Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago
| Motto | Beautifully Confident |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1963 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Port of Spain |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | English |
President | Jenny Douglas |
Miss Universe Trinidad & Tobago is a beauty pageant held annually since 1963, a year after Trinidad & Tobago's independence from the United Kingdom. The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from both islands to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
National pageants
Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago is an organisation dedicated to selecting a national delegate to represent the country at the annual international Miss Universe pageant. While the organising committee seeks to do this in a fair and democratic manner, it also seeks other outcomes including the upliftment of women through beauty and expression.
The women usually range from age 18 to 27, and are selected from a pageant held in Trinidad and Tobago. The winner represents the country at Miss Universe. Trinidad & Tobago did not send a delegate to Miss Universe in 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1992, 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2016.
The pageant's mission is to seek a national candidate to represent the republic at the international, annual Miss Universe pageant; and in so doing create a forum for the upliftment of women through beauty, intellect and expression.
Miss Universe
The country's representative in 1977, Janelle Commissiong, became the first person of African ethnicity to win the Miss Universe contest, which was hosted in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
In May, 1999, the Miss Universe pageant was hosted at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago. A record 84 nations were represented. The winner that year was Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana. This was also the first time that two women of African descent won on consecutive occasions, with the prior year's winner being Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago.
Titleholders
- Color key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Finalist or semifinalist
The winner of Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Trinidad & Tobago has had two Miss Universe winners since the pageant's inception in 1952.
| Year | Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago | City | Placement | Special awards | Notes |
| 1963 | Jean Stodart | San Fernando | Unplaced | Queen Carnival by National Carnival Committee (NCC) | |
| 1964 | Julia Merlene Laurence | Port of Spain | Unplaced | The last Miss Trinidad as "Trinidad" representative | |
| 1966 | Kathleen Hares | Port of Spain | Unplaced | Miss T&T supported by Ministry of community Development Culture and The Arts | |
| 1971 | Sally Karamath | San Fernando | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Camella King | San Fernando | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Stephanie Lee Pack | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Christine Mary Jackson | Saint Augustine | Unplaced | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1976 | Margaret Elizabeth McFarlane | Couva | Unplaced | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1977 | Janelle Commissiong | Port of Spain | Miss Universe 1977 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 1978 | Sophia Titus | Maraval | Unplaced | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1979 | Marie Noelle Diaz | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Althea Ingrid Rocke | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | Rohini Samaroo | San Fernando | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Suzanne Troboulay | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Sandra William | Saint Joseph | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | Gina Maria Tardieu | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Brenda Joy Fahey | Santa Cruz | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Candace Jennings | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | Sheree Ann Denise Richards | San Fernando | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Cheryl Ann Gordon | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Guenevere Helen Kelshall | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | Maryse De Gourville | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Josie Ann Richards | San Juan | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Rachel Charles | Speyside | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Lorca Chelsea Gatcliffe | Couva | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Arlene Peterkin | Port of Spain | Top 6 | ||
| 1996 | Michelle Khan | Princes Town | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Margot Rita Bourgeois | Arouca | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 1998 | Wendy Fitzwilliam[1] | Diego Martin | Miss Universe 1998 | Best National Costume | |
| 1999 | Nicole Simone Dyer | Diego Martin | Unplaced | Best National Costume | Miss Universe 1999 held in Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000 | Heidi Ann Rostant | Port of Spain | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Alexia Charlerie[2] | Saint Augustine | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Nasma Mohammed | Princes Town | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Faye Alibocas | San Fernando | Top 10 | ||
| 2004 | Danielle Jones | Port of Spain | 4th Runner-up | Best National Costume (Top 10) |
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| 2005 | Cheryl Ankrah | Port of Spain | Did not compete | Withdrew, after being accused of not fulfilling her duties and becoming overweight | |
| Magdalene Walcott | Tunapuna | Top 15 | Selected by small pageant | ||
| 2006 | Kenisha Thom | Saint Augustine | Top 10 | Best National Costume (Top 20) |
Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2004 and Top 15 at Miss World 2004 |
| 2008 | Anya Ayoung-Chee | Port of Spain | Unplaced | Miss T&T held by TallMan Foundation | |
| 2010 | La Toya Woods | Couva | Unplaced | Lia Marie Guavara (CNN TV6) Directorship | |
| 2011 | Gabrielle Walcott | Port of Spain | Unplaced | Best National Costume (5th Runner-up) |
Ian Lee Directorship |
| 2012 | Avionne Mark | Champs Fleurs | Unplaced | Dean Ackin Directorship | |
| 2013 | Catherine Miller[3] | Port of Spain | Unplaced | Best National Costume (1st Runner-up) |
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| 2014 | Jevon King[4] | Diego Martin | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Yvonne Clarke | San Fernando | Unplaced | Jenny Douglass Directorship | |
| 2018 | Martrecia Cherisse Alleyne | Saint George | TBD | TBD | 1st Runner-up at Miss T&T Universe 2017 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Wendy Fitzwilliam, Miss Trinidad and Tobago, crowned Miss Universe", Jet, 1 Jun 1998
- ↑ "Trinidad & Tobago – Alexia of the Universe". Retrieved 20 November 2000. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2013". eyeforbeautyblog.com.
- ↑ "Jevon King is Miss T&T Universe 2014 – Trinidad Express Newspaper". Retrieved 8 September 2014.