Cayman Islands Pirates Week Miss Festival Queen Contestants announced

Friday, 10th November, Harbour Drive – 7:15pm

Every young lady dreams of being queen on a tropical island; which is why the Festival Queen contest is so very popular amongst Caymanians.

Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Miss Festival Queen Costume Competition is tailored to ladies 15 and older and is a unique way to showcase Caymanian culture through design.

This wholesome, family-friendly event is a competition between the district/ Heritage Committees. Each district elects a young lady as its representative and everyone works to together to design a costume.

This year’s Pirates Week Festival theme is “Treasures of Change” and costumes will be judged on their design as it relates to that theme. Other areas of adjudication include authenticity, stage presentation, use of Caymanian products and design detail.

The winner will lead the annual day parade, showing off her district’s winning costume to a crowd of more than 12,000 people.

Contending for the title:

Contestant #1: Victoria Ebanks – Miss West Bay

Contestant #2: Latoya Lightbody- Miss East End

Contestant# 3: Amanda Hurlston- Miss George Town

Contestant #4: Tracey Barnes- Fagan – Miss Bodden Town

IMAGE:

Pictured from left to right:

Victoria Ebanks- Miss West Bay, Tracey Barnes-Fagan – Miss Bodden Town, Chante Smith- Johnson: Miss Festival Queen 2016 and Amanda Hurlston- Miss George Town.

Missing from photo Latoya Lightbody- Miss East End

Photo Credit: Kris Williams Creative