Zahra O. Redwood (born c. 1985) is a Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned
Miss Jamaica Universe
Miss Universe Jamaica (formerly Miss Jamaica Universe) is a beauty pageant that selects the contestant to represent Jamaica at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
History
Although Jamaica started competing at the Miss Universe Pageant in 1961, ...
2007.
She is the first Rastafarian to enter and win a beauty pageant in
Jamaica
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and also the first Rastafarian pageant titleholder to represent Jamaica internationally in the
Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007 was the 56th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on May 28, 2007.
At the end of the event, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned Riyo Mori from Japan as Miss Universe 2007. It is Jap ...
pageant held in
Mexico City
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on 28 May 2007.
In addition to being the first Rastafarian to be crowned a pageant titleholder in Jamaica and to represent Jamaica internationally in the Donald Trump/NBC co-owned Miss Universe pageant, Redwood's win was significant because her crowning on 25 March coincided with the same date as the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. Redwood was voted ''Most Congenial'' by her fellow competitors, and also copped the award for ''Most Aware'', bringing her number of awards on the crowning night to three: ''Winner'', ''Most Congenial'' and ''Most Aware''.
References
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1980s births
Living people
Miss Universe 2007 contestants
Jamaican beauty pageant winners