The Miss Saint Lucia or Miss Saint Lucia Universe is a national Beauty pageant in Saint Lucia where the winner is sent to Miss Universe. The current Miss Saint Lucia 2023 is Earlyca Frederick of Choiseul, who represented Saint Lucia at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador on November 18, 2023.
| Formation | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Castries |
| Location | |
Membership | |
Official languages | English |
President | Joycie Mederick |
| Website | misssaintlucia |
History
editSaint Lucia owned national winner in 1975 when Sophia St. Omer crowned as the first Miss Saint Lucia winner in history.[1] Under the Ministry of Tourism Saint Lucia, in 1977 the Miss Saint Lucia Organization sent the winner to Miss Universe 1977.[2]
The Miss Saint Lucia Organization deeply holds empowerment programs during years:[3]
- Student Experiences and Mentorship Programs
- Little Sista's Programme
Franchise ownership
edit- Ministry of Tourism Saint Lucia (1977 & 2011–2014)
- Joan Johnson (Joan Laurencin) (2006–2007)
- Joycie Mederick (Cinnamon Productions) (2017–present)
Titleholders
editThe following is a list of all Miss Saint Lucia titleholders since 1975:
| Year | Miss Saint Lucia | Quarter | Runner-up | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Sophia St. Omer | Castries | No Award | ||||||
| 1977 | Iva Mendes | Castries | |||||||
| 1993 | Carnita Cernac | Soufriere | |||||||
| 1994 | Yasmine Walcott | Castries | |||||||
| 2006 | Sascha-Andrew Rose | Castries | |||||||
| 2007 | Yoanna Henry | Castries | |||||||
| 2011 | Joy-Ann Biscette | Castries | |||||||
| 2012 | Tara Marty Carla Edward | Gros Islet | Oneka McKoy | ||||||
| 2014 | Roxanne Didier Nicholas | Castries | Louise Victor later, Miss Saint Lucia 2017 | ||||||
| 2017 | Louise Victor | Micoud | Ena Julien | ||||||
| 2018 | Angella Dalsou | Castries | Kesie Favrier | ||||||
| 2019 | Bebiana Mangal | Castries | Lisa Marie Austin | ||||||
| 2022 | Sheris Paul | Castries | Kimani Thomas | ||||||
| 2023 | Earlyca Frederick[4] | Choiseul | Kaysia Verneuil-Joyeux Natanni Kya St. Omer | ||||||
Titleholders under Miss Saint Lucia org.
editMiss Universe Saint Lucia
edit- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- Miss Saint Lucia has started to send a Miss Saint Lucia to Miss Universe from 1977. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Quarter | Miss Saint Lucia | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Castries | Skye Faucher | TBA | TBA | |
| 2023 | Choiseul | Earlyca Frederick | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Castries | Sheris Paul[5] | Unplaced | ||
| Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no representative between 2020—2021 | |||||
| 2019 | Castries | Bebiana Mangal[6] | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Castries | Angella Elvina Dalsou[7] | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Micoud | Louise Liza Victor[8] | Unplaced | Joycie Mederick (Cinnamon Productions) directorship. | |
| Did not compete between 2015—2016 | |||||
| 2014 | Castries | Roxanne Didier Nicholas | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2012 | Gros Islet | Tara Marty Carla Edward[9] | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Castries | Joy-Ann Biscette[10] | Unplaced | In 2011 competed in official Miss Saint Lucia under director and Ministry of Tourism Saint Lucia. | |
| Did not compete between 2008—2010 | |||||
| 2007 | Castries | Yoanna Henry[11] | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | Castries | Sascha Gianne Michaele Andrew-Rose | Unplaced | Joan Johnson (Joan Laurencin) directorship — Miss Universe Saint Lucia ― crowned twice by different organization; in 2004 she was handpicked by casting while in 2006 she is officially crowned as Miss Saint Lucia 2006. | |
| Did not compete between 1978—2005 | |||||
| 1977 | Castries | Iva Lua Mendes | Unplaced | Ministry of Tourism, Saint Lucia (Carnival) — Support. | |
References
edit- ^ "Miss Saint Lucia 1975". rodriguezmatute. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Louise Victor To Represent Saint Lucia at Miss Universe Pageant". thevoiceslu. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Türkiye". Miss Saint Lucia. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ @missuniversesaintlucia (2 July 2023). "Congratulations to Earlyca Frederick Miss Universe Saint Lucia 2023.Earlyca will represent Saint Lucia in El Salvador". Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "There Must Be a Better Way – Time for Divine Intervention". The Voice Saint Lucia. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Krause, Amanda; Konstantinides, Anneta (6 December 2019). "Meet the 90 contestants competing to be Miss Universe 2019". Insider. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ George, Micah (September 15, 2018). "Will This Au Picon Beauty Angella Dalsou Be The Next Miss Universe?". The Voice St. Lucia. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Gonzales, Rochelle (August 5, 2017). "Woman Of The Week – Louise Victor, Miss Universe St. Lucia". The Voice St. Lucia. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ St. Aime Joseph, Lovely (5 November 2012). "Miss Universe pageant". HTS St. Lucia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ McDonald, Nicole (17 June 2011). "Joy-Ann is Miss St Lucia Universe!". The Star St. Lucia. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "St. Lucia". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.