Formation | 1965 |
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Type | Beauty Pageant |
Headquarters | Hamilton |
Location | |
Official language | English |
Chairwoman | Milika Trott-Seymour |
Website | Official website |
The Miss Bermuda is a national Beauty pageant in Bermuda. The pageant was established in 1965 and is the official national pageant to select representatives at international pageants.
Miss Bermuda was identified to have been held for the first time in 1965. The winner then went on to compete at Miss Universe pageant until 1997. Since then, Bermuda did not compete at any beauty contests. The Miss Bermuda Pageant has an illustrious history, first competing in the Miss Universe Pageant in 1965, with Margaret Hill winning Miss Photogenic in 1970. Gina Swainson was the only Miss Bermuda who placed as the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe 1979. [1]
Miss Bermuda began competing in the Miss World Pageant in 1971 and in 1979 Gina Swainson was the first Miss Bermuda to become Miss World.
Year | Miss Bermuda |
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1965 | Elaine Simons† |
1966 | Marie Trott |
1967 | Cheryl Michele Smith |
1968 | Victoria Martin |
1969 | Maxine Bean |
1970 | Margaret Hill |
1971 | Rana Furbert |
1973 | Judy Joy |
1972 | Helen Brown |
1974 | Joyce Ann De Rosa |
1975 | Donna Wright |
1976 | Vivienne Anne Hollis |
1977 | Connie Marie Frith |
1978 | Madeline Joell |
1979 | Gina Swainson |
1980 | Jill Murphy |
1981 | Cymone Florie |
1982 | Heather Ross |
1983 | Angelita Emily Diaz |
1984 | Rhonda Wilkinson |
1985 | Jannell Ford |
1986 | Samantha Jayne Morton |
1987 | Shelley Bascombe |
1988 | Kim Lightbourne |
1989 | Cornelia Furbert |
1990 | Janet Tucker |
1991 | Andrea Sullivan |
1992 | Colita Joseph |
1993 | Kellie Hall |
1995 | Renita Minors |
1997 | Naomi Darrell |
1998 | Joanne Darrell |
2011 | Jana Lynn Outerbridge |
2012 | Rochelle Minors |
2013 | Katherine Arnfield |
2014 | Lillian Lightbourn |
2015 | Alyssa Rose |
1947 Marion Dismont Notes
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