Reflections: Be The Change You Want To See 2019 Miss Bahamas Pageant Season Begins!

Nassau, Bahamas, April 19, 2019– Under the theme “Reflections: Be the change you want to see”, the 2019 Miss World Bahamas Pageant season officially kicks off with the premier of the Road to the Crown (RTC) Reality TV series on Sunday April 28. The event – to be held at Seven at The Pointe beginning at 5 p.m. – will give pageant fans their first opportunity to meet and greet the contestants up close and personal.

“We all envision a better world. But we need to move beyond envisioning to action and that begins with us taking a good look at the man in the mirror. It’s not enough to complain about what needs to be improved. We need to be the change we want to see. Only then will the world become a better place. This year’s theme is encouraging our contestants to do just that.”
- Michelle Malcolm, MBO President

Through this year’s theme, the Miss Bahamas Organization (MBO) is once again referencing its renowned developmental program through which contestants are encouraged to discover their purpose and to become agents of change in their communities. Each contestant is required to complete and document a Beauty with a Purpose project to raise awareness for the cause of her choice. The launch/RTC premiere was the first of several events to be held in the run up to the pageant finale on May 26 at which time a new Miss World Bahamas will be crowned.

CONTESTANTS
Eight districts are represented in this year’s contest including:

• Abaco: Carissa Francois
• Balmoral Island: Shakera Hall
• Cat Island: Edneka Farquharson
• Crystal Cay: LaTiqua Smith
• Eleuthera: Nyah Bandelier
• New Providence: Jerchovia Moxey
• Ocean Cay: Rotalya Williams
• University of The Bahamas: Lydia Cooper

To learn more about the contestants, please visit www.missbahamas.net.

COMPETITION
A series of preliminary competitions will be held in the coming weeks, leading up the grand finale on May 26 at Atlantis’ Imperial Ballroom on Paradise Island at 8 p.m. Scores from the preliminary competitions along with public votes will to determine the Top 5 finalists and eventually the new queen. The scoring system is as follows:

TOP 4
To determine the Top 4, scores will be combined in the following categories: Judges Interview: 30%; Swimsuit: 25%; Evening Gown: 25%; Public vote: 20%. It’s important to note that the public vote in this round of competition is not
cumulative. The public is being treated as one judge, so the contestant with the highest number of votes will earn 10 points from the public, the second highest votes will earn 9 points, the third highest votes will earn 8 points, and so on.

ALIV HEAD TO HEAD PEOPLE’S CHOICE FAST TRACK
The public vote will serve a second purpose and that is to fast track one contestant to the Top 5. MBO is introducing a new concept to achieve this. In Round One of the ALIV Head to Head Challenge, the contestants are split into two groups of four and are interviewed by journalist Kyle Walkine. The interviews will be featured in the first episode of Road to the Crown which airs on REV TV on Tuesday April 30 at 8 p.m. The two contestants who receive the highest number of votes from each group will advance to Round Two of the Head to Head challenge which will air during the final episode of Road to the Crown on May 21. The contestant who receives the highest number of votes in Round Two will be named the People’s Choice winner and will automatically advance to the Top 5 of the competition. Both Rounds 1 and 2 will also be available for viewing on www.missbahamas.net as well as on MBO’s Facebook page.

INSTANT SAVE VOTE
A sixth contestant will be given a chance to advance to the semifinals as a result of an Instant Save Vote on the night of the pageant. The viewing public alone will determine who that lucky contestant will be by voting for the young lady they wish to see continue in the competition. The contestant receiving the highest number of Instant Save votes will then complete the Top 6.

EQUAL FOOTING
It’s important to note that once the Top 6 are determined, all scores will be thrown out and the semifinalists begin competing again on equal footing. They will be interviewed on stage by pageant host Jerome Sawyer, after which the
judging panel and public votes will determine the Top 3. The public vote in this round is not cumulative but is based on rank as the public is once again being treated as one judge.

FINAL QUESTION
The Top 3 will then face the final question. The judging panel and public will then be asked to decide who their new queen will be, and in this round both the judges scores and the public vote will be based on rank as the public is one
judge. The contestant receiving the highest number of votes in this round will receive 10 points from the public, the second highest votes will get 9 points and the 3rd highest vote will get 8 points. These points will be combined with the ranks voted by the judging panel to determine the winner and runners up placements.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The 2019 Miss World Bahamas schedule of events follows:

Corporate Worship Bible Truth Ministries
Martin’s Close
April 28, 2019

Miss World Bahamas Launch/RTC Premiere
Seven at The Pointe
1 Bay Street, Park Avenue
April 28, 2019

Courtesy Call on Governor General
Government House
May 1, 2019

National Costume Competition
Rooftop at The Pointe
#2 Fort Nassau, One Bay Street
May 10, 2019

Swimsuit Competition
Compass Point Beach Resort
West Bay Street
May 11, 2019

Evening Gown Competition & Beauty with a Purpose Presentations
The Balmoral
Sandford Drive

May 19, 2019
Miss World Bahamas Finale
Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Resort
Paradise Island

May 26, 2019

Preliminary event tickets range from $20 to $30, and Finale tickets are available at a cost of $75 for General and $125 for VIP. Tickets for all events are available at Airbrush Junkies in the Mall at Marathon, or from any contestant.

PARTNERSHIPS

MBO wishes to thank the many sponsors who make the pageant possible each year, led by presenting sponsor ALIV and top tier sponsors Bahamasair, The Pointe, British Colonial Hilton; REV TV and Our TV. Other sponsors include: All Yours Virgin Remy Hair; Apex Awards; Bahamas Orthodontics Center; Bahamas Daylight Studios; Bahamas Ministry of Tourism; Bahari Bahamas; Cardell McClamm; Caribbean Bottling Company – Distributors of Dasani; Club One Fitness Center; Commonwealth Fabrics; Compass Point Beach Resort; Debonaire Boutique; Designs by Pat; Floridita Swimwear; Flying Dutchman; Grant Thornton; Guardian Group of Companies; House of Raphelita; Mac Duggal; Mario’s Bowling &
Entertainment Palace; Milo Butler and Sons, distributors of Twinings and Soldanza; New Oriental Laundry & Cleaners; Rubis; Sandyport Beach Resort; Seven at The Pointe; Seventeen Shop; The Collection Boutique; The Pointe; and Wild Seed Designs

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About MBO

Established in 2005, the Miss Bahamas Organization® (MBO) is a company that advances and supports today's women through its Passion for Pageantry with a Purpose. Our mission is to bring out the personal bests women seek to achieve by cultivating their passions, self-image, and education in an environment that encourages the pursuit of purpose, promotes discipline, and supports the strengthening of character. The Miss Bahamas Organization® prepares them to take on the world as women who are aware of the power that derives from fulfilling their purpose, and who use that power to impact the welfare of humanity. MBO achieves its mission by unearthing, training, and unveiling the nation's finest women through an annual national beauty pageant system in The Bahamas. This system incorporates months of intensive grooming, coaching and preparation that culminate with the coronation of a goodwill ambassador who will represent her country in the Miss World pageant, promotional events, and charitable endeavours.

For more information, please contact Jerome Sawyer at (242) 424-2184 or email at missbahamasorg@gmail.com.