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feat was repeated when
Wendy Fitzwilliam wore
a bikini in the swim suit
pageant and became the
first do so. She added
another triumph for the
twin island Caribbean
nation in 1998.
Angola’s Leila Lopes
won in 2011, Mpule Kwelagobe
of Botswana was
crowned in 1999, Chelsi
Smith of the USA represented
Texas and in one
year was crowned twice
— Miss USA and Miss Universe.
That year of 1995,
she emerged the very first
Miss USA to become Miss
Universe in 15 years.
From the Caribbean,
Miss Puerto Rico has
taken the Miss Universe
title on five occasions —
1970, 1985, 1993, 2001
and 2006.
Venezuela in 1979,
1981, 1996, 2008, 2009
and also in 2013.
The isthmus of Panama
scored one for the region
in 2002 and Dominican
Republic in 2003.
Although the crown
has been elusive to Jamaican
women, Marguerite
Lewars was the first to
represent the island in
1961 in the Miss World
pageant. She did not win
but scored a role in the
first James Bond movie.
Look for her in “Dr. No”
where she acts the role of
Annabel Chung, a photographer.
Her equally beautiful
sister Barbara was married
to Michael Manley
who was prime minister.
Jamaica boasts three
victories on the international
pageant scene. The
island’s Carole Joan Crawford
won the first Miss
World title in 1963.
Cynthia Jean Cameron
Breakspeare followed in
1976 and Lisa Hanna in
1993.
Yendi Phillips of Jamaica
placed first runner up
in the 2010 Miss Universe
pageant.
Kaci Fennell also
scored winning points in
Miami in 2015 for wearing
a short-cropped hairstyle.
She finished fourth and
almost caused a riotous
protest with patrons posting
“she was robbed” comments
on the internet.
Perhaps the most controversial
was the year
2017 when Davina Bennett
won social media
plaudits and overwhelmed
the crowd wearing a naturally
appealing Afro hairstyle.
In addition to fashioning
an unprocessed
hair, the 21-year-old also
wowed the judges with
her rapid-fire response in
the question and answer
segment. The fact she was
stunningly beautiful and
regal in her colorful outfit
might have contributed to
the boos heard throughout
the Las Vegas venue
when she was not selected
queen of queens.
Bennett won world
support trending on Twitter
and other social media
outlets but only scored
third place and acclaim as
second runner up
To all queens, crowned
and bequeathed, childless
or mothers, a happy,
happy, Mothers’ Day
2019.
Catch You On The
Inside!
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