Chantal Alicia Raymond (born November 10, 1985) is a Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2010 beauty pageant. She represented

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at the

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contest held in

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on October 30, 2010. After Miss Jamaica World, Raymond appeared in commercials for brands such as

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and

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. She also appeared in a 2017 episode of House Hunters International.

Education

Raymond currently holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the

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and a

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from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...

. While a student at Harvard, Raymond completed an international Political and Economic Internship with the

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. One of Raymond's most notable achievements was obtaining nine undergraduate academic scholarships to complete her degree. She was also the youngest student in her high school graduating class, allowing her to begin full-time study at the

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at only 16 years old.

Career

Raymond is presently CEO & Founder of Inclusive Legal Search. Inclusive Legal Search is a national legal recruiting firm with an emphasis on diversity recruiting. Raymond has been featured in Bloomberg Law, Business Insider, The ABA Journal, Law360, Law.com and Above The Law, as well as other local and international publications. She is a 40 Under 40 National Bar Association honoree and was featured on the 2021 Forbes Next 1000 list of inspiring entrepreneurs and small business leaders.

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* 1985 births Jamaican female models Living people Miss Jamaica World winners Jamaican beauty pageant winners Miss World 2010 delegates Harvard Law School alumni University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni {{pageant-bio-stub