Toni-Ann Singh

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Toni-Ann Singh
Toni Ann-Singh Miss World 2019.jpg
Singh in 2019
Born (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)
Morant Bay, Jamaica
Education Florida State University
OccupationModel
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[ citation needed ]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBlack[ citation needed ]
Eye colorBrown[ citation needed ]
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Jamaica World 2019 (Winner)
  • Miss World 2019 (Winner)

Toni-Ann Singh (born 1 February 1996) is a Jamaican singer, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2019 and is the fourth woman from Jamaica to win Miss World. She is also the longest-reigning Miss World in the history of the pageant. She was previously crowned Miss Jamaica World 2019.

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Early life and education

Singh was born in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She is of Dougla heritage, with her mother being of Afro-Jamaican descent, and her father being of Indo-Jamaican descent. [1]

Her family migrated to the United States when Singh was aged nine, settling in Florida. [2] She attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where she graduated with a degree in women's studies and psychology. [3] [ better source needed ]

Career

Miss Jamaica World 2019

In 2019, Singh won Miss Jamaica World 2019. Afterwards, Singh received the right to represent Jamaica at Miss World 2019. [4]

Miss World 2019

Singh left for London in November 2019, to participate in the Miss World pre-pageant activities. Singh placed in the top 40 of the Top Model competition and won the talent competition, which granted her direct entry into the top 40 semifinals. [4] Miss World 2019 Finals was held on 14 December at ExCeL London, where Singh advanced from the top 40 to the top 12, and ultimately to the top five.

During the top five question and answer round, she was asked by Piers Morgan - "Why should you win the title of Miss World 2019?", Singh replied:

I think I represent something special...a generation of women who are pushing forward to change the world. I don't consider myself better than any other girls on the stage, but I will say that my passion for women and making sure that they have had the same opportunities that I have had, is something that sets me apart. [5]

She was subsequently asked, "Who is the most inspiring woman in the world for you?", Singh replied:

The most inspiring woman to me is my mother. Now I must say, if my mother and my father are the roots, and I'm the tree, then really, any work that I do, anything that I'm able to change in the world...It is the fruits of their labor and I watched her pour everything into me, even at the sacrifice of her own wants and her needs, and that's why I am able to sit before you today. [5]

At the end of the event she was crowned Miss World 2019 by the previous winner Vanessa Ponce of Mexico. The first runner-up was Ophély Mézino of France and the second runner-up Suman Rao of India. [6]

Singh is the fourth Jamaican to hold the title, with the last being Lisa Hanna who was crowned Miss World 1993, and the first black woman to win Miss World since Agbani Darego of Nigeria won Miss World 2001. [7] [8] [9] Her win also made 2019 the first ever year that black women won two of the Big Four international beauty pageants, after Zozibini Tunzi became South Africa's first black woman to have won the Miss Universe title. [10] [11]

During her reign as Miss World, she lived in England and visited Indonesia, [12] Nepal, [13] Puerto Rico, [14] USA, [15] Mauritius, [16] South Africa, [17] and Jamaica. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Tusing, David (15 December 2019). "Who is Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh?". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Toni-Ann Singh, Miss World 2019: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica". Miss World. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh is Miss World 2019". Rappler. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Toni-Ann Singh's winning answers that earned her the Miss World 2019 crown". GMA News. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Miss World 2019 winner is Miss Jamaica Tony-Ann Singh, India's Suman Rao is second runner-up". India Today. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World 2019 in London". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Nambiar, Prerna (14 December 2019). "Miss World 2019: Toni-Ann Singh from Jamaica takes home the crown". Meaww.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Coetzee, Nikita (14 December 2019). "Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh crowned Miss World 2019". Channel 24. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World 2019". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Zaveri, Mihir (15 December 2019). "Black Women Now Hold Crowns in 5 Major Beauty Pageants". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Miss World 2019 Toni Ann-Singh Tiba di Indonesia, Tidak Sabar Ingin Cicipi Nasi Goreng". 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh arrives in Nepal" . Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Toni-Ann Singh visits the venue of the 70th edition of the Miss World pageant!" . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Miss World Toni Ann Singh visits Chicago". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh visits Mauritius" . Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Reigning Miss World Toni-Ann Singh coming to Cape Town for Miss South Africa" . Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "PHOTOS: Miss World Toni-Ann Singh Arrives in Jamaica" . Retrieved 21 December 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kadijah Robinson
 Miss Jamaica World
2019		Succeeded by
Khalia Hall
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