British Virgin Islands at major beauty pageants
This is a list of British Virgin Islands' representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has yet to win any of the four pageants.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
The British Virgin Islands franchise holders of the four major beauty pageants are the following: (exclude Miss International)
- Miss British Virgin Islands — for Miss Universe
- Miss World British Virgin Islands — for Miss World
- Miss Earth British Virgin Islands — for Miss Earth
British Virgin Islands' Big Four titleholders[edit]
The British Virgin Islands has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color key
- Miss Universe winner
- Miss World winner
- Miss International winner
- Miss Earth winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists, Semi-finalists or Quarter-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | ↑ No pageant held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. British Virgin Islands has yet to send their first delegate in Miss International) |
TBA |
| 2020 | Shabree Frett | ↑ No Pageant Held | × | |
| 2019 | Bria Smith | Rikkiya Brathwaite Top 40 |
× | |
| 2018 | A’yana Phillips | Yadali Thomas Santos | × | |
| 2017 | Khephra Sylvester | Helina Hewlett | × | |
| 2016 | Erika Creque | Nakisha Turnbull | × | |
| 2015 | Adorya Baly | Sasha Wintz | × | |
| 2014 | Jaynene Jno Lewis | Rosanna Chichester | × | |
| 2013 | Sharie De Castro | Kertis Malone | Kimberly Herbert | |
| 2012 | Abigail Hyndman | × | ↑ No pageant held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. British Virgin Islands sent their first delegate in 2013) | |
| 2011 | Sheroma Hodge | Kara Williams | ||
| 2010 | Josefina Nunez | × | ||
| 2009 | × | × | ||
| 2008 | × | × | ||
| 2007 | × | × | ||
| 2006 | × | × | ||
| 2005 | × | × | ||
| 2004 | × | × | ||
| 2003 | × | × | ||
| 2002 | Anastasia Tonge | × | ||
| 2001 | Kacy Frett | Melinda McGlore | ||
| 2000 | Tausha Vanterpool | Nadia Ubinas | ||
| 1999 | Movel Lewis | × | ||
| 1998 | Kaida Donovan | Virginia Rubaine | ||
| 1997 | Melinda Penn | Zoe Walcott | ||
| 1996 | Linette Smith | Ayana Glasgow | ||
| 1995 | Elaine Henry | Chandi Trott | ||
| 1994 | Delia Baptiste | Khara Forbes | ||
| 1993 | Rhonda Hodge | Kaida Donovan | ||
| 1992 | Alicia Burke | Bisa Smith | ||
| 1991 | Anne Lennard | Marjorie Penn | ||
| 1990 | Jestina Hodge | Suzanne Spencer | ||
| 1989 | Viola Joseph | × | ||
| 1988 | Nelda Farrington | Nelda Farrington | ||
| 1987 | Sandy Harrigan | × | ||
| 1986 | Shereen Flax | Anthonia Lewis | ||
| 1985 | Jennifer Penn | ↑ No pageant held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. British Virgin Islands sent their first delegate in 1986) | ||
| 1984 | Donna Frett | |||
| 1983 | Anna Maria Joseph | |||
| 1982 | Luce Hodge | |||
| 1981 | Carmen Nibbs | |||
| 1980 | Barbara Stevens | |||
| 1979 | Eartha Ferdinand | |||
| 1978 | × | |||
| 1977 | Andria Norman | |||
| ↑ No pageant held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. British Virgin Islands sent their first delegate in 1977) |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 0 | None |
| Miss World | 1 | Top 40 (2019) |
| Miss International | 0 | None |
| Miss Earth | 0 | None |
| Total | 1 | Top 40 (2019) (Miss World) |
See also[edit]
- Miss British Virgin Islands
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (3 November 2003). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Kenya, News (15 July 2011). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Miss Universe country participation lists.
- Miss World country participation lists.
- Miss International country participation lists.
- Miss Earth country participation lists.
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