Kimberly Herbert is first Miss Earth BVI
The saying ‘if anything can go wrong it will at the worst possible time’ was very applicable last night as the pageant got underway approximately 45 minutes after its scheduled starting time, then down came the heavy rain and with it the electricity was cut.
At that stage, Miss Herbert was before the microphone doing her introduction.
However, the spirit of determination and patience prevailed as the small audience stood behind the organisation determined that the show must go on. They waited for hours until a generator was brought in and the show resumed.
The three contestants did their best with the backing of their backstage supporters and assistance to avoid long periods of waiting in between segments. Most of the entertainment pieces were taken out in the interest of time.
Following the introductory segment, the three beauties took to the stage in swimwear, cultural wear, the talent segment, evening wear and then finally the question and answer segments.
For the talent piece, contestant #1 Miss Jaidene Webb attempted Celine Deon’s ‘The heart will go on’ on the trumpet; contestant #2 Miss Shona Rogers was the majorette dancing girl to the selection ‘Bend over pick it up’, while contestant #3 Miss Kimberly Herbert did a dramatic piece which sent the message that any job a man can do a woman can do it too. In this case she portrayed herself as a disc jockey (DJ).
At the end of it all prize for the best recyclable wear went to Miss Jaidene Webb. This segment was held some weeks ago at the Village Cay Marina when she had used empty cornflakes boxes to make her complete outfit. Miss Webb also copped the prize for the Best Swimwear. The Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic prizes went to Miss Shona Rogers.
All the other prizes, including the queen prizes, when to contestant #3 Miss Kimberly Herbert; Miss Popularity, Best Cultural Wear, Best Talent, Miss poise, Best Evening Wear and Miss Intelligent. The Miss Water/2nd runner up was contestant #2 Miss Shona Rogers who received $1,000 among other prizes while Miss Air/1st runner up Miss Jaidene Webb received $2,500 among other incentives.
The judges’ decision was heavily challenged by some patrons as they thought contestant #1 Miss Jaidene Webb was disenfranchised. They were loud shouts “Jaidine deh cheat” from the audience. Many shared the opinion that Miss Webb received no competition when it came to the cultural wear as the other two contestants depicted more costumes as opposed to a cultural wear. They also felt that there was no substance in the winner’s talent performance when compared to Miss Webb’s piece on the Trumpet.
Some also shared the opinion that the prizes for Miss Poise and Best Evening Wear should have gone to Miss Shona Rogers.
The panel of judges for the night was Mr Purnell Thomas-Christian, Ms Bobbi Fawcett, Mr Gordon French, Ms Hadassah Ward, Miss Sandra D. Ambrose and Miss Alicia Green.
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25 Responses to “Kimberly Herbert is first Miss Earth BVI”
The show had about forty people....yes...it was that much....and I blame it on poor advertising in d end...the fact that there r tooooooooo much unnecessary shows on this small island, the cost to get in 30 dollars...that was a get rich quick scheme.....lmao....but we know better....and the fact that the contestants themselves did not do their part in bringing out their fans....overall I just think they need to go sit down with the show......Sit Sit Sit....make it ditsy and the last....cause I'm sure if u didn't have enuff sponsors...u r in debt... With that $8500 in cash prizes......amongst four trips, three kindles .......wow....
Now I'm not going to agree with the last paragraph of too much competitive shows. We need as much shows as necessary to help with the self esteem issues of our young people and to acclimatize them to the world of pageantry. The Ms. BVI show is an annual event and it is from this competitive "pool" that we hope contestants can be generated from.
Now as for you "Bigger Picture", are you aware that sunscreen lotions are one of the major causes of the coral "die-offs" in the Caribbean? American scientists studying the coral issues here on this side of the Virgin Islands have confirmed that. So instead of wondering what Ms. Earth will do to mitigate the die-off issues, why don't you help the government to get the proper scientists from the Kingdom to assist with the etiology concerns.
Now I think that where your concerns about our environment will be better placed,, "Bigger Picture"!