Miss Trinidad and Tobago

Miss Trinidad and Tobago
Formation	1954
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Port of Spain
Location	Trinidad & Tobago;
Membership	Miss World
Official language	English
Organization	Miss Trinidad & Tobago
Key people	Brian Gopaul, Reiaz Mohammed, Peter Elias
Website	www.ttmissworld.com

The Miss Trinidad & Tobago Pageant is a beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1954. The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from the twin island republic, to compete in the Miss World pageant. The nation has one Miss World, Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde.

History

Miss Trinidad & Tobago registered trademark started in 1954 exclusively for Miss World. The first Miss Trinidad and Tobago contest started in 1954 where the eventual winner, Seeta Indranie Mahabir represented the British Commonwealth country at the fourth edition of the contest. Trinidad and Tobago have never withdrawn from the Miss World contest since the 70's. It is the only international contest (Miss World) that they have been consistent in sending a representative to. The Miss World brand is the most established pageant brand in the country. According to Google trends, T&T is ranked 4th as per most searches for Miss World. The British High Commissioner in Trinidad and Tobago (1950's to 1970's) were responsible for sending Miss Trinidad and Tobago winner to Miss World. Then in 1979, they gave the rights to local socialite and businesswoman, Kim Sabeeny. Kim Sabeeny died in 1999. Peter Elias then took over the franchise with Trinidad and Tobago first Miss World, Giselle Laronde. Peter Elias resigned after Gabrielle Walcott placed 2nd runner-up at the 58th edition of the Miss World contest. He gave the directorship to Micheal Raghunanan and Daniel Seebaran in 2009. In 2013, Athaliah Samuel held the franchise and there was a dispute between the franchise holder and the then-titleholder, Shereece Villafana, who was then stripped of her title by the national franchise holder after competing in Miss World. In 2014, Vanessa Manoo and Nicaraguan Businessman, Gregory Lewin took over the company for the next three years. The current directors of Miss T&T Company are Brian Gopaul and Dr. Reiaz Mohammed (Vice National Director) who took over the franchise for Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2018.

Description

Miss Trinidad and Tobago's mission are to inspire and empower the young women of Trinidad and Tobago to become the best version of themselves.

Official broadcaster

TTT, 1962 - 2004
Television 4 (TV4), 2005
CTV, 2006 – 2012
CNC3, 2013 – present

Team Members

The Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Board of Directors for 2018 are:

Brian Gopaul - National Director
Dr. Reiaz Mohammed - Co National Pageant Director
Sheree Ann Ramsingh - Chief Operating Officer
Jevon King - Dep. Chief Operating Officer
Peter Sheppard - Art, History, & Culture Director
Richard Ahong - Producer
Vaughnette Bigford - Fashion & Entertainment Director
Kavita Maharaj (Genie) - Photography / Social Media Manager
Kiran Maharaj - Digital Media Manager
Jarell Alder - Training & Development Coordinator