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
The only Miss Barbados to date that has become a 'top ten finalist' was "Linda Yvonne Fields" when she placed number eight over-all in "1974" Miss World Contest held at 'Royal Albert hall, London, England.
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 in the United Kingdom circa: 2003.
In 1974, Linda Yvonne Field represented Barbados in the Miss World Contest at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Linda Fields was a semi-finalist/finalist in that year's pageant making it to the top 10 and placed number eight in the Miss World 1974 contestant. Subsequently, Miss Linda fields has thus far been the only Miss Barbados to place in the top 10 or top 20. The only Miss Barbados after this that was predicted/projected to place was the Miss Barbados 2009 'Leah Marville'.
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 | TBA | TBA | |