The Miss Trinidad & Tobago Pageant is a beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1954. The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from the twin island republic, to compete in the Miss World pageant. The nation has one Miss World,

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History

Miss Trinidad & Tobago registered trademark started in 1954 exclusively for Miss World. The first Miss Trinidad and Tobago contest started in 1954 where the eventual winner, Seeta Indranie Mahabir represented the British Commonwealth country at the fourth edition of the contest. Trinidad and Tobago have never withdrawn from the Miss World contest since the 70's. It is the only international contest (Miss World) that they have been consistent in sending a representative to. The Miss World brand is the most established pageant brand in the country. According to Google trends, T&T is ranked 4th as per most searches for Miss World. The British High Commissioner in Trinidad and Tobago (1950's to 1970's) were responsible for sending Miss Trinidad and Tobago winner to Miss World. Then in 1979, they gave the rights to local socialite and businesswoman, Kim Sabeeny. Kim Sabeeny died in 1999. Peter Elias then took over the franchise with Trinidad and Tobago first Miss World,

. Peter Elias resigned after Gabrielle Walcott placed 2nd runner-up at the 58th edition of the Miss World contest. He gave the directorship to Micheal Raghunanan and Daniel Seebaran in 2009. In 2013, Athaliah Samuel held the franchise and there was a dispute between the franchise holder and the then-titleholder, Shereece Villafana, who was then stripped of her title by the national franchise holder after competing in Miss World. In 2014, Vanessa Manoo and Nicaraguan Businessman, Gregory Lewin took over the company for the next three years. The current directors of Miss T&T Company are Charu Lochan Dass under the tutelage of Brian Gopaul and Dr. Reiaz Mohammed (Vice National Director) who took over the organisation for Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2018.

Description

Miss Trinidad and Tobago's mission are to inspire and empower the young women of Trinidad and Tobago to become the best version of themselves.

Official broadcaster

* TTT, 1962 - 2004 * Television 4 (TV4), 2005 * CTV, 2006 – 2012 *

CNC3 CNC3 Television (CNC3) is a television station privately owned by Guardian Media Limited serving Trinidad and Tobago. It broadcasts over-the-air on channels 12 and 14 and is seen throughout the FLOW cable system on channel 3 (DVS) or 103 (AVS) ...

, 2013 – present

Team Members

The Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Board of Directors for 2018 are: * Brian Gopaul - National Franchise Holder * Charu Lochan Dass - National Director * Dr. Reiaz Mohammed - Co National Pageant Director * Sheree Ann Ramsingh - Chief Operating Officer *

Jevon King Miss Universe 2014 was the 63rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the FIU Arena in Florida, United States on January 25, 2015. This was the first time in the history of the competition that the pageant was not during the year the title was awarded ...

- Dep. Chief Operating Officer * Peter Sheppard - Art, History, & Culture Director * Richard Ahong - Producer * Vaughnette Bigford - Fashion & Entertainment Director * Kavita Maharaj (Genie) - Photography / Social Media Manager * Kiran Maharaj - Digital Media Manager

Titleholders

Miss Trinidad and Tobago national pageant is a contest meant to select a representative for Miss World. ;Color key

Miss International

Miss Asia Pacific

Best Model of the Universe

References

External links

* {{Miss World countries and territories Beauty pageants in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

Recurring events established in 1966 Trinidad and Tobago awards