The Bahamas, known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago. The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola, northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The designation of "the Bahamas" can refer either to the country or to the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.
Savatheda Fynes is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race. Some sources spell her first name "Sevatheda."
Marsh Harbour is a town in Abaco Islands, Bahamas, with a population of 6,283 as of 2012.
Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 de Novembro de 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. Preliminaries were shot in India and in Seychelles. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant. By the end of the night, 18 years-old Irene Skliva of Greece took home the title. She was crowned by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.
Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant, was held on November 8, 2008 at The Venetian Macao in Macau，the presenters are Eric Tsang, Dodo Cheng, Astrid Chan. 63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous of 61 during last year pageant. The contestants also paid a visit to Hong Kong, Tokyo. Miss International 2007, Priscila Perales of Mexico, crowned her successor Alejandra Andreu of Spain as the new Miss International.
Rosarita Tawil is a Lebanese model, fashion designers and beauty pageant title-holder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2008. She represented Lebanon at Miss World 2008 but unplaced.
Tinnyse Jamel Johnson is a beauty queen who represented The Bahamas in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She studied business administration, intending to own a conglomerate of businesses geared towards motivational products and services.
Miss Kazakhstan is a national beauty pageant in Kazakhstan.
Miss World 1966, the 16th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1966 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Reita Faria of India, first Asian delegate to win Miss World title. She was crowned by Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom.
Khrystyna Kots-Hotlib ; is a Ukrainian singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 and represented Ukraine in Miss Universe 2009.
Wang Jingyao is a Chinese beauty pageant contestant from Shandong.
Miss Bahamas is a national Beauty pageant in The Bahamas.
Celeste Marshall is a Bahamian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Bahamas 2012 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant.
Angenie Anamaria Simon is a Curaçaolean beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Curaçao 2009 and went to the Miss Universe 2009 in The Bahamas, and the Miss World 2010 in Sanya, People's Republic of China. She earned a place in the national and regional pageant history records by being the first Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus winner who was crowned by a compatriot. Currently she is working as a Financial Assistant and she took in 2011 the challenge in partnering with national social entrepreneur and international youth ambassador Gwendell Mercelina Jr. for the Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus Curaçao pageant.
Lexi Wilson is a Bahamian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Bahamas 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.
Mister Bahamas is pageant that was established in 2012. The first man sashed Mister Bahamas was Pedro Mejias. The competition was produced by a committee of leading men in society known as the Mister Bahamas Organization.
Toria Nichole Penn is a Bahamian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Bahamas 2015 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Miss Universe Bahamas is a national Beauty pageant that has selected The Bahamas's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
