Seventeen women have been selected to compete in the Miss World Trinidad and Tobago pageant.
On Sunday, the Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Franchise unveiled the top contenders for the next Miss World Trinidad and Tobago title.
The grand reveal came during an event at the The Brix, Autograph Collection.
The 17 young women are:
Miss Aranguez – Prishni Rampersadsingh
Miss Arima – Anna-Marie Bhagan
Miss Arouca – Tessalee Homer
Miss Bon Air – Kirsten Bleasdell
Miss Couva – Kirsten Emmanuel
Miss El Dorado – Jodie Russell
Miss Gasparillo – Kayla Alexander
Miss Gulf View – Jordanne Steele
Miss La Canoa – Mary-Rebekah Reyes
Miss Marabella – Natalia Thackorie
Miss Maraval – Mia Alario
Miss Pax Vale – Anna-Lise Nanton
Miss Point Fortin – Ally Sequea
Miss Princes Town – Sonia Birbal
Miss Sun Valley – Beyoncé Bernard
Miss Tobago – Renessa Ortiz
Miss Toco – Hannah Roberts
The Top 17 were chosen following a screening held by the Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Franchise on Sunday 7th April 2024, where 59 young women went through a judging process.
This included an assessment of their initial introductions, confidence levels, stage presence, overall deportment and the ability to interface with the judges based on a question and answer segment.
The finalists were chosen by the judges after a rigorous screening process, which led to deliberations by the judges, and some final discussions with the young women.
The Screening Panel comprised:
Richard Young, Pageant Extraordinaire
Ashwin Bally, a name synonymous with exceptional Hair
Rana Ibrahim, Miss World T&T Lead Fitness Trainer,
Paige DeLeon, Manager of the National Academy of the Performing Arts
Giselle Laronde West, Former Miss World
Samantha Singh, Businesswomen
Rachel Telemaque, former Miss World T&T 1980
Reiaz Mohammed, former Franchise holder for Miss World T&T
Adrian Raymond, Communications Professional and Speech Coach for the Pageant, and
CharuLochan Dass, National Pageant Director
The Grand Finale will be held on Sunday 23rd June 2024.