by Emmanuel H. Joseph
Government Information Service
On Friday, March 5, 2011, Miss Jacintha Fagan walked away with the title of Miss Dominica from a field of seven contestants. The Miss Dominica pageant is one of the major activities forming part of carnival celebrations.
Miss Fagan, sponsored by the National Cooperative Credit Union also was adjudged best in evening wear and miss photogenic.
 Miss Dominica 2011, Jacintha Fagan
Contestants competed in five rounds: costume, talent, swimsuit, evening wear and question and answer.
Miss Fagan’s costume resembled that of a pink water lily exploring the theme “Dream of Rockaway”, a former water theme park down at Canefield. Her costume was designed by Jeff Coipel and built by Creative Dynamics and Friends. Her performing talent was entitled “Colour, you are on the air”, a drama that portrayed prayers to God from citizens including she, Jacintha who prayed for peace, love and unity among the rising crime in Dominica.
National Bank of Dominica sponsored the talent round of the costume round of the show giving an award to the winner of the best costume which went to Nasha Faustin. Her costume, built Creative Dynamics and Friends and designed by Alwin Bully was based on the theme ‘Bird of Paradise’. The Bird of Paradise is considered one of the most extraordinary of the exotic plants and flower which blooms as a closed pod that explodes in a succession of petals with Nasha herself being the Bird of Paradise flower. Here is Nasha in all her splendour as she moves about on stage after a description of her costume.
A picture album follows this story where the rounds were catalogued for later viewing.
First runner up of the Miss Dominica pageant went to Earlene Labassiere, sponsored by Malcolm Stevens and Sons. Miss Labassiere also received the award for Best in Swimwear and Best Evening Wear.
Second runner up was Miss Roselia Bazil sponsored by Petro Caribe.
Michelle Joseph got the award for best talent, one entitled “Serenity in Paradise. Miss Joseph talent consisted of her playing the violin to the tune of ‘You Raise Me up” and she singing a verse and chorus from the said track.
Miss Nasha Faustin, sponsored by Courts and Sub Zero Degrees, copped the title of best in costume and best costume.
Cornelia Hazel, sponsored by LIME and the Dominica Festivals Commission, was adjudged Miss Amity.
The other contestant was Miss Ruth Augustine who was sponsored by LIME, the Dominica Festivals Commission, National Pest and Termite Control and the Dominica Calypso Association. It is said a picture says a thousand words, so feast yourself on how it all played out in pictures. |
