{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox organization |name = The Miss Cayman Islands Organization |formation = {{start date and age|1932}} |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |location = [[Cayman Islands]] |membership = {{Hlist|[[Miss Universe]]|[[Miss World]]|[[Miss and Mister Supranational|Miss Supranational]]}} |language = [[English language|English]] |leader_title = Chairperson |leader_name = Derri Dacres-Lee |key_people = Moses Kirkconnell, Ministry of Tourism, CI |website = [https://www.misscaymanislandsuniverse.com/] }}
'''Miss Cayman Islands''' is a national [[Beauty pageant]] in [[Cayman Islands]]. It selects the territory's entrants in the [[Miss Universe]], [[Miss World]] and [[Miss and Mister Supranational|Miss Supranational]] pageants.
==History== The Miss Cayman started in 1932, and Gleeda Coe won the first competition in the territory. The Cayman Islands rerun the traditional pageant in 1977. In that year the Cayman Islands committed to compete internationally as a territorial at [[Miss World]]. More than that the committee successfully took a right the license of [[Miss Universe]] in 1980 when Dealia Walter achieved a major award Miss Congeniality in South Korea. In 2019 the brand of Miss Cayman Islands added Universe on Miss Cayman Islands titleholder. Since then the winner is officially a representation of the country at Miss Universe pageant. Meanwhile the Miss World license handed to Miss Cayman Islands World team when the winner goes to Miss World annually.
==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year||width="250"|Miss Cayman Islands||width="250"|Represented |- | 1932 | Gleeda Coe | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1977 | Patricia Jackson-Patiño | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1978 | Wendy Daykin | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1979 | Jennifer Jackson | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1980 | Delia Walter | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1981 | Donna Myrie | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1982 | Maureen Lewis | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1983 | Effie Ebanks | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1984 | Thora Crighton | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1985 | Emily Hurlston | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1986 | Deborah Cridland | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1987 | Désirée Hunter | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1988 | Carol-Ann Balls | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1989 | Tricia Whittaker | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1990 | Bethea Christian | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1991 | Yvette Jordison | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1992 | Pamela Ebanks | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1993 | Audry Ebanks | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1994 | Anita Bush | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1995 | Tasha Ebanks | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1997 | Cassandra Powell | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1998 | Gemma McLaughlin | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 1999 | Mona Lisa Tatum | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2000 | Jacqueline Bush | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2001 | Shannon McLean | [[East End, Cayman Islands|East End]] |- | 2003 | Nichelle Welcome | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2004 | Stacey-Ann Kelly | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2006 | [[Ambuyah Ebanks]] | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2007 | Rebecca Parchment | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2008 | [[Nicosia Lawson]] | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2010 | [[Cristin Alexander]] | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2011 | Lindsay Japal | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2015 | Tonie Chisholm<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/01/28/tonie-chisholm-prepares-to-hand-over-miss-cayman-title/|title=Tonie Chisholm prepares to hand over Miss Cayman title|publisher=Cayman Compass|last=Durston|first=Laura|access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref> | [[North Side, Cayman Islands|North Side]] |- | 2016 | Monyque Brooks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/01/31/monyque-brooks-begins-reign-as-miss-cayman/|title=Monyque Brooks begins reign as Miss Cayman|publisher=Cayman Compass|last=Levy|first=Jewel|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2017 | Anika Conolly<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caymanairwaysmagazine.com/miss-dedication-meet-miss-cayman-islands-anika-conolly/|title=MISS DEDICATION: MEET MISS CAYMAN ISLANDS, ANIKA CONOLLY|publisher=Cayman Airways Magazine|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref> | [[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]] |- | 2018 | Caitlin Tyson | [[Grand Cayman]] |- | 2019 | Kadejah Bodden | [[Bodden Town (village)|Bodden Town]] |- | 2020 | Mariah Tibbetts | [[Bodden Town (village)|Bodden Town]] |- | 2021 | Georgina Kerford | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | Tiffany Conolly<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/08/07/tiffany-conolly-crowned-miss-cayman-islands-universe-2022/|title=Tiffany Conolly crowned Miss Cayman Islands Universe 2022|access-date=2022-08-07|website=Cayman Compass|date=7 August 2022 }}</ref><br>''Dethroned''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-08 |title=New Cayman Miss Universe facing criminal charges - Cayman Islands Headline News |url=https://caymannewsservice.com/2022/08/new-cayman-miss-universe-facing-criminal-charges/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Cayman News Service |language=en-GB}}</ref> | [[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]] |- | Chloe Powery-Doxey | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |- | 2023 | Ileann Powery<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2023|title=Ileann Powery named Miss Universe Cayman Islands|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2023/09/03/ileann-powery-named-miss-universe-cayman-islands/|access-date=2023-09-03|website=Cayman Compass}}</ref> | [[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]] |- | 2024 | [[Raegan Rutty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2024/09/01/caymans-first-olympic-gymnast-crowned-miss-universe-cayman-islands-2024/|title=Cayman’s first Olympic gymnast crowned Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2024|date=September 1, 2024|work=[[Cayman Islands#Media|Cayman Compass]]}}</ref> | [[East End, Cayman Islands|East End]] |- | 2025 | Tahiti Seymour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2025/08/10/tahiti-seymour-crowned-miss-universe-cayman-islands-2025/|title=Tahiti Seymour crowned Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025|date=August 10, 2025|work=[[Cayman Islands#Media|Cayman Compass]]}}</ref> | [[Bodden Town (village)|Bodden Town]] |}
==Titleholders under Miss Cayman Islands org.== ===Miss Cayman Islands Universe=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} ::''The winner of Miss Cayman Islands represents her country at the [[Miss Universe]]. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.''
