Eleven beauties from across the Caribbean will compete in the 35th Edition of the Miss Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant, which is scheduled for Tuesday December 30th at the National Carnival Village Basseterre St.Kitts.
This pageant is known around the Caribbean as “the” pageant which allows our younger most talented ladies to express themselves at a very high standard.
Newly appointed Chairperson Mrs Akilah Nisbett has revealed that there will be some noticeable changes to the Pageant for this year’s milestonic 35th Edition
“This year there will be no Ambassadorial Appearance and the production number will open the pageant,” she said. “There will also be other changes that I will not reveal at this point, however, we will be as innovative and creative as we have always been,” she stated
The contestants in this year’s competition are:
Anguilla – Samelia Connor (17 yrs.)
Antigua - Shannakisha Francis (17 yrs.)
Barbados - Terian Reid (18 yrs.)
Dominica - Niquelle Edwards (17 yrs.)
Grenada - Leshae Cenac (17 yrs.)
Guyana - Reesa Sooklall (15 yrs.)
Montserrat - Sharese Edwards (18 yrs.)
St. Maarten - D'Shnay Matthew-York (17 yrs.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -Lateefa Noel (16 yrs.)
USVI - Dyese Turnbull (16 yrs.)
St. Kitts - Robertine Webbe (14 yrs.)
The Pageant has grown exponentially over the years into the most prestigious pageant in the entire Caribbean, and continues to attract participants from close to 20 countries annually.