Miss Trinidad and Tobago is a national beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1954. The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from the twin island republic, to compete in the Miss World pageant. The nation has one Miss World, Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde.
History Miss Trinidad and Tobago registered trademark started in 1954 exclusively for Miss World. The first Miss Trinidad and Tobago contest started in 1954 where the eventual winner, Seeta Indranie Mahabir represented the British Commonwealth country at the fourth edition of the contest. Trinidad and Tobago have never withdrawn from the Miss World contest since the 70s. It is the only international contest (Miss World) that they have been consistent in sending a representative to. The Miss World brand is the most established pageant brand in the country. According to Google trends, T&T is ranked 4th as per most searches for Miss World. The British High Commissioner in Trinidad and Tobago (1950s to 1970s) were responsible for sending Miss Trinidad and Tobago winner to Miss World. Then in 1979, they gave the rights to local socialite and businesswoman, Kim Sabeeny. Kim Sabeeny died in 1999. Peter Elias then took over the franchise with Trinidad and Tobago first Miss World, Giselle Laronde. Peter Elias resigned after Gabrielle Walcott placed 2nd runner-up at the 58th edition of the Miss World contest. He gave the directorship to Micheal Raghunanan and Daniel Seebaran in 2009. In 2013, Athaliah Samuel held the franchise and there was a dispute between the franchise holder and the then-titleholder, Shereece Villafana, who was then stripped of her title by the national franchise holder after competing in Miss World. In 2014, Vanessa Manoo and Nicaraguan Businessman, Gregory Lewin took over the company for the next three years. The current directors of Miss T&T Company are Charu Lochan Dass under the tutelage of Brian Gopaul and Dr. Reiaz Mohammed (Vice National Director) who took over the organisation for Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2018.
Official broadcaster TTT, 1962 - 2004 Television 4 (TV4), 2005 CTV, 2006 – 2012 CNC3, 2013 – present
Team Members
The Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Board of Directors for 2018 are: Brian Gopaul - National Franchise Holder Charu Lochan Dass - National Director Dr. Reiaz Mohammed - Co National Pageant Director Sheree Ann Ramsingh - Chief Operating Officer Jevon King - Dep. Chief Operating Officer Peter Sheppard - Art, History, & Culture Director Richard Ahong - Producer Vaughnette Bigford - Fashion & Entertainment Director Kavita Maharaj (Genie) - Photography / Social Media Manager Kiran Maharaj - Digital Media Manager
Titleholders
The winner of Miss Trinidad and Tobago national pageant represents Trinidad and Tobago at Miss World.
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YearMiss Trinidad and TobagoPlacementSpecial Awards1954 Seeta Indranie Mahabir Unplaced 1966 Diane DeFreitas Unplaced 1971 Maria Jordan Unplaced 1975 Donna Sandra Dalrymple Unplaced 1976 Patricia Anderson Leon Top 15 1977 Marlene Villafana Unplaced 1978 Kathleen Thomas Unplaced 1979 Marlene Coggins Top 15 1980 Maria Octavia Chung Unplaced 1981 Rachel Ann Thomas Top 15 1982Althea Ingrid Rocke 4th Runner-up 1983 Esther Juliette Farmer Unplaced 1984 Ria Judy Joanne Rambardan Unplaced 1985 Ulrica Christina Phillip Unplaced 1986Giselle LarondeMiss World 1986 Miss World Americas1987 Maria del Valle Xavier Unplaced 1988 Wendy Baptiste Unplaced 1989 Samantha Bhagan Unplaced 1990 Guenevere Helen Kelshall Unplaced 1991 Sastee Bachan Unplaced 1992 Renee Garib Unplaced 1993 Denyse Michelle Paul Unplaced 1994 Anabel Thomas Unplaced1995 Michelle Khan 2nd Runner-up Miss World Caribbean1996 Sharda Ramlogan Unplaced 1997 Mandy Jagdeo Unplaced1998 Jeanette Marie La Caillie Unplaced 1999 Sacha Anton Unplaced 2000 Rhonda Rosemin Unplaced 2001 Sacha St. Hill Unplaced 2002 Janelle Rajnauth Unplaced 2003 Magdalene Walcott Top 20 2004Kenisha Thom Top 15 2005 Jenna Marie Andre 2006 Tineke De Freitas 2007Valene Maharaj 3rd Runner-up Miss World Caribbean2008Gabrielle Walcott 2nd Runner-up Miss World Caribbean Beauty with a Purpose (Winner)2009 Ashanna Arthur Miss World Sport (Top 6)2010 Davia Chambers Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20)2011 Lee-Ann Forbes Top 25 Miss World Sport (Top 24) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 77)2012 Athaliah Samuel Miss World Top Model (Top 20) Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20)2013Sherrece Villafana Miss World Talent (Top 10)2014 Sarah Jane Waddell Top 25 Best in Interviews (Top 15) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) Miss World Sport (Top 20)2015 Kimberly Farrah Singh 2016 Daniella Walcott Beauty with a Purpose (Top 24)2017 Chandini Chanka Miss World Talent (Top 20)2018 Ysabel Bisnath Beauty with a Purpose (Top 10) Head-to-Head Challenge (Top 20)2019 Tya Jané Ramey Top 40 Miss World Caribbean Head-to-Head Challenge (Winner) Miss World Sport (2nd Runner-up) Miss World Top Model (Top 10) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) 2020 colspan=5 2021 Jeanine Brandt Top 40 Head-to-Head Challenge (Round 2) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) Multimedia (Top 15) 2022 colspan=5 2023 Aché Abrahams 2nd Runner-up Miss World Caribbean Beauty with a Purpose (Top 10) Miss World Top Model (Top 10) Miss World Talent (Top 23) Head-to-Head Challenge (Top 25) 2024 colspan=5 2025 Anna-Lise Nanton Top 40 Miss World Talent (Top 24) Miss World Sport (3rd runner-up) Head-to-Head Challenge 2026 Georgia-Lee Gill Top 40 2027 TBA TBA
Miss Asia Pacific World YearMiss Asia Pacific Trinidad and TobagoPlacementSpecial Awards 2013 Dr Greer Anjelica Iton Top 10 2014 Tiffany Haunte Top 3
Best Model of the Universe YearBest Model of the Universe Trinidad and TobagoPlacementSpecial Awards 2013 Soowan Bramble Best Model of the Universe 2013 Best National Costume Best Catwalk Best Body Miss Photogenic
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