New Providence 34 Contestants Little Miss Bahamas
By Gaynell Rolle
Nov 16, 2009 - 11:01:13 AM
Photos: OilinSha
Nassau, Bahamas- Under the theme Cultural Princess with a
Purpose and the Patronage of the Hon. Charles Maynard Minister of Culture, 34
beauties will take to the stage competing for the Bahamas
youngest official ambassador and covetous title - Little Miss Bahamas 2009. The
Pageant is being held December 6th, 2009 with preliminaries of National Costume
and Talent competition set for November 22nd, at the Wyndham Nassau Resorts
Ballroom. This year’s pageant will not only seek to crown the official Little
Miss Bahamas, but will crown winners of four categories- Little Miss La Petite
(ages 3-6), Little Miss (ages 7-9), Little Miss Ideal (ages 10-12) and Little
Miss Preteen (ages 13-15) all of whom will represent the Bahamas at the world's
largest and most prestigious Children Pageant World's Our Little Miss competing
for over $150,000 in scholarships among 200 other worldwide contestants.
Ms. Rolle president of the Bahamas’s
Little Miss Pageant said she is so please with this year’s turn out and the
enthusiasm of the little angels. “They are like the fountain of youth, they
keep us re-energized, excited, committed and we love it”. The unveiling of the
contestants was held in October and since then the little ladies have
participated in a number of workshops, etiquette training and rehearsals. They
were also special guest of the “Dominoes let’s make Pizza” program sponsored by
Dominoes. Upcoming events include a visit to Dolphins Encounters, McDonald’s
Princess Party, Calendar Photo Shoot, Cultural Mardi Gra Float Parade and National
Costume and Talent competition. This year’s sponsors include Ministry of
Culture, Dolphins Encounters, Majestic Tours, McDonalds, Colgate and Dominoes
Pizza.
With such a large amount of contestants, the
public is guaranteed to get value for money with this talented bunch, To assist
the Judges in the selection process there will be three fast track winners, who
will automatically advance to the top 15- Little Miss Popularity, Little Miss
Talent and Little Miss Float Parade. The first public event is the National
Costume and Talent competition set for November 22nd, 2009 at 3pm
Wyndham Nassau
Resorts. Tickets are available from the contestants or at the door – Adults $30
Children $20. This will be followed by
the Grand Finale of December 6th, 2009 at 3pm COB Performance Arts
Center/Theatre.
The 34 Cultural Princesses are :
NAME
SCHOOL
AGE
LITTLE MISS
ACHIEVEMENT-
HOBBIES
Devontae
Pinder
Garvin Tynes
10
TULIP
Loves Modeling &
Dancing and watching I Carly
Sherrea Brown
Kingsway Academy
10
BLAZING STAR
School Choir, Soccer
Team, Brownies - Loves Soccer
Tavania Rolle
Yellow Elder
7
PERIWINKLE
Loves Dancing &
Singing- Favorite tv program I Carly
Shavantae Bastian
Nassau Christian Acad
7
BABY'S BREATH
Girls Brigade, Church
Choir and Dance Troop- Honor Roll Student
Gevante Dean
St. Ceceila
9
BOUGAINVILLEA
National Dance
School, Girls Auxillary, School & Church Choir
Tyna Brown
9
RED ROSE
Honor Roll Student-
Loves Modeling and Dancing
Halle Bowe
St. Andrews
7
BIRD OF PARADISE
Loves bowling, Tennis
and Banking- Member BREEF
Alexis Dean
Sir Gerald Cash
9
VIOLET
Spanish & Music
Club School Chior honor roll student
Lashante
Sampson
Sir Gerald Cash
9
SWEET PEA
Principal List, 2nd
Place Spelling Bee, Loves Stepping- Step Group
Delvonae
Annika Beckles
Sunland Baptist
8
ANGLE TRUMPET
Honor Roll - Little
Pee Wee Lucaya- Girls Guide/Brownies Orchestral School
Ciera
Davis
St. Thomas Moore
9
POPPY
Revere Dance School /
Honor Roll - Loves Travelling and Shopping
Sade
Cartwright
Gerald Cash Primary
6
JASMINE
Loves to dance and
watching Bratz
Rashay Forbes
Suncrest Academy
6
DAFFODIL
Little Miss Suncrest,
Honor Roll Love dancing
Indianna
Rolle
Home School
3
LILY
Loves watching Dora
the Explorer and loves Tea & McDonald
Lyndria
Cartwright
Home School
3
MISTLEO
Loves Dancing and
Watching Dora the Explora
Kierra
Lashanti Dean
Cleveland Eneas
7
MARIGOLD
Loves Ballet and
Modeling - Honor Roll Student
Faith Davis
Uriah McPhee
6
SUN FLOWER
Loves Dancing &
Modeling- Favorite TV Program I Carly
Sara Jolly
Thelma Gibson
6
HIBISCUS
Loves to Dance -
Favorite TV Show Dora the Explorer