UPDATE: Miss BVI shines as Miss Caribbean World 2013
The prize for 4th runner-up went to Miss St Kitts & Nevis – Trevicia Adams, 3rd runner-up Miss St Lucia – Joy Ann Biscette, 2nd runner-up Miss St Vincent & The Grenadines – Carice Glasgow, 1st Runner-up Miss Dominica - Leslassa Armour Shillingford.
In addition to taking the crown as queen for this year's Miss Caribbean World, Miss BVI Sharie B. deCastro walked away with the prizes for Best Poise, Miss Intellect, Best Talent, Best Evening Wear and she tied with Miss Dominica for best Swim Suit.
The prize for Best National Costume went to Miss St Lucia – Ann Biscette and the Miss Photogenic of the night was Miss Miss Dominica - Leslassa Armour Shillingford.
Miss Antigua & Barbuda – Ranee Laronde, Miss Cuba – Daniela Garcia; Miss US Virgin Islands – Cliaunjel Williams, Miss Bahamas – Mea Petit Homme, Miss Trinidad & Tobago – Sonia Millington, and Miss United States of America – Jaielean Thomas went back home with no prizes but the satisfaction of a great experience and the courage to continue their personal endeavours.
There was no doubt that had the audience remain quiet every time she was introduced on stage the scores at the end of the night would have been just as it turned out as it did with the loud cheers and applauds Miss deCastro got from supporters.
The night of Glitz, Glamour and Talent got off to a prompt 7 P.M. start at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, Station Road, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands. Up first was the introductory dance by the 11 delegates who took to the stage all dressed in white and complimented by a group of serenade dancers as the spirit of strong competition sparkled throughout the Complex when each delegate took the microphone and introduced themselves.
That was the only time for the night that patrons would have heard them speak other than those who did not choose to dance as their talent presentation. The night quickly flew on as the beautiful ladies showcased their slender bodies, plum in the case of Miss USA, well fitted in teasing pieces of swim suits.
Miss Antigua and Bermuda was the first to set the pace for the others to follow and they did excellently so. All along, Miss BVI, Miss Dominica, Miss St.Lucia and Miss Cuba compelled the crowd to roar in awe. The others did show well too but the competition was indeed a hot run race.
The Costume Segment was a spectacle of creativity. Miss BVI's costume of the butterfly story saw her display and unlike the usual prancing around the stage, she stepped gracefully as she smartly rotated her shoulder to allow her butterfly's wings to flap smoothly to tell the story it had accompanied by the Territorial Song.
The experience on the international scene did pay dividend as she made full use of ever part and angle of the stage to connect directly with the judges, audience and the many flashing cameras.
Again Miss Dominica kept on her heels as a crowd favourite. Talent was talent for the greater part and one would not be bias in saying that indeed the prize for the Best Talent was a well deserved one for Miss BVI Sharie B. deCastro. She spoke to the women of their worth and self value that should the prize on the platter for life. This she did in her elecution style poetry complimented by a musical interjection of her on the piano and concluded with a robust structured man gracefully and carefully taking her off stage safely in his arm elevated on his shoulder to the words "A real man carries his weight."
It was the unique piece for the night as the others followed the common trend of dancing, interpretative in some cases, dramatic poetry, the playing of the steel pan and singing. Most spoke to the international pandemic of domestic violence especially in the form of child sexual abuse. It was as if that was the theme for the pageant.
The evening gowns were the 'wow' of the night as all the young ladies did not fail to impress. But if one were to pick an amount that consumes the five fingers on one hand they definitely would have been Miss Antigua and Burmuda, Miss BVI, Miss Dominica, Miss St. Lucia and Miss St Vincent & The Grenadines - Carice Glasgow. Royal blue was the dominant colour of the night with the evening gowns.
The audience was a fairly well respectful one despite there was no holding back when it came to their favourites which for the most part were Miss BVI and Miss Dominica.
There were just some amount of heckling, which mostly came from the females in the audience. On the other hand some men's silence was very loud and was heard in their poise, hand-on-mouth and eyes following the young ladies every step they made especially in the Swim Wear and Evening Wear segments. They had no choice but to speak in silence as in most cases the woman sitting next to them had them under strong subjection being sure to constantly look over the shoulders at their reaction. But some were bold enough to say what they had to out aloud. "That kind of body I could take to the beach", "she's worth every penny on my bank account", "She got some cleaning up to do", "No, too young to be so flabsy", "Come on girl make my night", "now she's got self confidence, bring me on the meat and stick the straws between my teeth", "yes, yes every thing they only blaming the men and they can't do without we."
The night seemed to be one well deserving of one's time and money and while some persons walked away with the notion that the judging was somewhat unfair, the majority were definitely happy to be called a BVIslander, Belonger or a visitor as they did seem to love Miss BVI Sharie B. deCastro for the crown she now wears.
See previous story posted on May 4, 2013:
Sharie B. deCastro is Miss Caribbean-World 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- (Post Time: 10:45 P.M.) MISS BVI 2012/2013 Sharie B. deCastro has been crowned Miss Caribbean-World 2013.
Miss deCastro won the coveted crown when the pageant minutes ago, May 4, 2013 at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.
The first runner-up is Miss Dominica Leslassa Armour-Shillingford.
deCastro won best swimwear, along with Ms Armour-Shillingford, Best Intellect, best Evening Wear, Best Talent and Best Poise.
Sharie de Castro was born on December 31st 1990 in the [British] Virgin Islands. She is a graduate of Texas Christian University, where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts Degree in English with a minor in Educational Studies.
More details to follow.
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77 Responses to “UPDATE: Miss BVI shines as Miss Caribbean World 2013”
Some negative BS! I too sure you ain't from here!!! Should be proud that she is representing the BVI & she will set a great example
A picture tells a thousand words!!!! Miss Antigua have a beautiful body, her swimsuit fit the best.