Miss Sint Maarten

Miss Sint Maarten
The Sint Maarten Queen Carnival
Miss Universe Sint Maarten & Guadeloupe

Formation	1976;49 years ago (1976)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Philipsburg
Location	Sint Maarten
Membership	Miss World Miss Universe
Official language	French Dutch
Key people	Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications; Claret Connor (also sponsor in 2015) Benita Mamtora and Rashmi Mirpuri (2014)

Miss Sint Maarten (St. Maarten) is a national beauty pageant that selects queen from Sint Maarten representative to Miss Universe pageant between 1976 and 1982. This pageant is incorporated to Miss St. Martin who selects the winner to Miss France since 2012.

History

The official winner of Miss St. Maarten (Dutch) is expected to go to Miss Caribbean Queen. Between 1976 and 1982 the winners went to Miss Universe and between 1998 and 2001 the constituent country of Sint Maarten sent delegates to Miss World. In 2015 Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications Hon. Claret Connor, is one of the proud sponsors of Miss Sint Maarten 2015/2016. ^[1]

Miss Sint Maarten 2014

Soniya Bag Assumed as Miss Sint Maarten 2014; in 2014 the national pageant was organised in St. Maarten for the first time ^[2]

Sint Maarten participation in Miss World 2021

On December 15, the government of Sint Maarten officially denounced the participation of Lara Mateo at Miss World 2021. ^{[3] [4]} The current franchise holder of the Miss and Mr World license for Sint Maarten did not select Lara Mateo for her participation; they are currently under investigation by the government. ^{[5] [6]}

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said the government discovered that Lara Mateo was registered by Guadeloupe's franchise holder to represent Sint Maarten. ^[7] Sint Maarten government issued an official letter stating that they did not endorse Lara Mateo to Miss World Limited. ^[8] She added that Collectivity of Saint Martin , neither their Tourism Department nor the Culture Department, did not know or acknowledge the candidate and reassured that their winners would solely compete at Miss France. ^[9]

Titleholders

Year	Miss Sint Maarten
1976	Angela Huggins
1977	Marie Madeleine Boirard
1980	Lucie Marie Davic
1982	Liana Elviara Brown
1998	Myrtille Charlotte Brookson (Miss World)
1999	Ifelola Badejo (Miss World)
2000	Angelique Romou (Miss Universe)
2001	Genesis Romney (Miss World)
2006	Gisella Hilliman (Miss Universe)
2011	Trumane Trotman (Senior Carnival Queen)
2012	Glenicia Mitchell [10] [11] (Senior Carnival Queen)
2013	Davinia A Brooks (Senior Carnival Queen)
2015	Phausha Winklaar (Senior Carnival Queen)
2016	Diandra Marlin (Miss Teen Queen)
2017	Shanice Powell (Senior Carnival Queen)

Sint Maarten at International pageants

Miss Universe Sint Maarten

•   : Declared as Winner
•   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Year	Miss Sint Maarten	Placement at Miss Universe	Special Awards	Notes
Did not compete since 2007—present
2006	Gisella Hilliman	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2003—2005
2002	Bernice Gumbs	Did not compete
2001	Did not compete
2000	Angelique Romou	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1983—1999
1982	Liana Elviara Brown	Unplaced
1981	Did not compete
1980	Lucie Marie Davic	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1978—1979
1977	Marie Madeleine Boirard	Unplaced
1976	Angela Huggins	Unplaced

Miss World Sint Maarten

•   : Declared as Winner
•   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Year	Miss Sint Maarten	Placement at Miss World	Special Awards	Notes
2021	Lara Mateo [12]	Unplaced	Miss World Sport (Top 32)	The government of Sint Maarten officially denounced the participation of Lara Mateo at Miss World 2021. [13]
Did not compete between 2002—2020
2001	Genesis Romney	Unplaced
2000	Angelique Romou	Did not compete
1999	Ifiola Badejo	Unplaced
1998	Myrtille Charlotte Brookson	Unplaced

References

1. "Minister of Tourism Connor sponsors Miss Sint Maarten Winklaar and wishes her success at Monday night Pageant". smn-news.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
2. "Soniya Bag is new Miss Sari St. Maarten 2014". thedailyherald.info. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. "Government of Sint Maarten does not endorse alleged representative of Sint Maarten participating at the 70th Miss World Festival".
4. Dept, Editorial. "Chris asks who choose Lara Mateo to represent country in Miss World". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
5. "St. Martin News Network - Posh Productions denounces Miss World contestant". smn-news.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
6. "Sint Maarten Gov't: Who endorsed Lara Mateo to go to Miss World? | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
7. "No response to govt. Yet on Miss World concerns".
8. "No response to govt. Yet on Miss World concerns".
9. "No response to govt. Yet on Miss World concerns".
10. "2006". Todaysxm.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
11. "2012". FashionPolice.com. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
12. "Miss World". www.missworld.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
13. "Government of Sint Maarten does not endorse alleged representative of Sint Maarten participating at the 70th Miss World Festival".