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Miss Hospitality Looking Forward To New Role

Miss Hospitality Looking Forward To New Role

Echaunti Swan, the 24-year-old Western Kentucky University graduate representing Hamilton Parish, was crowned the first-ever Miss Hospitality at the Miss Bermuda Pageant last Sunday night [June 23]. The event took place at the Fairmont Southampton and featured seven young women vying for the title, in addition to the titles of Miss Congeniality, Miss... Read more of this article

Video Highlights: 2013 Miss Bermuda Pageant

Video Highlights: 2013 Miss Bermuda Pageant

Katherine Arnfield was crowned the new Miss Bermuda on Sunday night [June 23], and will be heading to Indonesia next month to represent the island in the Miss World Pageant. Miss Hamilton Parish Echaunti Swan was the first runner up, Miss Pembroke Chelzea Somner was the second runner up, Miss Southampton Denae Simmons was the third runner up, while... Read more of this article

Photo Gallery: 2013 Miss Bermuda Pageant

Photo Gallery: 2013 Miss Bermuda Pageant

Katherine Arnfield was crowned the new Miss Bermuda last night [June 23], beating out six other competitors for the title. The 17-year-old will be heading to Indonesia next month to represent the island in the Miss World Pageant. Miss Hamilton Parish Echaunti Swan was the first runner up, Miss Pembroke Chelzea Somner was the second runner up, Miss Southampton... Read more of this article

Video: Katherine Arnfield Wins Miss Bermuda

Video: Katherine Arnfield Wins Miss Bermuda

[Updated with video] Katherine Arnfield — who was representing Smiths – won the Miss Bermuda contest this evening [June 23], being crowned in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Fairmont Southampton. Seven young ladies competed for the crown, with Miss Hamilton Parish Echaunti Swan, Miss Warwick Alexandra McMartin, Miss Pembroke Chelzea... Read more of this article

Miss Bermuda: Vote For People’s Choice Winner

Miss Bermuda: Vote For People’s Choice Winner

[Voting over] This year’s Miss Bermuda Pageant will take place this evening [June 23], with the judges set to select the 2013 Miss Bermuda. In addition to the top title, there will be other titles awarded including Miss Hospitality, Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality and the People’s Choice winner – which will be selected by the public. The... Read more of this article

Miss Hospitality Title To Be Awarded At Pageant

Miss Hospitality Title To Be Awarded At Pageant

This year’s Miss Bermuda Pageant will be featuring a new addition to its list of crowns – Miss Hospitality. Alongside competing for the new title, the ladies are competing for the titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality and the top title, Miss Bermuda. This is the first time ever that a contestant will be crowned Miss Hospitality. The new title... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Hamilton Parish: Echaunti Swan

Meet Miss Hamilton Parish: Echaunti Swan

In the seventh — and final — of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today [June 19] spotlights Echaunti Swan who is representing Hamilton Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. Ms Swan was educated at Franklin High School in Franklin, Tennessee and went on to attend Western Kentucky University in Bowling... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Warwick: Alexandra McMartin

Meet Miss Warwick: Alexandra McMartin

In the sixth of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights Alexandra McMartin who is representing Warwick Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. Miss McMartin graduated from the IB program at BHS last school year. She is currently studying Business Communications at Brock University in Canada, and working... Read more of this article

Contestants Compete For Miss Photogenic Title

Contestants Compete For Miss Photogenic Title

With less than a week to go until the new Miss Bermuda is crowned, the contestants and organisers continue to gear up for the pageant. The Miss Photogenic portion of this year’s Miss Bermuda contest took place on Sunday [June 16] at the Newstead Hotel. The photographers serving as judges were C. Anthony Francis, Alex Masters, Anthony Wade and... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Devonshire: Mikeisha Butterfield

Meet Miss Devonshire: Mikeisha Butterfield

In the fifth of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights Mikeisha Butterfield who is representing Devonshire Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. Having received Deputy Principal Honors, this CedarBridge Academy graduate is currently working at Bermuda Red Cross as a Health & Safety Coordinator.... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Sandys: Jahshuntae Darrell

Meet Miss Sandys: Jahshuntae Darrell

In the fourth of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights Jahshuntae Darrell who is representing Sandys Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. Miss Darrell attended Bermuda Institute and said she is intent on attending La Sierra University to study pediatrics this fall. She earned her high school diploma... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Pembroke: Chelzea Somner

Meet Miss Pembroke: Chelzea Somner

In the third of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights Chelzea Somner who is representing Pembroke Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. The BHS graduate is now studying Biomedical science at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Chelzea has earned an IB diploma, the Mary E Bluck prize for... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Southampton: Denae Simmons

Meet Miss Southampton: Denae Simmons

In the second of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights Denae Simmons who is representing Southampton Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. This Bermuda College student has directed and published three Bermuda swimsuit calendars featuring models since 2011. Asked why she entered Miss Bermuda, the... Read more of this article

Meet Miss Smiths: Katherine Arnfield

Meet Miss Smiths: Katherine Arnfield

In the first of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights Katherine Arnfield who is representing Smiths Parish in the Miss Bermuda Pageant, which will be held on June 23rd. The Saltus Grammar School student has been on the school’s Honour Roll and received awards in swimming and dancing. Miss Arnfield spends some of her spare... Read more of this article

Videos: Miss Bermuda Contestant Introductions

Videos: Miss Bermuda Contestant Introductions

The Miss Bermuda Pageant has seven young ladies competing for the crown, and you can view introductions from some of them below describing why they entered the contest. Most said they viewed it as a way to increase their confidence and public speaking skills, as well as to try out a new experience. This year’s pageant is scheduled to take place on... Read more of this article

Photos/Names: 2013 Miss Bermuda Contestants

Photos/Names: 2013 Miss Bermuda Contestants

The Miss Bermuda Organization released the names and photos of the 2013 pageant contestants. This year’s pageant is scheduled to take place on Sunday June 23rd, at the Fairmont Southampton where reigning queen Rochelle Minors will crown her successor. Tickets for this year’s event will go on sale Friday May 3 on bdatix.bm. Miss Jahshuntae Darrell... Read more of this article