Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 13 January 1993) is a British-Anguillan politician and the Minister for Education and Social Development of
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...
. She has been a model, beauty pageant titleholder and athlete. She was crowned as Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 and represented
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
at the
Miss Universe 2018
Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on December 17, 2018.
At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of t ...
pageant, placing in the Top 20 of that competition. Rogers became the first black woman to represent Great Britain at a
Miss Universe
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Anguilla
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for ten days.
Biography
Kentish-Rogers is a graduate of Law from the
University of Birmingham
, mottoeng = Through efforts to heights
, established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...
. As well as being a beauty queen and a barrister, she is also an accomplished athlete, having competed in the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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. She was a
heptathlete
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and ran in the 400 metres in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
in
2010
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and competed in the heptathlon in
Scotland
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in 2014. She was a pentathlon bronze medallist at the
2012 CARIFTA Games
The 2012 CARIFTA Games were held in the Bermuda National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda between April 6—9, 2012, the fourth time in which the event was held in Bermuda. The other years being 1975, 1980, 2004. A detailed analysis of the results ...
in Hamilton, Bermuda.
On 29 June 2020 Kentish-Rogers was elected to the
Anguilla House Of Assembly
The House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Anguilla. It has 13 members, 7 members in single-seat constituencies, 4 members representing the island at-large and 2 ex officio members. Anguilla has a multi-party system.
2020 general el ...
, defeating incumbent Premier
Victor Banks
Victor Franklin Banks (born 8 November 1947)Victor Banks Caribbean Elections< ...
for the Valley South seat. Kentish-Rogers is a member of the
Anguilla Progressive Movement
The Anguilla Progressive Movement is a political party in Anguilla. The party was named the Anguilla United Movement until being rebranded in 2019 alongside new leaders and colours.Anguillan heritage and spends her time between the UK and the
British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...
in the Caribbean. The Anguilla Tourist Board has been one of her major sponsors.
In February 2022, Kentish-Rogers served as acting premier of Anguilla for ten days while the Premier,
Ellis Webster
Ellis Lorenzo Webster is an Anguillan politician and physician. He is the Premier of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, first elected when he led the Anguilla Progressive Movement to victory in the general election held on 29 June 2020.