{| class="sortable" border="5" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align=" 0 1em 0 0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Cayman Islands Universe !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- | 2025 | Tahiti Seymour<ref>{{Cite news |author=Ewing-Chow |first=Daphne |date=11 August 2025 |title=Tahiti Seymour crowned Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025 |url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2025/08/10/tahiti-seymour-crowned-miss-universe-cayman-islands-2025/#:~:text=Bodden%20Town's%20Tahiti%20Moorea%20Seymour,Seven%20Mile%20Beach%20Resort%20%26%20Spa. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811092904mp_/https://www.caymancompass.com/2025/08/10/tahiti-seymour-crowned-miss-universe-cayman-islands-2025/ |archive-date=11 August 2025 |access-date=11 August 2025 |website=Cayman Compass |language=en}}</ref> | Unplaced | |-style="background-color:#FADADD" | 2024 | Raegan Rutty | Unplaced | align="left"| * '''Voice for Change (Silver Finalist)''' |- | 2023 | Ileann Powery | Unplaced | |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | Chloe Powery-Doxey | Unplaced | |- | Tiffany Conolly | colspan="3" {{n/a|''Dethroned after facing assault charges''}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-08 |title=New Cayman Miss Universe facing criminal charges - Cayman Islands Headline News |url=https://caymannewsservice.com/2022/08/new-cayman-miss-universe-facing-criminal-charges/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Cayman News Service |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | 2021 | Georgina Kerford | Unplaced | |- | 2020 | Mariah Tibbetts | Unplaced | |- | 2019 | Kadejah Bodden | Unplaced | |- | 2018 | Caitlin Tyson | Unplaced | |- | 2017 | Anika Conolly | Unplaced | |- | 2016 | Monyque Brooks | Unplaced | |- | 2015 | Tonie Chisholm | Unplaced | |- | colspan="4" {{n/a|Did not compete between 2013—2014}} |- | 2012 | Lindsay Japal | Unplaced | |- | 2011 | Cristin Alexander | Unplaced | |- | 2010 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 2009 | Nicosia Lawson | Unplaced | |- | 2008 | Rebecca Parchment | Unplaced | |- | 2007 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 2006 | Ambuyah Ebanks | Unplaced | |- | 2005 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 2004 | Stacey-Ann Kelly | Unplaced | |- | 2003 | Nichelle Welcome | Unplaced | |- | 2002 | Shannon McLean | Unplaced | |- | 2001 | Jacqueline Bush | Unplaced | |- | 2000 | Mona Lisa Tatum | Unplaced | |- | 1999 | Gemma McLaughlin | Unplaced | |- | colspan="4" {{n/a|Did not compete between 1997—1998}} |- | 1996 | Tasha Ebanks | Unplaced | |- | 1995 | Anita Bush | Unplaced | |- | 1994 | Audry Ebanks | Unplaced | |- | 1993 | Pamela Ebanks | Unplaced | |- | 1992 | Yvette Jordison | Unplaced | |- | 1991 | Bethea Christian | Unplaced | |- | 1990 | Tricia Whittaker | Unplaced | |- | 1989 | Carol-Ann Balls | Unplaced | |- | colspan="4" {{n/a|Did not compete between 1986—1988}} |- | 1985 | Emily Hurlston | Unplaced | |- | 1984 | Thora Crighton | Unplaced | |- | 1983 | Effie Ebanks | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD; " | 1982 | Maureen Lewis | Unplaced | align="left"| * '''Miss Congeniality''' |- | 1981 | Donna Myrie | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD; " | 1980 | Dealia Walter | Unplaced | align="left"| * '''Miss Congeniality''' |- |}
===Miss Cayman Islands World=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} ::''The winner or 1st Runner-up of Miss Cayman Islands went to [[Miss World]]. Began in 2018 the new foundation of Miss Cayman Islands World selects the winner to Miss World.''
