UPDATE: Serious messages emerge on night of Miss BVI pageant
While the shining moment might have been the crowning of contestant number two Adorya R. Baly as Miss BVI 2015/2016 on August 3, 2015, the pageant which lasted for exactly four hours was as thought-provoking and educational as it was entertaining.
With little technical interference, the pageant moved swiftly along at almost breakneck speed and even more amazing was the fact that many of the contestants had highly technical props and costumes.
The two co-hosts of the evening were Zoe J. Walcott-McMillan and Damion C. Grange who filled the night with their informative comments and sharp sense of humour. They never missed a beat.
Awards
Winning the coveted Miss Congeniality – a vote among the contestant themselves- was contestant number five Helena Hewlett. She also won Miss Popularity, Best Poise and Best Evening Gown.
Miss Photogenic went to contestant number six Dominique A. M. Maloney who also won Best Costume. Best Promotion of the BVI went to contestant number two and eventual winner of the title of Miss BVI 2015/2016 Adorya R. Baly.
She also copped Best Interview, Best Swimwear and Best Talent for her touching portrayal of a slave who suffered abuse and rape at the hands of her white masters in a dramatic piece. The poem was called ‘Rise Up’ and in it she said hundreds of people without insurance was a weapon of mass destruction. “The minimum wage is a weapon of mass destruction,” she said in the dramatic piece.
Contestant number one Ciara M. Christian won the award of Best Intellect.
Third Runner Up was Dominique A. M. Maloney, Second Runner Up was Ashellica Fahie and First Runner Up was Ciara M. Christian.
The final question read thus, “In an interconnected world where information can be spread in seconds, how detrimental can social media and online comments be to brand BVI?”
To this, eventual winner Baly made the point that because of the pressures of social media and online commenting that people experience, they may find themselves changing to suit people and no longer be themselves.
Hewlett responded saying that it would be detrimental to brand BVI as the territory is a small place and online comments with the aid of word of mouth can get a bad message across very rapidly.
Dominique A. M. Maloney said that social media and online comments can be detrimental to the territory because of the impact it could have on one of the main pillars of the economy - Tourism.
Talent segment
While we have already mentioned the impressive performance by Baly of her talent piece, equally impressive and emotive was the performance of Maloney, who had a dramatic poem - props and all - about domestic abuse. She came out enclosed by walls and pinned with labels but by the end of the five minute performance she pushed down all the walls and stomped upon the labels, freeing herself from the shackles of abuse while at the same time transmitting an important message to persons who might be experiencing what she was only portraying through drama.
Michelle Parsons performed a monologue and dance about not giving up in one’s struggles.
Ashellica Fahie had a dramatic and interpretive dance to the words of a spoken word rap “The world is coming to an end.”
Helena Hewlett had a dramatic dance about the devastation of cancer while Ciara M. Christian, who herself lost her father to the dreaded disease cancer, had a spoken word and interpretive dance performance to Whitney Houston’s ‘I Look to You’.
Costume
The costume segment saw an abundance of talent and imagination and every one of the costumes was a winner in its own right. From Ciara M. Christian’s White Cedar Tree to Adorya R. Baly’s US Dollar costume to Michelle Parsons’ St Ursula to Ashellica Fahie’s Fort Burt to Helena Hewlett’s depiction of farmer Moviene Fahie and Jack the Donkey to Dominique A. M. Maloney’s JR O’Neal’s Botanic Garden – they were all well put together and impressive.
During one of the performance breaks of the night, Andy Jeffers performed a touching dance tribute to teenager Chadil Parsons who sadly took his life last year.
Co-host of the show Zoe J. Walcott-McMillan gave some startling statistics as it relates to suicides of persons between the ages of 15 and 25 in the United States and said people oftentimes fail to observe the signs which are right there in their faces.
See previous story published on August 3, 2015:
Adorya R. Baly crowned Miss BVI 2015/16
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Adorya R. Baly, contestant number two, was minutes ago, August 3, 2015, crowned Miss BVI 2015/2016.
The pageant took place at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town and started at 8 pm sharp.
After four hours and many segments, the judges' decision came in and placed Miss Baly, a clear crowd favourite, the winner of the crown.
First runner up was Ciara M. Christian while second runner up was Ashellica Fahie. Third runner up was Dominique A. M. Maloney.
We will bring you more details in a subsequent update.
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44 Responses to “UPDATE: Serious messages emerge on night of Miss BVI pageant”
That's why she is not ms bvi. She is too f*** r*de!
Walking off the stage because you lost shows lack of maturity and professionalism.
Personally, if I entered a pageant once or twice and I still didn't secure the title, I would just hang it up. Unless winning is needed to validate your self worth.
I don't kno how u did all I know is that u won so
Proud of u
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#1 should try again next year!
Contestant number 1 did an ok job. I was wondering why she looked upset during the awardings when she really didn't come close enough to yhe title as compared with the other ladies. Thanks to the Q and A which I think was her best segment, she could have placed lower. I would have loved her hair to be sleek back.
Contestant 3 needs a lot of work but i love how she carried herself throughout the competition. I agree with her answer regarding the effect of negative comments on tourism but i just hope she was able to expound on it. Among the candidates, she was the only one who was able to identify tourism as on e of the bvi brand.
Contestant 4 has a beautiful face. She also has a good walk. I liked how she carried herself. I hope she joins again. I didn't like her gown. The color choice is poor. I certainly would not consider the color elegant. It was fun and stand out but not elegant.
Contestant 5 is one of my favorites coming in the pageant. She looks very elegant and beautiful. She carries her self with elegance and grace. I also liked her make up and styling. She was spot on look wise. She is deserving of the best in evening gown award and best in poise. I thought her talent was good, she had good extensions and was graceful whem dancing. I thought she was head to head with adorya until the Q and A. I did not like her cultural costume. I think that was her second weakest portion. Her body is amazing. I hope she joins again.
Contestant 6 was beautiful and charming. She deserves the cultural costume award. She also has a strong walk. She could have done better in the talent portion. I know she has the talent, it is just the execution. I love the upper half of her gown, i just didn't like the color of the bottom half, if it was another color, it would have been fabulous. Her styling was also spot on and very simple and modern.