Miss Jamaica Universe

Here’s the complete list of contestants / finalists in the 2010 Miss Jamaica Universe. The Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 coronation show takes place on July 3.

Shari-Dee Barker
Age: 21
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Spending time with family & Traveling
Career Ambition: To become an Industrial Psychologist & Image Consultant
What makes you unique from the other contestants? Personality & I’m intelligent

---

Simone Bennett
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Event Planning, Volunteering & Reading personal development books
Career Ambition:to play an integral role in the development of the creative/cultural industries.
What makes you unique from the other contestants?Simply being myself | charisma.

---

Lotoya Bowen
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Reading, Socializing, Listening to music
Career Ambition:To become an attorney at law.
-
-
-

---

Jamille Chin
Age: 23
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Reading, Watching TV, Singing, Creative Writing, Dancing, Numismatics and Playing Football
Career Ambition:To leave an indelible mark on the hearts of people in Jamaica and the world through literary empowerment, youth development and space transformation in urban planning.

---

Jheanell Chisholm
Age: 20
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Partying, Going to the beach & Going to the movies
Career Ambition: Anything in Media – TV personality
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I have a beautiful smile

---

Tamara Cox
Age: 18
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: English
Hobbies: Dancing
Career Ambition: To become a linguist
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I’m an outgoing person and I speak fluent italian

---

Michelle Daley
Age: 23
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Reading, Watching TV, Browsing the internet
Career Ambition: To own my own business
What makes you unique from the other contestants? My smile and my skin tone.

---

Chantel Davis
Age: 22
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Tennis, Reading, Volunteering, Jogging, Belly dancing, Arts and Crafts
Career Ambition:To be a very successful entrepreneur with a boutique specialty bakery.

---

Jade Grant
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Reading, Swimming & Hiking
Career Ambition: Field of fitness and nutrition
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I am a resilient woman & content with who I am.

---

Janelle Guthrie
Age: 23
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Reading, Listening to Music, Fine Dinning, Swimmming, Watching Movies, Attending Social Events
Career Ambition:To become an Economic Investment Analyst, operate and own a successful chain of business and to be the creator of a successful charity focusing on children and women.

---

Phillipa Hogarth
Age: 23
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Reading, Swimming, Working out & Dancing.
Career Ambition:To open my own marketing firm.
What makes you unique from the other contestants? My style and persona.

---

Kishauna Lynch
Age: 23
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Traveling & going to the movies.
Career Ambition:To become a Business owner.
What makes you unique from the other contestants? My charisma.

---

Joanne Mason
Age: 20
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican / American
Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Fashion & Traveling
Career Ambition: I wish to pursue a career in law
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I dwell in a state of diversity

---

Yendi Phillips
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Dancing, Swimming & Fine Cuisine
Career Ambition: To have an international modeling and television / media career
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I love to eat.

---

Macheri Samuels
Age: 20
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Listening to music & Socializing
Career Ambition: to be a judge in the family court.
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I have a wonderful personality to compliment my beautiful smile.

---

Kimberley Sherlock
Age: 20
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Writing, Dancing & Cooking
Career Ambition: To become a professional in Education Media
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I am determined and a people person

---

Crystal Sinclair
Age: 23
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: British
Hobbies: Singing, Dancing, Swimming & Traveling.
Career Ambition:To be a singer, performer & constant traveler.
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I have a very special and unique personality, which makes me shine like a star.

---

Stacey Sirjue
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet 3 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Shopping, Reading, Surfing the Internet & Socializing
Career Ambition: To be a successful entrepreneur
What makes you unique from the other contestants? My sense of style, look and personality

---

Stacey-Ann Smith
Age: 24
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, traveling and reading.
Career Ambition:To play an influential role in the development of my country in any which way I can so that generations to come may dwell in a country of wide spread opportunities.

---

Latoya Taylor
Age: 22
Height: 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Reading novels, watching health documentaries.
Career Ambition:To become a Forensic Psychologist and an entrepreneur.
What makes you unique from the other contestants? My analytical personality.

---

Christina Watson
Age: 21
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Swimming, Reading & Surfing the internet
Career Ambition:To become a child therapist.
What makes you unique from the other contestants?I am very focused in whatever I want.

---

Debbie-Ann Williams
Age: 21
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Country: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies: Dancing, meeting new people & Swimming
What makes you unique from the other contestants? I have the drive to succeed
-
-

---

Lisa Wilson
Age: 21
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
County: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaican
Hobbies:Gymnastics, Reading and Laughing
Career Ambition:To become an interior designer and start my own business.

An article in today’s Flair section of the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper takes a look at Jamaican beauties who have won both the Miss Jamaica World and Miss Jamaica Universe pageants. The article comes in light of recent revelations that Yendi Phillipps, Miss Jamaica World 2007, will be entering this year’s Miss Jamaica Universe competition.

Sandra Foster won Miss Jamaica Universe in 1989 and Miss Jamaica World in 1991, while Christine Straw was Miss Jamaica World 1998, and Miss Jamaica Universe 2004 … more here

Today’s Flair Magazine in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, has a feature on Nylorac – Miss Jamaica Universe 2009 Carolyn Yapp’s beauty and skin care store. Nylorac, which opened in February of this year, and located in the Loshusan Barbican Centre, features a range of hair and skincare, bath and body products, products and brands that were carefully hand-picked by Yapp … more here

Miss Jamaica Universe 2009, Carolyn Yapp, came out in support of the recent Lucozade Blood Drive. No doubt, Miss Jamaica Universe is a role model for young Jamaican girls, and here Carolyn poses with several Ardenne High School students who were in attendance at the blood drive.

This year, the Miss Jamaica Universe pageant celebrates its 25th anniversary, and plans are afoot for the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant to be bigger and better than ever before. Here are some of the plans for this year’s Miss Universe:

• All Star Weekend – it will be a full weekend of top notch events featuring several international and local celebrities including multi-Grammy award-winning artistes
• Launch party at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Friday, July 2
• Grand coronation show at the National Stadium (taking it back to the glory days of the past when it was a national event) on Saturday, July 3
• After-party on Sunday, July 4
• Prize package that’s ‘fit for a queen’ – Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 will walk away with a J$1 million cash prize, a car valued between J$3 million and J$4 million, make-up courtesy of Face Forward, free travel courtesy of Skylan Airlines, a complete wardrobe, among other prizes. The high school that the 2010 Miss Jamaica Universe winner attended, will also receive $1 million in aid of their building fund. Notably, every contestant who places in the top 10 will likely receive endorsement deals along with other prizes. All contestants will also receive discounts and benefits from the various Miss Jamaica Universe sponsors
• Contestants will be trained – all the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 contestants will be trained by experts in the various fields of beauty and pageantry, including media, speech, poise and etiquette

More soon!