Miss Sint Maarten (St. Maarten) is a national beauty pageant that selects queen from Sint Maarten representative to Miss Universe pageant between 1976 and 1982. This pageant is incorporated to Miss St. Martin who selects the winner to Miss France since 2012.
| Formation | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Philipsburg |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss Universe |
Official language | |
Key people | Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications; Claret Connor (also sponsor in 2015) Benita Mamtora and Rashmi Mirpuri (2014) |
History
editThe official winner of Miss St. Maarten (Dutch) is expected to go to Miss Caribbean Queen. Between 1976 and 1982 the winners went to Miss Universe and between 1998 and 2001 the constituent country of Sint Maarten sent delegates to Miss World. In 2015 Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications Hon. Claret Connor, is one of the proud sponsors of Miss Sint Maarten 2015/2016.[1]
Miss Sint Maarten 2014
editSoniya Bag Assumed as Miss Sint Maarten 2014; in 2014 the national pageant was organised in St. Maarten for the first time[2]
Sint Maarten participation in Miss World 2021
editOn December 15, the government of Sint Maarten officially denounced the participation of Lara Mateo at Miss World 2021.[3][4] The current franchise holder of the Miss and Mr World license for Sint Maarten did not select Lara Mateo for her participation; they are currently under investigation by the government.[5][6]
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said the government discovered that Lara Mateo was registered by Guadeloupe's franchise holder to represent Sint Maarten.[7] Sint Maarten government issued an official letter stating that they did not endorse Lara Mateo to Miss World Limited.[8] She added that Collectivity of Saint Martin, neither their Tourism Department nor the Culture Department, did not know or acknowledge the candidate and reassured that their winners would solely compete at Miss France.[9]
Titleholders
edit| Year | Miss Sint Maarten |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Angela Huggins |
| 1977 | Marie Madeleine Boirard |
| 1980 | Lucie Marie Davic |
| 1982 | Liana Elviara Brown |
| 1998 | Myrtille Charlotte Brookson (Miss World) |
| 1999 | Ifelola Badejo (Miss World) |
| 2000 | Angelique Romou (Miss Universe) |
| 2001 | Genesis Romney (Miss World) |
| 2006 | Gisella Hilliman (Miss Universe) |
| 2011 | Trumane Trotman (Senior Carnival Queen) |
| 2012 | Glenicia Mitchell [10][11] (Senior Carnival Queen) |
| 2013 | Davinia A Brooks (Senior Carnival Queen) |
| 2015 | Phausha Winklaar (Senior Carnival Queen) |
| 2016 | Diandra Marlin (Miss Teen Queen) |
| 2017 | Shanice Powell (Senior Carnival Queen) |
Sint Maarten at International pageants
editMiss Universe Sint Maarten
edit- : 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 | Miss Sint Maarten | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete since 2007—present | |||||
| 2006 | Gisella Hilliman | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete between 2003—2005 | |||||
| 2002 | Bernice Gumbs | Did not compete | |||
| 2001 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2000 | Angelique Romou | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete between 1983—1999 | |||||
| 1982 | Liana Elviara Brown | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1980 | Lucie Marie Davic | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete between 1978—1979 | |||||
| 1977 | Marie Madeleine Boirard | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Angela Huggins | Unplaced | |||
Miss World Sint Maarten
edit- : 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 | Miss Sint Maarten | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lara Mateo[12] | Unplaced |
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The government of Sint Maarten officially denounced the participation of Lara Mateo at Miss World 2021.[13] | |
| Did not compete between 2002—2020 | |||||
| 2001 | Genesis Romney | Unplaced | |||
| 2000 | Angelique Romou | Did not compete | |||
| 1999 | Ifiola Badejo | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | Myrtille Charlotte Brookson | Unplaced | |||
References
edit- ^ "Minister of Tourism Connor sponsors Miss Sint Maarten Winklaar and wishes her success at Monday night Pageant". smn-news.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Soniya Bag is new Miss Sari St. Maarten 2014". thedailyherald.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Government of Sint Maarten does not endorse alleged representative of Sint Maarten participating at the 70th Miss World Festival".
- ^ Dept, Editorial. "Chris asks who choose Lara Mateo to represent country in Miss World". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "St. Martin News Network - Posh Productions denounces Miss World contestant". smn-news.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Sint Maarten Gov't: Who endorsed Lara Mateo to go to Miss World? | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "No response to govt. Yet on Miss World concerns".
- ^ "No response to govt. Yet on Miss World concerns".
- ^ "No response to govt. Yet on Miss World concerns".
- ^ "2006". Todaysxm.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "2012". FashionPolice.com. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Miss World". www.missworld.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Government of Sint Maarten does not endorse alleged representative of Sint Maarten participating at the 70th Miss World Festival".
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