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Nicole Haughton (born January 1975) is a Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 1999.

Pageantry career

Haughton, a graduate of Campion College, in Kingston, was encouraged to enter the Miss Jamaica Universe Pageant by Author and journalist Legrek Parond, whom she had met while managing the family business, Haughton' Pharmacy in Spanish Town. [1] It was through this chance encounter that afforded Legrek Parond his breakthrough, in landing a freelance journalism position at the Jamaica Observer Newspaper, and subsequently covering the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant in Trinidad,as an accredited journalist.

She represented her country at Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago and placed Top 10.

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References

  1. "Nicole Haughton - beauty queen turns tourism advocate". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-09.