{| class="sortable" border="5" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align=" 0 1em 0 0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Cayman Islands World !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss World !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- | 2026 | Kristianna Gordon<ref>{{Cite news|author=Minh Khôi|date=28 March 2026|title=Điều đặc biệt của mỹ nhân Cayman thi Miss World 2026|trans-title=The Special Features of the Cayman Beauty Queen Competing in Miss World 2026|url=https://www.saostar.vn/nguoi-mau-hoa-hau/dieu-dac-biet-cua-my-nhan-cayman-thi-miss-world-2026-202603281126245696.html|url-status=live|access-date=29 March 2026|website=www.saostar.vn|language=vi|archive-date=29 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260329091136/https://www.saostar.vn/nguoi-mau-hoa-hau/dieu-dac-biet-cua-my-nhan-cayman-thi-miss-world-2026-202603281126245696.html}}</ref> | TBA | |- | 2025 | Jada Ramoon | Unplaced | |- | 2024 | colspan=5 {{n/a|No competition held}} |- | 2023 | Leanni Tibbets<ref>{{cite news|title=Leanni Tibbetts crowned Miss World Cayman Islands 2022|url=http://cayman.loopnews.com/content/leanni-tibbetts-crowned-miss-world-cayman-islands-2022|publisher=Loop News|date=25 September 2022|accessdate=22 January 2023}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- | 2022 | colspan=3 {{n/a|[[Miss World 2021]] was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] outbreak in [[Puerto Rico]], no edition started in 2022}} |- | 2021 | Rashana Hydes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/05/30/rashana-hydes-crowned-miss-world-cayman-islands-2021/|title=Rashana Hydes crowned Miss World Cayman Islands 2021|website=caymancompass.com|date=30 May 2021}}</ref> | Unplaced | * [[Miss World 2021|Head to Head Challenge]] (Round 2) |- | 2020 | colspan=3 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no competition held}} |- | 2019 | Jaci Patrick | Unplaced | |- | 2018 | Kelsie Woodman-Bodden | Unplaced | |- | 2017 | Kristin Amaya | Unplaced | |- | 2016 | Monyque Brooks | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Sport]] (Top 24) |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2012—2015}} |- | 2011 | Lindsay Japal | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Talent]] (Top 20) |- | 2010 | Cristin Alexander | Unplaced | |- | 2009 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 2008 | Nicosia Lawson | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Talent]] (Top 18) |- | 2007 | Rebecca Parchment | Unplaced | |- | 2006 | Ambuyah Ebanks | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Sport]] (Top 27) |- | 2005 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 2004 | Stacy-Ann Kelly | Unplaced | |- | 2003 | Nichelle Welcome | Unplaced | |- | 2002 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 2001 | Shannon McLean | Unplaced | |- | 2000 | Jacqueline Bush | Unplaced | |- | 1999 | Mona Lisa Tatum | Unplaced | |- | 1998 | Gemma McLaughlin | Unplaced | |- | 1997 | Cassandra Powell | Unplaced | |- | 1996 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | 1995 | Tasha Ebanks | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD; " | 1994 | Anita Bush | Unplaced | align="left"| * '''Miss World Caribbean''' |- | 1993 | Audry Ebanks | Unplaced | |- | 1992 | Pamela Ebanks | Unplaced | |- | 1991 | Yvette Jordison | Unplaced | |- | 1990 | Bethea Christian | Unplaced | |- | 1989 | Michele Garcia | Unplaced | |- | 1988 | Melisa McTaggart | Unplaced | |- | 1987 | Désirée Hunter | Unplaced | |- | 1986 | Deborah Cridland | Unplaced | |- | 1985 | Emily Hurlston | Unplaced | |- | 1984 | Thora Crighton | Unplaced | |- | 1983 | Effie Ebanks | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99; " | 1982 | Maureen Lewis | '''Top 15''' | align="left"| * '''Miss Personality''' |- | 1981 | Donna Myrie | Unplaced | |- | 1980 | Delia Walter | Unplaced | |- | 1979 | Jennifer Jackson | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD; " | 1978 | Wendy Daykin | Unplaced | align="left"| * '''Miss Personality''' |- | 1977 | Patricia Jackson-Patiño | Unplaced | |- |}
===Miss Cayman Islands Supranational=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}
{| class="sortable" border="5" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align=" 0 1em 0 0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Cayman Islands Supranational !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss Supranational !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- | 2024 | Jaci Patrick | Unplaced | |- | 2023 | Melissa Bridgemohan<ref name="YT1">{{cite web |title=MISS SUPRANATIONAL 2023 EXPERIENCE. OPENING CEREMONY. LIVE. JUNE 27. 9 PM CET |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCKdYyGlZYA |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.misscaymanpageant.com/}}
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