Six for Miss Holetown

THE HOLETOWN FESTIVAL concludes Sunday and many are waiting for the big showdown in the Miss Holetown Queen of the Festival pageant.

The 35th edition of the pageant will be staged under the theme From The Olive Blossom To The Pride Of Barbados.

There are six girls entered.

The Olive Blossom is the name of the boat which brought the first English colonial settlers to Barbados. They landed at what is now Holetown in 1627.

All 34 former queens will participate in this year’s pageant through drama, dance and song, giving a visual journey of Barbados from 1627 until 2017.

The Miss Holetown Queen Of The Festival pageant will be held at the Frederick Smith Secondary School and will be broken down into the opening segment, talent, swimwear and evening wear and the question and answer segment.

The reigning queen is Racquel Harewood. (NS)

Kaitlan Marshall, 19
Philosophy: To inspire others as they inspire me to do better.
Pet peeve: Elders discriminating against young people
Talent: Dance
Comfort food: Ice-cream
Fun Fact: I’m a pet lover, my favourite pet is a tea-cup puppy.

Shaunice Griffith, 17
Philosophy: ‘We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act but a habit’
Pet Peeve: Liars or people who contradict themselves
Talent: Spoken word
Comfort food: Pizza and gummy bears
Fun fact: My true character is expressed mostly when I can share a part of myself and showcase my art with the world through literature.

Alicia Lloyd, 20
Philosophy: If at first you don’t succeed try and try again.
Pet Peeve:  Poor customer service and etiquette
Talent: Singing
Comfort food: Pizza
Fun fact: I’m very spontaneous.

Kamaria Abbott, 24
Philosophy: A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Pet Peeve: Arrogant People
Talent: Dramatic dance
Comfort food: Salty chips
Fun fact: I’m a huge animal lover and at one point I had 10 pets; four dogs, three cats, two turtles and a hamster.

Tinesha Drayton, 18
Philosophy: ‘Hard work, pays off’
Pet Peeve: Unmannerly people
Talent: Singing
Comfort food: Any food is comfort food.
Fun fact: I’m always eating.

Leann Skeete, 20
Philosophy: Overcome the devils with a thing called love.
Pet Peeve: Unfairness
Talent: Dancing
Comfort food: Ice cream
Fun fact: Loves the beach and singing in the shower.