Xaria Penn crowned Miss Universe BVI
The pageant was ‘secretly’ held at Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) campus in Paraquita Bay. The media was not informed of the event.
Xaria Penn is Miss Universe BVI
Three contestants vied for the crown and it was Miss Xaria Penn who came out the winner.
In a social media post, the organisors said Xaria Penn was crowned Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2021 and is poised to represent the Virgin Islands at Miss Universe.
It said Xaria won Best Swimwear, Best Evening Wear and Best Interview.
The other contestants were Lia and Kasaddi Chalwell.
Controversy
There has been controversy surrounding the Miss Universe franchise.
According to reports reaching our newsroom, Miss Hamm was removed as Chairperson of Miss BVI Pageant Committee; however, she did not relinquish the franchise for Miss Universe BVI.
This was confirmed by former Director of Culture Luce D. Hodge-Smith, who spoke to JTV News in her personal capacity on September 25, 2021.
Hodge-Smith said Hamm actually decided on her own that she was going to proceed with being the franchise holder and that would have begun this year when she selected miss Sabree Frett to represent the Territory at Miss Universe some months ago.
She explained that the person representing the Festival and Fairs Committee on the Miss BVI Pageant Committee usually leave everything, including the Miss Universe Pageant franchise when they exit the committee and this has been done in the past with all the former pageant committee chairpersons.
“When they left they turned over everything.”
Hodge-Smith said when the former Chairperson had left Ms Hamm took over the Miss Universe franchise and added that even though the agreement with Miss Universe would not be in the VIF&FC’s name, “it is understood, it is agreed and it has happened over the years, it is traditional, that the Festival Committee would organize the pageant and it has always been the prize or given that Miss BVI would represent the territory at Miss Universe and it has happened over the years.”
Due to the actions of Miss Hamm, the Miss BVI Pageant Queen who will be crowned on October 17, 2021, will not be heading to Miss Universe as has been the tradition for years.
.png)
Follow Us On
11 Responses to “Xaria Penn crowned Miss Universe BVI”
This, right here, is the crux of the matter. To get the Miss Universe franchise, along with the lease rights to use the official logo and the name, etc., YOU HAVE TO PAY THE FEE. Forget 'tradition', forget 'it's what has always been done'.... WHY IS A GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION DOING THE WRONG THING FOR DONKEY'S YEARS AND BAWLING LIKE TEN TARZAN WHEN THEY GET CALLED OUT ON THEIR ISH????
Whole committee needs to be audited and investigated now. A tradition of doing the wrong thing for donkey's years doesn't make it suddenly right. And if it is that the committee CAN'T put it in their name or purchase the franchise legitimately (for bad debt or other reasons, like their other 'tradition' of not paying Festival vendors until long after festival), then investigate that ish too. Plenty more in this mortar than the pestle. Let the whistles blow.
VIRUS
Thus is shjsness to the max.