Miss Barbados World
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The Miss Barbados World beauty pageant selects representatives for the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 pageant from Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

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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.

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. At that time, the pageant's representative on the island was Cortez Blackett, a well-known local promoter of events. 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' beauty with a cause.

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Year Titleholder Notes
1974 Linda Yvonne field / Semi-finalist/Finalist a top 10 finalists placing number "8" in 1974.
1975 Peta Hazel Greaves
1976 Did not compete
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 Nina McIntosh-Clarke
1984 Gale Angela Thomas
1985 Elizabeth (Liz) Dana Wadman Competed in Miss Universe 1985
Miss Universe 1985
Miss Universe 1985, the 34th Miss Universe pageant, was held at James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, USA on July 15, 1985. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the 1985 Miss Universe Pageant...

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1986 Roslyn Irene Williams Competed in Miss Universe 1986
Miss Universe 1986
Miss Universe 1986, the 35th Miss Universe pageant, was held at ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on July 21, 1986. 22-year-old Bárbara Palacios Teyde of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1986 by the outgoing titleholder, Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico...

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1987 Dawn Michelle Waithe Competed in Miss Universe 1987
Miss Universe 1987
Miss Universe 1987, the 36th Miss Universe pageant was held at Hall Four at World Trade Centre, Singapore on May 27, 1987. 22-year-old Cecilia Bolocco of Chile was crowned as Miss Universe 1987. 68 contestants competed in the 1987 Miss Universe Pageant. This was the twenty-first and final Miss...

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1988 Ferida Kola
1989 Did not compete
1990 Cheryl Jean Brewster
1991 Did not compete
1992
1993
1994
1995 Rashi Holder
1996 Did not compete
1997
1998
1999
2000 Leilani McConney
2001 Stephanie Francelia Chase Awarded for Miss World Talent.
2002 Natalie Webb Howell
2003 Racquel Olivia Wilkinson
2004 Kennifer Marius
2005 Marielle Chetham Onyeche
2006 LaToya Tamara McDowald
2007 Did not compete
2008 Natalie Olivia Griffith Awarded for Miss World Talent, and fast track semi-finalist in Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...

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2009 Leah Marville
Leah Marville
Leah Janine Marville is a model, TV host and former Miss Barbados World.Born and raised in Saint James, Barbados, Marville started her international career after being spotted at Barbados Fashion Week by Dwight Peters. Marville was encouraged to participate in the Fashion Face of the Caribbean...

 
Awarded Caribbean Continental Queen, and 2nd for Beauty with a Purpose Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...

.Voted as one of the most beautiful Caribbean women.
2010 Danielle Bishop
2011 Taisha Carrington Awarded for Miss Barbados World Talent, fast-track semi-finalist in Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor...

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