 Church
Service ~ August 10th, 2008, Bahamas Faith Ministries
International (BFMI)
new!!!
Every year during our program we take time out of our busy
pageant schedule to give God thanks for his faithfulness. Our
contestants visited Bahamas Faith Ministries International for
this year's Church Service. After Church all of our ladies were
treated to an exquisite lunch at Seaside Buffet in the Wyndham
Resort!
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 Float Parade ~ Saturday August 9th, 2008, New Providence
new!!!
With just just one (1) week left before the final night of
competition, our contestants paraded through the streets of the
capital in the Annual Float Parade! The Float Parade began at
Town Centre Mall, headed North on Blue Hill Road, East onto Bay
Street, South on Victoria Avenue, West on Shirley Street, South
on East Street, East on Wulff Road and South on Marathon Road -
ending at the Mall at Marathon. Once at the Mall at Marathon our
contestants were greeted by the U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas
His Excellency Ned Seigel & his wife Stephanie Seigel.
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Talent Competition - Fast Track Award ~ Sunday August 3rd, 2008,
Salon II & III Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
The second round of preliminary
competitions was the Talent Extraveganza! Our contestants danced,
sang, played instruments, made poetry recitals and dramatizations
and so much more! At the end of the evening Miss Teen Bimini Lathyra Tinker walked away with Best Talent which affords her an
automatic Fast Track Spot into our prestigious Top 13! 1st
runner-up Miss Teen Ragged Island Shanice Burrows, 2nd runner-up
Miss Teen Exuma Ashley Hamilton.
 GO GREEN ...Environmental Seminar!!! ~ Saturday August 2nd,
2008, Inagua Room, Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
new!!!
After completing their morning Beach
Clean-up Initiative, our contestants were given some pertinent
information about the environment. They learnt about the dangers of
litter, how litter as affected countries around the world, the
possible impact of "out-of-control" littering in The Bahamas and
various ways to keep The Bahamas clean!
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 GO GREEN ...South Beach Clean-Up!!! ~
Saturday August 2nd, 2008, South Beach, New Providence
new!!!
This year our organization has taken on the responsibility to ensure
that all of our contestants understand the importance of keeping the
environment clean. With this in mind we created a very special day, "GO
GREEN...SOUTH BEACH CLEAN-UP" to tackle one of the most dirtiest
beaches on the island; giving our contestants a chance to get their
hands a little dirty! Our organization was joined by the Minister of
State for the Ministry of The Environment Hon. Phenton Neymour who not
only gave our ladies a few pointers on the environment, but also joined
up with them in their cleaning initiative!
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 Contestant Fun Day ~ Wednesday July 30th,
2008, New Providence
new!!!
With the first round of
preliminary competitions behind them, our ladies enjoy their Contestant
Fun Day....and what an exciting day it turned out to be. The morning
started off with an historical tour of Forte Charlotte, contestants
then went over to Arawak Cay for an afternoon Daiquiri at Twin
Brothers, they visited the world famous Straw Market, took a few
pictures in Rawson & Parliament Squares, enjoyed a Horse'N'Carriage
ride through the streets of the capital and the day was topped off with
a visit to Galleria Cinemas to kick back and relax and enjoy the movie
of their choice!
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BLACK OPAL Spokesmodel Competition ~
Sunday July 27th, 2008, Salon IV Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace
Casino
The first round of preliminary
competition begins with the Spokesmodel Competition! This competition
is geared towards training our contestants to shine in the spotlight of
a thousand cameras should any of them encounter a campaign to become a
spokesperson for a product or company in the future. As for the winner
of this event, she will become the official spokeswoman for Nair
Products in The Bahamas. This wonderful opportunity has been made
available to our organization by our generous sponsor Commonwealth
Drugs Limited. Our 18 ladies will compete in three (3) categories:
Short Speech on a youth issue, an Advertisement and Runway Modeling.
This year's Spokesmodel winner: Miss. Teen Bimini, Lathyra Tinker!
Lathyra will now become the official face of Black Opal Cosmetics in
The Bahamas! 1st runner-up Miss Teen Gorda Cay Shafayne Allen, 2nd
runner-up Miss Teen Eleuthera Keithra Toote.
 Dolphin Encounters ~ Thursday July 24thm
2008, Blue Lagoon Island
new!!!
Some fun in the sun was just what the pageant doctor ordered for our
contestants! After being officially launched to the world on July 23rd,
our ladies were treated to a day of fun and relaxation with the Sea
Lions and Dolphins at Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island. Thank
you to Dolphin Encounters for a wonderful experience.
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 Official
Contestant Launch Party ~ Wednesday July 23rd, 2008, Salon IV Wyndham
Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
new!!!
After one month of rigorous rehearsals, stage and speech training,
seminars and fun activities, our 18 beautiful, intelligent and poised
contestants were officially launched to The Bahamian public and the
world!
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 Official
Contestant Photoshoot "THE GENESIS: Nature's Beauty" ~ Sunday July 20th,
2008
Our Official Contestant Photoshoot with noted Bahamian
Photographer Scharad Lightbourne was themed "THE GENESIS: Nature's
Beauty." Our contestants gave a stellar performance and the proof of their
hard work can be seen in their amazing photographs.
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 Behind
The Scenes at Official Contestant Photoshoot "THE GENESIS: Nature's
Beauty" ~ Sunday July 20th, 2008
Our day started at
7am...and what a long day it turned out to be! While some
contestants got their makeup and hair done by our professional Hair &
Makeup Team, others played board games or watched a little television,
while others caught up on their sleep. Our Hair Team: Nestaea Sealy &
Theodore Sealy, Makeup Team: Santina Brown, Renae Brown and D'angelo
Bethel.
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 3rd Annual Toastmaster's Speech Seminar ~ Sunday July 6th, 2008, Inagua
Room, Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
new!!!
Our contestants were given some sound advice on speech development,
speech writing and speech delivery by Toastmaster Dana Duncanson. Mr.
Duncanson, a member of Toastmaster's Club 3596 conducted an interactive
session with our 18 ladies where they also got a chance to give some
impromptu speeches in preparation for the 3rd Annual Toastmaster's
Speech Competition slated for August 10th, 2008.
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 Day of Brains & Beauty ~ Saturday July 5th, 2008, Inagua
Room, Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
What better way to begin our 2008 pageant season with our 18 contestants,
than to treat them to an entire day of workshops on how to take care of
their bodies and minds from the inside out? Our young ladies were given
tons of information concerning Skin & Hair Care, Makeup Application,
Public Speaking, Interview Techniques, Photoshoot Training, Personal
Hygiene & Etiquette and a little bit of Mental Therapy with our annual
Heart-to Heart Session. Seminar speakers included: MTBW Beauty Advisor
Ms. Nestaea Sealy, Make up Artist Kenyatta Johnson, Speech Coach &
Journalist Shenique Miller, Photographer Scharad Lightbourne, First Lady
Patrice Ellis and Counsellor Patrice Clarke.
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