Miss Teen pageant delights

(l-r) Miss Teen Cayman Islands 2006/2007 Prescilian Bromfield crowns the new Miss Teen Yentel McGaw while Leo member Trisdaca Ebanks (coach for the pageant) looks on. Photo by Lauriston Streekes

The 29th Annual Miss Teen Cayman Islands Beauty Pageant was held last weekend at the Lions Centre in George Town.

A large crowd filled the venue with supporters cheering on for their favourite contestant, which added to the exciting atmosphere.

Ten contestants vied for the title of Miss Teen Cayman 2007/2008 and as is standard in many beauty pageants, the contestants made appearances in casual, swim and formal wear. The contestants also performed as a group in a musical and dance presentation and participated in the Questions segment.

Although the pageant started on the night of Saturday 9 September it did not finish until the early hours of Sunday 9 September.

When the results were ready it was after 1:00 am in the morning, but most of the crowd was still in attendance, eagerly anticipating the results.

Before the winner was crowned, awards for categories such as Most Talented, Best Smile and the Cable & Wireless People’s Choice Awards were announced.

With the excitement building it was time for the second and first runner-up to be named, followed by the crowning of the new Miss Teen.

The second runner-up honours went to Kerri-Anne Chisholm from North Side who was sponsored by Whittaker & Watler Architecture. After this, Monyque Brooks was announced as the first runner-up. Sixteen-year-old Ms Brooks, from West Bay, was sponsored by Caribbean Utilities Company Ltd.

When the moment for the announcement of the winner finally came, sixteen-year-old Yentel McGaw of Bodden Town, stepped into the spotlight as Miss Teen Cayman 2007/08. Miss McGaw was sponsored by National Security Services Limited.

After being announced the winner fellow contestants congratulated Ms McGaw and she took her first walk down the stage as Miss Teen Cayman Islands 2007/2008.

This crowning was the culmination of another year of hard work by the Leo Club of Grand Cayman who presented and organized the show, which was sponsored by Cable & Wireless.

President of the Leo Club of Grand Cayman, Anya Rankin was pleased with this year’s pageant. “The pageant was a splendid production once again this year,” she said.

“Although it ran quite a bit late, we are very pleased with our overall achievements. The contestants did an amazing job, and each of them are to be lauded for their efforts. I’d like to say a big thank you to the community for their continued support of the pageant, and to everyone who contributed to the pageant in any way, especially to our corporate sponsors Cable & Wireless.”

Source: Cayman Net News Online