Yendi Phillips

Yendi Amira Phillipps[1] (born 8 September 1985) is a Jamaican TV host, model and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2007 beauty pageant, as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant. She represented Jamaica at the Miss World 2007 contest held in Sanya, China and at Miss Universe 2010 held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on 23 August 2010, where she finished as the first runner up to Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.[2] After Miss Universe Phillipps appeared in commercials for brands such as Toyota.[3]

Yendi Phillipps
Born	Yendi Amira Phillipps (1985-09-08) 8 September 1985 Kingston, Jamaica
Home town	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Title	Miss Jamaica World 2007 Miss Jamaica Universe 2010
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Jamaica World 2007 (Winner) Miss World 2007 (Top 16) Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 (Winner) Miss Universe 2010 (1st Runner-Up)

Miss World 2007

She placed in Miss World Beach Beauty, Miss World Sports, Miss World Talent, Miss World Top Model and the Beauty With A Purpose Award. The Jamaican Beauty made Miss World history and was the first contest to ever place in all of the fast track events listed above. During the telecast, she made the final top 16.[4]

Miss Universe 2010

She was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 on 3 July 2010, and represented Jamaica at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas on 23 August 2010 run by Donald Trump. Phillipps scored the highest in swimsuit and came in second in evening gown, entering the final question round in second place with a score of 8.884. She became the first runner up behind Mexico.

2010–present: After Miss Universe

Phillipps currently holds a bachelor's degree of fine arts with a concentration in dance from The College at Brockport, State University of New York and a master's degree in Recreation and Leisure Management. After the Miss Universe pageant, Phillipps appeared in an American ad campaign for the car brand Toyota.[5] Phillipps has also appeared in commercials for Pepsi Refresh in the US and the Sprite campaign in India.[3] Yendi Phillipps has also appeared in publications such as Skywritings magazine, Caribbean Beat magazine, Woman & Home, Fair Lady, Buzz, Collage, Soul, Basia and Ocean Style.[3] Phillipps has also hosted Digicel Rising Stars. On 22 April 2012, Yendi announced via her Facebook fan page that she was pregnant. On 21 September 2012, she gave birth to a 7-pound, 11 ounces baby girl named Israel.[6]

References

1. LizzyD (3 July 2010). "Re: Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 Live Updates July 3 Final!". Missosology. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. "Yendi Phillips". Daily News. New York.
3. Yendi bags new American Toyota campaign – Entertainment. JamaicaObserver.com (2010-11-09). Retrieved on 2012-05-03.
4. Miss Jamaica World. Miss Jamaica World (1985-09-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-13.
5. Yendi Phillipps Featured In New American Toyota Ad Campaign [Video] l Urban Islandz. Urbanislandz.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-03.
6. VDEO: Yendi Phillipps is Pregnant – News. JamaicaObserver.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-03.

External links

• "Yendi Phillipps Is Miss Jamaica World 2007". Retrieved 13 September 2007.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ada de la Cruz	Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up 2010	Succeeded by Olesya Stefanko
Preceded by Carolyn Yapp	Miss Jamaica Universe 2010	Succeeded by Shakira Martin