Miss Barbados World beauty pageant selects representatives for the Miss World pageant from Barbados.
Organization The current Miss Barbados World Pageant franchise holder is Stephanie Chase. Before that the Franchise holder was Cortez Blacket, Stephanie Chase herself is a former Miss Barbados 2001 who won the talent portion at the Miss World contest in South Africa that year and later a five-year record contract. As of 2011, Stephanie Chase handed over the Miss Barbados World franchise to Leah Marville.
Notable finishes To date, the only Miss Barbados winner who has become a 'top ten finalist' in the Miss World pageant was Linda Yvonne Fields, who was placed eighth over-all in the 1974 Miss World Contest held at Royal Albert Hall, London, England. Since then, the only Miss Barbados who has been was predicted/projected to place at Miss World was the 2009 Miss Barbados title holder, Leah Marville.
In 2004 Kennifer Marius was placed 3rd in the Talent Competition behind Antigua and Barbuda, and China.
Stephanie Chase, Miss Barbados World 2001, won the first inaugural Miss World Talent Award. This led to Ms. Chase receiving a five-year contract from AMI/ Sony CEO Eliot Cohen. She recorded in the United Kingdom. A UK tour also followed in 2003.
Titleholders
YearMiss Barbados WorldPlacement at Miss WorldSpecial Awards 2023Ashley Carringtoncolspan=3 2022 colspan=3 2021 colspan=3 2020 colspan=4 2019 Che' Amor Greenidge Unplaced Miss World Talent (Top 27) Miss World Top Model (Top 40) 2018 Ashley Lashley Top 30 Beauty with a Purpose (Top 25) Miss World Top Model (Top 32) colspan=4 2014 Zoé Elizabeth Trotman Unplaced People's Choice award (Top 10) 2013 Regina Ramjit Unplaced 2012 Marielle Eoen Wilkie Unplaced Miss World Sports (Top 24) 2011 Taisha Shaddai Carrington Unplaced Miss World Talent (Top 20) Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 30) 2010 Danielle Bishop Unplaced Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 40) 2009 Leah Janine Marville Unplaced Queen of Caribbean People's Choice award Beauty with a Purpose (2nd Runner-up) Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 12) Miss World Top Model (Top 12) Miss World Talent (Top 22) 2008 Natalie Olivia Griffith Top 16 Miss World Talent 2007 colspan=3 2006 Latoya Tamara McDowald Unplaced Miss World Talent (Top 10) Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 10) World Designer Dress Award (Top 10) 2005 Marielle Chetham Onyeche Unplaced 2004 Kennifer Marius Unplaced 2003 Raquel Olivia Wilkinson Unplaced 2002 Natalie Webb-Howell Unplaced 2001 Stephanie Chase Unplaced Miss World Talent 2000 Leilani McConney Unplaced colspan=4 1995 Rashi Holder Unplaced colspan=4 1990 Cheryl Jean Brewster Unplaced 1989 colspan=3 1988 Ferida Kola Unplaced 1987 Dawn Michelle Waithe Unplaced 1986 Roslyn Irene Williams Unplaced 1985 Elizabeth "Liz" Dana Wadman Unplaced 1984 Gale Angela Thomas Unplaced 1983 Nina McIntosh-Clarke Unplaced colspan=4 1975 Peta Hazel Greaves Unplaced 1974 Linda Yvonne Field Top 15
See also Miss Universe Barbados
References
External links www.missbarbadosworld.com Pageant Almanac for the list of titleholders