Miss Antigua & Barbuda

Miss Antigua & Barbuda Organization
Motto	Possess, Confidence, Passion, Beauty, Elegance and Sense of Community Spirit
Formation	1977
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	St. John's
Location	Antigua & Barbuda
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World
Official language	English
Chairman	Cliff Williams
Website	antiguacarnival.com

Miss Antigua & Barbuda is a national Beauty pageant in Antigua & Barbuda.

History

Miss Antigua and Barbuda was established in 1977. Currently, the Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission and Calvin Southwell are the organizers of the pageant. The winners traditionally represented the island federation at the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Antigua and Barbuda debuted in Miss Universe in 1977 and Miss World in 1986.

In 2015 the Miss Antigua and Barbuda is back with Asha Frank.^[1] The pageant was organized and promoted by Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission and Antigua Carnival.^[2]

Titleholders

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

The official winner of Miss Antigua and Barbuda will represent the country at the Miss World and Miss Universe pageant. In 1977, Antigua and Barbuda was using only Antigua at the pageant which is also the case at Miss World 2003 and 2004.

Year	Miss Antigua & Barbuda	Achievement	Notes
1977	Sheryl Ann Gibbons		The first Miss Antigua and Barbuda at the Miss Universe.
1979	Elsie Maynard
1986	Karen Rhona Knowles		The first Miss Antigua and Barbuda at the Miss World.
1991	Joanne Bird
2001	Janil Bird
2002	Aisha Ralph
2003	Kai Davis	Miss Congeniality at the Miss Universe 2003
2004	Anne-Marie Brown		Competed at the Miss Universe and Miss World.
2005	Shermain Sunja Jeremy	Top 15 at the Miss World 2004	Competed at the Miss Universe and Miss World.
2006	Shari Janay McEwan
2007	Stephanie Winter
2008	Athina James		Competed at the Miss Universe and Miss World.
2015	Asha Frank	Did not compete
2016	TBA	TBA	TBA

References

External links

antiguacarnival.com

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive

Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Gibraltar (1990)
Grenada (1964)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe Guam Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia FYRO Malawi Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Bangladesh (2001) Bonaire (2012) Cape Verde (2010) Cambodia (2006) Cayman Islands (2011) Cook Islands (1990) Cuba (1975) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) Dominica (2013) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Madagascar (2001) Monaco (1955) Montserrat (1964) Morocco (1968) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) São Tomé and the Príncipe (2014) St. Barthelemy (2011) St. Lucia (2010) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Suriname (2011) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks & Caicos (2004) Uzbekistan (2013)

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