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MISS ST LUCIA UK (“World”)

Miss St Lucia UK ('World') 2010 is Tahnee Hippoloyte

Tahnee Hippolyte – 20 year old who is a conscientious young lady often described by her peers as witty, ambitious and passionate about everything she commits too.  Having trained in dance, drama and exercised a career in modeling, she is intense to develop these combined skills to a higher level by enrolling in Dramatic Arts. She has previously performed in top London theatres such as the Saddlers Wells Theatre, Mermaid Theatre and Shaw Theatre, whilst spending lots of her adolescence as part of a dance group formed by the famous Pineapple Dance Studios.  Whilst participating she has also had the honor and pleasure of participating in the Miss England pageant, where she came runner-up in the London Heats.  She recently had the delight of travelling to Hollywood to compete in a talent show against global contenders to which she obtained awards for both her modeling and her acting.  A lady of passion, Tahnee has had to combine her love for performing arts with her joy of children, which has been applied by her position as a Nursery teacher.  

1st Runner up:  Curmiah St Catherine

I am 20 years of age and a proud national of the beautiful island of St. Lucia. I am currently in my final year of studying full-time at Oxford Brookes University in English and Performing Arts. In the immediate future I intend to work with secondary school children as part of their extra-curricular activities, teaching creative writing and the arts. I am a fun-loving and an openly warm individual who enjoys meeting new people, learning about their culture, I welcome new challenges and experiencing new places!  I am well balanced individual; I enjoy socialising just as much as I enjoy solitude.  Photography and poetry are two of my passions because they capture moments and allow self expression.  One of my life's goals is to travel the world and to inspire anyone I can along the way.

2nd Runner up: Tamara Plummer

Tamara Plummer - 25 year old, is half St. Lucian, but she flies the flag and does our island proud.  After graduating with a Business Management degree, she then went on to become a Project Manager of the Future Technology Group in an international engineering company.  Tamara is very level headed and knows exactly what she wants out of life.  She has a strong belief in Karma and firmly supports the idea that if she radiates positive energy then it will come back to her in many ways.  Having a mother that is a St. Lucian national has allowed her to truly know the beauty and the history of the country that she is so pleased to call her own and honoured to be in this competition.  Tamara is keen to be the new face of St. Lucia and to inspire the younger generation of St Lucians with the view of raising the awareness of the beautiful island.

MISS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UK 2010

Photographs by courtesy of Ben Black

Biology student is elected Miss Trinidad & Tobago UK
Tributes to participants and winners of individual awards

Anushka Ramjag, representing El Dorado, won the Miss Trinidad & Tobago UK crown and the accompanying Miss Personality title in the pageant present by Carivog International, and sponsored by Western Union, Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Development Company, Namaste Hair and Kbell Comestics, at The Tabernacle, the Carnival Village, Notting Hill, West London.

Anushka is in her final year of study in MSci Biology at the Imperial College, London. Her ambition is to pursue a career in biochemicals. The new Miss Trinidad & Tobago UK is a founding and committee member – having been president, vice-president and secretary - of her university’s West Indian Society. She enjoys playing the steel pan and has represented Trinidad and Tobago at a Presbyterian Triennium.   

The judges of the contest, to whom Angela Cox, director of Carivog International UK, extended her gratitude were Max Chung - Mr Guyana World 2010; Alafair Celestine Miss Commonwealth International 2004 and Miss Carivog Model UK 2004; Carol  Stewart  Managing Director for Chanari  Entertainment; Shaun Deprey, Marketing Director and PR for Angostura Ltd London.  Proceeding over the judges as adjudicator was Ansel Wong who is inter alia a director with a multi ethnic and inter disciplinary consultancy and the founder of Black History month in the United Kingdom,. He was assisted by Donna Forde from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago High Commission London.
Sheanna Alleyne Managing Director of Carivog International, was the artistic director of the show, assisted by Mathew Francis for deportment, etiquette training. Angela Cox conducted the holistic workshop; Karen Salandy of K Bell Cosmetics did prior make up workshops and the make up for the evening by. Carnival costume by Poison UK, Stage decor was by Mahogany Mas band.

Performers, who donated their time included the St Mary`s and All Angel Steel band-the Chigvwell and S.T,A,R Dancers, Malrado DC Dance company, Jahson managed by Chinara Ltd. Indo Caribbean Dance group and singers (Calypso) Tobago Crusoe and Nekita Reyes Pile.

Tropical Caribbean, theme of the year, featured prominently in the opening costuming in the colour blue where the delegates did a spectacular routine to commemorate  the beautiful beaches  of Trinidad and Tobago which was brought our beautifully by the  Stage decor done by Cleary Salandy of Mahogany Mas band. The presenter for the evening was Janine La Rosa former delegate of Trinidad & Tobago UK 2004 The DJ for the night was Rebel D Andy Alleyne.

Distinguished guests included the Second Secretary Ms Nickesha Smith acting on behalf of her Excellency the Acting High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago London Ms Gail Guy., Clayton Goodwin promoter of Miss Caribbean and Commonwealth, Ken Chung promoters of various beauty queen shows, Karola Rajoo Miss Trinidad & Tobago UK 2008 second runners up and reigning Miss Caribbean and Commonwealth.