A'yana Keshelle Phillips

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A'yana Keshelle Phillips
Born
A’yana Keshelle Phillips

(1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 28)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss British Virgin Islands 2018
Miss World US Virgin Islands 2019
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)
Miss British Virgin Islands 2017
(2nd Runner-up)
Miss British Virgin Islands 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Unplaced)
Miss World US Virgin Islands 2019
(Winner)
Miss World 2019
(Unplaced)

A'yana Keshelle Phillips (born 1 September 1995) is a Virgin Islander model and beauty pageant titleholder from both the British Virgin Islands and US Virgin Islands who was crowned Miss British Virgin Islands 2018 & Miss World US Virgin Islands 2019. She represented the British Virgin Islands in the 2018 Miss Universe pageant but unplaced.[ citation needed ] She also represented US Virgin Islands at Miss World 2019 pageant.

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Miss British Virgin Islands 2017

On 6 August 2017, Phillips finished as the 2nd Runner-up at Miss British Virgin Islands 2017 at the Multipurpose Sports Complex. She was one of the two contestants who shared the second runner-up position with Helina Hewlett. Meanwhile, the official winner was Khephra Sylvester crowned as the 2017 winner and competed at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, United States where she did not place in the top 16.

Miss British Virgin Islands 2018

Phillips was crowned Miss British Virgin Islands 2018 at the coronation ceremony held on 5 August 2018 at the festival village. She succeeded outgoing Miss British Virgin Islands 2017 Khephra Sylvester. [1]

Miss Universe 2018

Phillips represented British Virgin Islands at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand but unplaced.

Miss World U.S. Virgin Islands 2019

Phillips competed in Miss World USVI 2019 and won in October 2019. She succeeded Kyrelle Thomas. [2]

Miss World 2019

Phillips will represent the U.S. Virgin Islands at the Miss World 2019 pageant in London, UK.

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References

  1. "Miss Universe BVI 2018". BVI News. 5 August 2018.
  2. "Former Miss BVI A'yana Phillips crowned Miss World USVI". bvinews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss British Virgin Islands
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kyrelle Thomas
Miss World U.S. Virgin Islands
2019
Succeeded by
Adisha Penn