The Miss Bahamas Universe or “Miss Universe Bahamas” is a national

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that selects

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representative to the

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pageant.

History

The Miss Universe Bahamas was established in 2008 by Tom Youth and Andy Odenbach in the Bahamas. The main pageant purpose is dedicated to the overall enrichment of the lives of young women across The Bahamas. The beauty pageant represents one component of our well-rounded approach to educating and grooming the beautiful ladies of this country. The Miss Universe representatives from the Bahamas were previously selected by

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pageant.

Organizers

The Miss Bahamas Committee staged the Miss Bahamas Pageant for 40 years. In 2002, the franchise for the Miss Universe pageant was awarded to Theophilus Fritz and Gaynell Rolle who ran the pageant until 2009. In 2010, the Miss Bahamas Organization (MBO) headed by journalist Michelle Malcolm was awarded the franchise for Miss Universe. At the time, MBO - which was formed in 2006 - was already producing the Miss World Bahamas pageant since the year 2007. After receiving the Miss Universe franchise, MBO combined the Miss World and Miss Universe systems into one local pageant, crowning one winner who would compete in both international pageants. This was the first time in the history of pageants in The Bahamas that the license for both Miss Universe and Miss World were held by the same organization. Braneka Bassett competed in Miss Universe in 2010 and went unplaced. She then competed in Miss World that same year and advanced to the semifinals. The following year, MBO crowned two winners - Anastagia Pierre for Miss Universe and Sasha Joyce for Miss World. Runners up were sent to

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and Miss Intercontinental. In 2012 due to a change in date of the Miss World pageant, Daronique Young - 1st runner up to Sasha Joyce in 2011 - represented The Bahamas at the Miss World competition where she went unplaced. Celeste Marshall was crowned Miss Universe Bahamas in 2012 and competed in Miss Universe in 2012. De'Andra Bannister was crowned

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and competed in Miss World in 2013 and went unplaced. In 2013 after undergoing a major restructuring process, MBO separated the two national pageants into separate events - Miss Universe Bahamas and Miss World Bahamas. In 2014 MBO sent Tomacina "Tomii" Culmer to

, and this was the last time MBO would hold the Miss Universe franchise for The Bahamas. In 2015, 2016 and 2017 the

franchise for The Bahamas as Miss Universe Bahamas was operated by Albany Resort and Ivy Lane Ltd. Michelle Collie and Loretta Thomas were National Directors. In 2015, Toria Nichole Penn represented The Bahamas at

, and in 2016 Cherell Williamson competed at

. In 2017 Ivy Lane Ltd. sent Yasmine Cooke as Miss Universe Bahamas to Las Vegas to compete at

. This would be the last time Albany Resort together with Ivy Lane Ltd. would hold the

franchise for The Bahamas. In 2018 the

franchise for The Bahamas as Miss Universe Bahamas is operated by Westpoint Media Global Ltd. At the time, Westpoint Media was already producing the

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Pageant since the year 2016 and the

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Pageant from 2012 to 2015. Headed by Anthony Smith, he became the National Director on June 4, 2018.

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is the Director of Pageant and Branding Affairs. The

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Executive Board and Committee is composed of several professionals with decades of experience in pageantry, entertainment, coaching and careers in law, medicine, government, tourism, hospitality, entertainment, TV, stage and film. Westpoint Media opted to change the name back to

to restore and continue to retain use of Miss Bahamas as this is the Official and National Pageant of The Bahamas with

being the most coveted title in the worldwide pageant scene. Contestants from around the world compete for the title of

each year. On September 16, 2018

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was selected as Miss Bahamas Universe and will represent The Bahamas in Bangkok, Thailand at

on December 16, 2018.

National franchises

The Miss Universe Bahamas is under Westpoint Media Global Ltd. and it is the official 2019 licensee in The Bahamas under license by the Miss Universe Organization.

Titleholders

References

External links

www.missuniverse-bahamas.com
{{Miss Universe countries and territories