award. This led to Ms. Chase receiving a five-year contract from AMI/ Sony CEO Eliot Cohen. She recorded in the United Kingdom. A UK tour also followed in 2003.
Titleholders
- : 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
| Year | Miss Barbados World | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | |
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| 2023 | Ashley Carrington[1] | TBA | 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 | Did not compete | |||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | |||
| 2019 | Che' Amor Greenidge | Unplaced |
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| 2018 | Ashley Lashley | Top 30 |
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| Did not compete between 2015—2017 | ||||
| 2014 | Zoé Elizabeth Trotman | Unplaced |
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| 2013 | Regina Ramjit | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Marielle Eoen Wilkie | Unplaced |
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| 2011 | Taisha Shaddai Carrington | Unplaced |
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| 2010 | Danielle Bishop | Unplaced |
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| 2009 | Leah Janine Marville | Unplaced |
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| 2008 | Natalie Olivia Griffith | Top 16 | ||
| 2007 | Did not compete | |||
| 2006 | Latoya Tamara McDowald | Unplaced |
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| 2005 | Marielle Chetham Onyeche | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Kennifer Marius | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Raquel Olivia Wilkinson | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Natalie Webb-Howell | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Stephanie Chase | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Leilani McConney | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 1996—1999 | ||||
| 1995 | Rashi Holder | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 1991—1994 | ||||
| 1990 | Cheryl Jean Brewster | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Did not compete | |||
| 1988 | Ferida Kola | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | Dawn Michelle Waithe | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Roslyn Irene Williams | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Elizabeth "Liz" Dana Wadman | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | Gale Angela Thomas | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Nina McIntosh-Clarke | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 1976—1982 | ||||
| 1975 | Peta Hazel Greaves | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Linda Yvonne Field | Top 15 | ||