Jasmine May Crowned Miss Jamaica UK 2015

At the 26th staging of the Miss Jamaica UK 2015 pageant 17 year-old student Jasmine May beat out 11 contestants to capped the title.

May, whose parents hails from the parish of Portland in Jamaica will be an ambassador for the annual beauty pageant for a year.

Second place went to Rica Kelly, 29, a teacher whose parents are from Westmoreland, while third place went to Chrishauna Champagnie, 19, a law student whose parents are from the parish of Kingston.

Chreena Miller, 26, won the most sectional prizes as she won Best Talent, Best Body Tone and voted Best Model for Positive Runway.

The hosts for the evening were Andrew Clunis and Deneez Peters and entertainment was provided by reggae sensation Savanna, Hali I and The McKoy Family.

Miss Jamaica UK is beauty pageant open to women in the UK of Jamaican heritage, between the ages of 17-27. Each year, contestants from across the country compete to win the coveted title.