Published 1 December 2023
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St Kitts Nevis News Source
TEN CONTESTANTS UNVEILED FOR HAYNES SMITH MS. CARIBBEAN TALENTED TEEN PAGEANT
Ten contestants have been confirmed for the 41st edition of the Haynes Smith Ms. Caribbean
Talented Teen Pageant, slated for December 30 th 2023 at 8pm at the St. Kitts Marriott Reso
Ball Room. The organizers disclosed that there has been an oversubscription of countries
wanting to participate in the prestigious pageant but they had to choose the best 10 entries. For
the first time in the over four decades history of the pageant, a contestant from Haiti will be
participating—18-year-old Bedjina Gilberthe Jean Baptiste. Also, after 36 years, there is a
contestant from Guadeloupe, 16-year-old Ambre Chevalier, while the British Virgin Islands
will have a representative for the first time in several years. The 10 contestants in the 2023
Haynes Smith Ms. Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant are:
Ms. Haiti- Bedjina Gilberthe Jean Baptiste
Ms. Guadeloupe Ambre Chevalier
Ms. BVI Toriah Pryce
Ms Anguilla Amelia Olivaccé
Ms Antigua and Barbuda Ajanaé Bleau
Ms. Barbados Shontae Alleyne-Clarke
Ms. Dutch St. Maarten Shiloh Williams
Ms. French St. Martin Doranyia Pascal
Ms. Guyana Akilah Fredericks
Ms. St. Kitts Takyla Hart-Johnson
Tickets for the show are available on sale online at events.jad.cash. Cost is $EC80 from now
until the 25 th and EC$100 from 25 th until the day of the show. The show is expected to end at
11:45pm after it’s 8pm start.
