Tammi T. David walked away with the Best Talent Prize in the just concluded Miss Big Beautiful Women (BBW) Pageant held at the Holiday Inn Stadium in Philadelphia, PA last Sunday, August 11, 2013. Photo: Facebook

David is an employee of the BVI Tourist Board. She has expressed confidence and excitement going into the pageant and said there had never been a Caribbean contestant in the pageant previously. “I’m ready… ready to go,” she exclaimed. Photo: VINO/File

Tammi poses with her crown following her win in the Ms International Bold and Beautiful 2011 pageant. Photo: supplied

Tammi said she was surprised that she did not win considering the level of crowd support that she had received but was happy to have participated. She performed Singing Sandra’s ‘Pride and Dignity’ which she described as having a strong message. “I really delivered the song and came away with the Best Talent,” she disclosed.

The pageant was won by miss Florida, Sharon Troupe, who also walked away with the Best Lingerie and Best Evening Prizes as well as the prize for most revenue generated. The First and Second Runner-up positions were also captured by two local contestants.

Though she stated that the pageant did not go as expected, Tammi expressed that she still enjoyed participating and was able to accomplish what she wanted to.

“It was good, I had fun and I enjoyed it. I got to do what I loved best, which was marketing the BVI. I got to talk to a lot of people about the BVI,” she said.

She also saw it as a different kind of experience from previous pageants that she had entered. “I didn’t come back with the crown but came back still fired up,” she added.

The lone Caribbean contestant in the pageant, Tammi offered thanks to Hazem’s Beauty Supplies, Hon. Myron V. Walwyn, Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines, The BVI Tourist Board, Tortola Memorial Services, Ryan Robinson (close friend and chaperone), other friends, supporters and well-wishers.

Tammi disclosed that she also has other pageants lined up but will confirm her participation at a later time.

See previous story posted August 8, 2013:

Tammi T. David to contest Miss BBW Pageant in PA this Sun. Aug. 11

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former pageant queen Tammi T. David departs the territory’s shores today, August 8, 2013 to represent the Virgin Islands in the 2013 edition of the Wilkes Productions Big Beautiful Women Pageant International.

The pageant will be held on August 11, 2013 at 2 P.M. at the Holiday Inn Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and will feature a total of eleven contestants, predominantly from locations within the United States of America (USA) as well as Canada and Holland.

“I do pageants for fun,” David said in an interview with Virgin Islands News Online, “I also do them to market the BVI as well so I jumped on the opportunity.”

In the pageant hosted specially for plus sized women, David said, the general aim is to empower ‘big’ women and help in developing their self-esteem.

According to the pageant website, “Our Big Beautiful Women Pageant was designed to show the public that our full figured women can be as pretty, intelligent, talented, sexy, elegant and look good in their choice of clothing as well as what society has labelled the slender model types. 

The segments included will be Talent, Evening Wear and Lingerie and will be recorded for broadcast but there will be no live coverage, according to David.

Prizes up for grabs include awards for Best Talent, Most Unique Lingerie, Most Exquisite Evening Gown and Most Generated Revenue among others. Contestants must be at least size 14 and over, above the age of 18 years old and be willing to promote full figured beauty.

David, who is also an employee of the BVI Tourist Board, expressed confidence and excitement going into the pageant and said there had never been a Caribbean contestant in the pageant previously. “I’m ready… ready to go,” she exclaimed.

She said she has received a great amount of support across social media platforms and was ready to bring the crown back home for the first time to the Virgin Islands.