Miss Caribbean UK 2018 Official Brochure

MODEL: Santrece Stewart, 2018 Miss Caribbean UK Queen DESIGNER: Devon Inspirations MUA: Soni Makeovers & Aina M HAIR STYLISTS: Jasmyne PHOTOGRAPHER: Dinesh Joshi

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Doors Open SHOW STARTS CARNIVAL ROUND LUTENANTS UK GARAGE CHAD BOWEN 30 mins INTERVAL MYSELF UK DANCE EVENING GOWN ROUND WADADA STANBURY COMMUNICATION ROUND A.T.T.Y THE RESULTS PHOTO OPPPORTUNITY END

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elcome to the 5th Annual Miss Caribbean UK beauty pageant at the GREENWOOD THEATRE. Patrons will share an unmissable night of culture, glamour, entertainment, fun, and fabulousness with a fantastic show choreographed by Kloe Dean.

High Commissioners and Ambassadors’ from across the Caribbean are in attendance to support this event. And we are grateful for the backing from our sponsors and pleased that they believe in the brand; “Miss Caribbean UK”.

Miss Caribbean UK (MCUK) is the first Afro Caribbean beauty pageant to go National. We have held heats across the UK creating shows that are dynamic, informative, inclusive, and unique and which we hope will leave a legacy of awareness of the positive contributions that the Afro Caribbean Community has made and is still making to UK culture.

This Year, we have 8 beautiful Finalists which are featured on pages 16-23 and we are also honoured and truly appreciate the assistance of our spectacular line-up of judges.

We hope that you will appreciate having your brand associated with what is a major event in the AfroCaribbean calendar and which will provide huge marketing opportunities for your business to the mainstream and Afro-Caribbean community for the present and foreseeable future.

For MCUK 2018, there will be major opportunities for companies to promote themselves at the regional heats. This year (2018) we covered; Birmingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Nottingham and London. Due to huge demands for MCUK to visit more cities, we are considering holding additional heats in; Reading, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Leicester and Liverpool.

Please contact us at: info@ misscaribbeanuk.com to find out more.

Finally, we would like to once again thank our Family, Friends, Sponsors, Supporters and last, but certainly not least, we wish you all a joyous and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous and productive New Year.

Good luck to all of our 2018 Finalists, you all deserve to win.

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Message from the newly crowned, outgoing Miss Caribbean UK Queen 2017 Santrece Stewart.

My personal journey to being crowned a winner of Miss Caribbean UK began when a good friend of mine told me about the pageant.

I immediately saw it as an opportunity to not only tick the “beauty pageant” experience off my bucket list, but also as a chance to reach out to the British Caribbean community regarding the subject of education.

MODEL: Santrece Stewart, 2018 Miss Caribbean UK Queen DESIGNER: Mardi Gras Designs MUA: Soni Makeovers & Aina M HAIR STYLISTS: Jasmyne PHOTOGRAPHER: Dinesh Joshi

Education is an area of society that I am passionate about, in particular the sciences. I grew to love how science provided us with an understanding of our world and of ourselves, whilst also challenging our minds to think beyond whatever we were told our limits are.

It is the subject that shows us our world is filled with infinite possibilities and teaches us of the many many things we share in common. For me, it has always been a symbol of togetherness.

I was fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to move to the UK from Jamaica at a young age, receiving the gift of free education, something I have never taken for granted. However, as I moved through school, college and university in the UK, I realised that it is a gift that many British Caribbean’s tend not to make the most of, and for reasons ranging from a lack of motivation to systematically ingrained socio-economic barriers, we are consistently the worst performing group in schools. Through support from the wider community, and through finding ways to provide young British Caribbean’s with an understanding of self and the world around them, I believe we can begin to fix our community together.

During my short time as MCUK Queen, I travelled to the African continent for the first time. I was lucky enough to spend some time in the children’s international school in Nigeria and immediately noticed how from a young age,

these children are taught to be natural leaders with a strong sense of identity. They are filled with confidence, ambition and a spirit that is unafraid of challenge.

Through planned charity work as well as grass root projects, it is my hope that more young people will become interested in science. We aim to see students performing better in school and developing into successful young adults with a great sense of purpose.

I am thankful to my close friends and family for always being so patient, supportive and encouraging throughout every stage of my life. Last but not least, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that works within the MCUK team for creating such an amazing platform that encourages people like me to flourish.

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Carol Rose and Anastasia Chikezie have parlayed their talents and love for style, elegance and innovation to create Chikezie - Rose. Carol Rose has worked in the fashion industry for over 20 years as a fashion designer, lecturer and as an advisor to the government on sustainability in the fashion Industry. Anastasia Chikezie is the founder and creative director of the internationally acclaimed and award winning PURELY NATURAL one of the first natural hair salons in the UK. The dynamic Chikezie-Rose collection fuses inspiration from all things heritage and celebrates the graceful and luminous beauty of women of all experiences.

Anastasia and Carol both value social responsibility and collaborating with creative talent to exercising the principles of the Ubuntu moto: “I am because we are“ Chikezie-Rose will be designing the evening gowns for finalist: Dhanitra Henry-Nangle and Mosique Daly-Vidal.

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I have been in fashion for over 8 years and have worked mostly in the UK and in the US. I’m now doing it for myself. Devon Johnson’s brand “Inspirations” now has a select client list of TV personalities as well as the general public. He provides his clients with a complete bespoke service that is important to their way of life, and supports them to choose the right look for their gowns.

Remember, first impressions count so how you look is imperative at your first point of contact!!! So, be up standing and love how you are!

Devon Johnson will be designing the evening gown for finalist: Caroline Allen, Leahchyiane Bartley and Tamera Farquharson-Ellis FOR MORE INFORMATION: 07943 880 88 Devon.J.Son101@gmail.com

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Born on the beautiful tropical island of Montserrat WI also known as the Emerald Isle, I started sewing at the young age of 11; designing and hand stitching unique dresses for dolls. By age 15 I knew how to use the hand-sewing machine and began creating my first real dress collection. From that moment on I knew my true passion was in sewing, fashion and design. My inspiration came abundantly from my creative parents, Caribbean culture and global arts. As I got older I became more and more passionate about having a career in fashion and went on to study tailoring and design professionally in the UK. Today I’m founder of my own fashion label Kreative Stitch and some of my many crafts include menswear, ladies wear, wedding and pageantry dresses.

Kreative Stitch will be designing the evening gowns for finalists: Shakira Richards and Tasha Lawson.

For more information: Mobile: 07751 276516 Email: Kreatstitch@hotmail.co.uk

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Maria Joseph founder and CEO of Mardi Gras Designs has designing costumes for over 25 years , serving various sectors of the fashion and entertainment industry, providing bespoke costumes for carnivals here and abroad, for theatre productions ,and pageants. Mardi Gras Designs also provide mass production services to carnival bands at competitive rates with products being finished to high standards perpetuating the legacy of the carnival art-form within the Caribbean Diaspora, we facilitate costume workshops for all ages and voluntary work experience schemes for young people especially of Caribbean heritage, to explore and develop their artistic skills.

Mardi Gras Designs will be designing the carnival costumes for ALL finalists.

You can follow us on: www.mardigrasarts2018.com Facebook -Mardi Gras Arts Workshop Instagram – mgamas2018 twitter-@MardiGrasArts Email: Mgamas2018@gmail.com

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