Miss Sint Maarten

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Miss Sint Maarten
The Sint Maarten Queen Carnival
Miss Universe Sint Maarten & Guadeloupe
Formation1976;48 years ago (1976)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Philipsburg
Location
Membership
Miss World
Miss Universe
Official language
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.

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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

YearMiss Sint Maarten
1976Angela Huggins
1977Marie Madeleine Boirard
1980Lucie Marie Davic
1982Liana Elviara Brown
1998Myrtille Charlotte Brookson (Miss World)
1999Ifelola Badejo (Miss World)
2000Angelique Romou (Miss Universe)
2001Genesis Romney (Miss World)
2006Gisella Hilliman (Miss Universe)
2011Trumane Trotman (Senior Carnival Queen)
2012Glenicia Mitchell [10] [11] (Senior Carnival Queen)
2013Davinia A Brooks (Senior Carnival Queen)
2015Phausha Winklaar (Senior Carnival Queen)
2016Diandra Marlin (Miss Teen Queen)
2017Shanice 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
YearMiss Sint MaartenPlacement at Miss UniverseSpecial AwardsNotes
Did not compete since 2007—present
2006 Gisella HillimanUnplaced
Did not compete between 2003—2005
2002 Bernice GumbsDid not compete
2001 Did not compete
2000 Angelique RomouUnplaced
Did not compete between 1983—1999
1982 Liana Elviara BrownUnplaced
1981 Did not compete
1980 Lucie Marie DavicUnplaced
Did not compete between 1978—1979
1977 Marie Madeleine BoirardUnplaced
1976 Angela HugginsUnplaced

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
YearMiss Sint MaartenPlacement at Miss WorldSpecial AwardsNotes
2021 Lara Mateo [12] UnplacedThe government of Sint Maarten officially denounced the participation of Lara Mateo at Miss World 2021. [13]
Did not compete between 2002—2020
2001 Genesis RomneyUnplaced
2000 Angelique RomouDid not compete
1999 Ifiola BadejoUnplaced
1998 Myrtille Charlotte BrooksonUnplaced

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