Miss Barbados World
Miss Barbados World beauty pageant selects representatives for the Miss World pageant from Barbados.
| Formation | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bridgetown |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World |
Official language | English |
National Director | Leah Marville |
Organization
The current Miss Barbados World Pageant franchise holder is Stephanie Chase. Before that the Franchise holder was Cortez Blacket, Stephanie Chase herself is a former Miss Barbados 2001 who won the talent portion at the Miss World contest in South Africa that year and later a five-year record contract. As of 2011, Stephanie Chase handed over the Miss Barbados World franchise to Leah Marville.
Notable finishes
To date, the only Miss Barbados winner who has become a 'top ten finalist' in the Miss World pageant was Linda Yvonne Fields, who was placed eighth over-all in the 1974 Miss World Contest held at Royal Albert Hall, London, England. Since then, the only Miss Barbados who has been was predicted/projected to place at Miss World was the 2009 Miss Barbados title holder, Leah Marville.
In 2004 Kennifer Marius was placed 3rd in the Talent Competition behind Antigua and Barbuda, and China.
Stephanie Chase, Miss Barbados World 2001, won the first inaugural Miss World Talent Award. This led to Ms. Chase receiving a five-year contract from AMI/ Sony CEO Eliot Cohen. She recorded in the United Kingdom. A UK tour also followed in 2003.
Titleholders
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Barbados World | Placement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Linda Yvonne Field | Top 15 | ||
| 1975 | Peta Hazel Greaves | |||
| 1983 | Nina McIntosh-Clarke | |||
| 1984 | Gale Angela Thomas | |||
| 1985 | Elizabeth Dana Wadman | |||
| 1986 | Roslyn Irene Williams | |||
| 1987 | Dawn Michelle Waithe | |||
| 1988 | Ferida Kola | |||
| 1990 | Cheryl Jean Brewster | |||
| 1995 | Rashi Holder | |||
| 2000 | Leilani McConney | |||
| 2002 | Natalie Webb Howell | |||
| 2003 | Racquel Olivia Wilkinson | |||
| 2004 | Kennifer Marius | |||
| 2005 | Marielle Chetham Onyeche | |||
| 2006 | LaToya Tamara McDowald | Miss World Talent Top 10 Miss World Beach Beauty Top 10 Miss World Evening Gown Top 10 | ||
| 2008 | Natalie Olivia Griffith | Top 16 | Miss World Talent | |
| 2009 | Leah Marville | Queen of Caribbean People's Choice Award Winner Miss World Talent Top 22 Miss World Beach Beauty Top 12 Miss World Top Model Top 12 Beauty with a Purpose 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 2010 | Danielle Bishop[1] | Miss World Beach Beauty Top 40 | ||
| 2011 | Taisha Carrington | Miss World Talent Top 20 Miss World Beach Beauty Top 20 Beauty with a Purpose Top 30 | ||
| 2012 | Marielle Wilkie | Miss World Sports Top 24 | ||
| 2013 | Regina Ramjit | |||
| 2014 | Zoé Trotman | The People's Choice Award Top 10 | ||
| 2018 | Ashley Lashley | Top 30 | Miss World Top Model Top 32 Beauty with a Purpose Top 25 | |
| 2019 | Che Amor Greenidge | Miss World Top Model Top 40 Miss World Talent Top 27 | ||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | |||
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | ||