Miss Universe Bahamas
| Formation | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Nassau |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | English |
Company | Anthony Smith (Westpoint Media Global Inc.) |
Key people | Anthony Smith |
| Website | www.missbahamaspageant.org |
Miss Bahamas Universe or “Miss Universe Bahamas” is a national beauty pageant that selects The Bahamas's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
History
The Miss Universe Bahamas was established in 2008 by Tom Youth and Andy Odenbach in the Bahamas.[1][2] The main pageant purpose is dedicated to the overall enrichment of the lives of young women across The Bahamas. The beauty pageant represents one component of our well-rounded approach to educating and grooming the beautiful ladies of this country. The Miss Universe representatives from the Bahamas were previously selected by Miss Bahamas pageant.[3]
National franchises
The Miss Universe Bahamas is in under Westpoint Media Global Ltd. and it is the official 2019 licensee in The Bahamas under license by the Miss Universe Organization.[4]
Titleholders
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Island Group | Miss Bahamas Universe | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Long Island | Angel Cartwright[5] | TBA | TBA | Pageant experiences: Miss Bahamas World 2018. | |
| 2021 | New Providence | Chantel O'Brian[6] | Top 10 |
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At Miss Universe, Brian wore The Bahamas sash and this is for the first time after many years Bahamas changed its sash name from Bahamas to The Bahamas. Pageant experiences: Miss Bahamas World 2015. | |
| 2020 | Long Island | Shauntae-Ashleigh Miller | Unplaced | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2020. Miller, a runner-up of 2019 was appointed as Miss Bahamas Universe 2020 by the MBU Organization. | ||
| 2019 | Grand Bahama | Tarea Sturrup | Unplaced | |||
| 2018 | New Providence | Danielle Grant | Unplaced | Anthony Smith (Westpoint Media Global Inc.) Directorship | ||
| Miss Universe Bahamas | ||||||
| 2017 | New Providence | Yasmine Cooke | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | New Providence | Cherell Williamson | Unplaced | Tom Youth, Andy Odenbach and Michelle Collie (Ivy Lane Ltd.) Directorship | ||
| Miss Bahamas (MB Organization) | ||||||
| 2015 | New Providence | Toria Nichole Penn | Unplaced | |||
| 2014 | New Providence | Tomacina Culmer | Unplaced | |||
| 2013 | New Providence | Lexi Wilson | Unplaced | |||
| 2012 | New Providence | Celeste Marshall | Unplaced | Later than Miss Universe 2012, Marshall placed a runner-up at Top Model of the World 2015. | ||
| 2011 | New Providence | Anastagia Pierre | Unplaced | Pageant experiences: Miss Intercontinental 2010 (2nd Runner-up). | ||
| 2010 | Grand Bahama | Braneka Bassett | Unplaced | Michelle Malcolm Directorship | ||
| Miss Bahamas Universe (MBUO) | ||||||
| 2009 | Grand Bahama | Kiara Sherman | Unplaced | |||
| 2008 | New Providence | Sacha Scott | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | New Providence | Trinere Lynes | Unplaced | |||
| 2006 | New Providence | Samantha Carter | Unplaced | |||
| 2005 | New Providence | Denia Ikena Nixon | Unplaced | |||
| 2004 | New Providence | Raquel Simone Horton | Unplaced | |||
| 2003 | Eleuthera | Nadia Johnson | Unplaced | |||
| 2002 | New Providence | Nadia Rodgers-Albury | Unplaced | Theopiluz Fritz and Gaynelle Role Directorship | ||
| Miss Bahamas (MB Committee) | ||||||
| 2001 | New Providence | Nakera Simms | Unplaced |
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| 2000 | New Providence | Mikala Tracey Moss | Unplaced | |||
| 1999 | New Providence | Glennis Knowles | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | New Providence | Juliette Deanza Sargent | Unplaced | |||
| 1997 | New Providence | Nestaea Sandra Sealy | Unplaced | Theasa Havel Adderley Directorship | ||
| 1996 | New Providence | Michelle Rae Collie | Unplaced | |||
| 1995 | New Providence | Shammine Tenika Lindsay | Unplaced | |||
| 1994 | New Providence | Meka Knowles | Unplaced | |||
| 1993 | New Providence | Marietta Ricina Sands | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | New Providence | Fontella Dean Chipman | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | New Providence | Farrah Saunders | Unplaced | |||
| 1990 | New Providence | Lisa Nichelle Sawyer | Unplaced | Thelma McQueeney Directorship | ||
| 1989 | New Providence | Natasha Inga Ramirez | Unplaced | |||
| 1988 | New Providence | Natasha Christine Pinder | Unplaced | |||
| 1987 | New Providence | Betty Ann Hanna | Unplaced | |||
| 1986 | New Providence | Marie Brown | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | New Providence | Cleopatra Maria Adderly | Unplaced | |||
| 1984 | New Providence | Pamela Lois Parker | Did not compete | The Miss Bahamas Committee boycotted the pageant due to South Africa sending a representative and being allowed to compete. | ||
| 1983 | New Providence | Christina Maria Thompson | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | New Providence | Ava Marilyn Burke | Unplaced |
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| 1981 | New Providence | Linda Teresa Smith | Unplaced |
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| 1980 | New Providence | Darlene Cecilia Davis | Unplaced | |||
| 1979 | New Providence | Lolita Louise Ambrister | Unplaced | |||
| 1978 | New Providence | Dulcie Louise Mullings | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | New Providence | Paulette Rosetta Borghardt | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | New Providence | Sharon Elaine Smith | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | New Providence | Sonia Chipman | Unplaced | |||
| 1974 | New Providence | Agatha Elizabeth Watson | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | Did not compete | |||||
| 1972 | New Providence | Deborah Jane Taylor | Unplaced | |||
| 1971 | New Providence | Muriel Terah Rahming | Unplaced | |||
| 1970 | New Providence | Antoinette Patrice De Gregory | Unplaced | |||
| 1969 | New Providence | Joan Bowe | Unplaced | Hazel Thompson Directorship | ||
| 1968 | New Providence | Brenda Fountain | Unplaced | |||
| 1967 | New Providence | Elizabeth Knowles | Unplaced | |||
| 1966 | New Providence | Sandra Zoe Jarrett | Unplaced | |||
| 1965 | New Providence | Janet Thompson | Unplaced | |||
| 1964 | New Providence | Catherine Cartwright | Unplaced | |||
| 1963 | New Providence | Sandra Louise Young | Unplaced | Eva Macoherso Williams Directorship | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Worldwide Premier Pageant Franchise under New Ownership". bahamaslocal.com. 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Makeover Miss Universe Pageant in the Bahamas". tribune242.com. 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Toria Nichole is Miss Bahamas 2015". tribune242. 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Miss Bahamas under new franchise". thebahamasweekly.com. 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Miss Bahamas Universe Pageant". Facebook. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ "She did it again! Former Miss World is the new Miss Universe".