Dominica’s representative at Miss Humanity International Earlene Labassiere has placed First Runner-up and captured the title of Queen of the Caribbean at the pageant which culminated last evening in Barbados.
The 20-year-old beauty, who placed behind Karabelo Mokoallo of Lesotho, was the only Caribbean contestant in the Top 5 of the competition after having claimed wins in a number of the pageant’s categories, including People’s Choice award, where the public was allowed to vote for their favorite contestant.
Labassiere also took top position in the Best Costume category wearing a replica of Dominica’s National Bird, the Sisserou Parrot. She also shared Beauty on a Mission with Miss Lesotho and Continental Queen with four other contestants.
National Director for Miss Humanity Charmaine White-Christian expressed pride at the result, noting that it was only the second time that Dominica had placed at an international pageant.
“As National Director, it’s a stepping stone for us because this is an international pageant and it’s the fifth time Dominica is taking part in a international pageant and the second time that we are placing. The first person who placed was Shannon Vigilant, many years ago and here we have Labassiere coming in that top five, the only Caribbean country in the top five, so that makes me really very proud, ” White-Christian said.
White-Christian also recognized a number of Dominican organizations who assisted in affording Labassiere the opportunity to represent Dominica.
“I just wanna say thank you to Malcolm Stephen and Sons, the Government of Dominica, Petro Caribe, Quinns Jewelry, her coach Samantha Letang and everybody who had a hand in her success,” she said.
Other pageant awards and results included Miss Congeniality: Barbados, Miss Photogenic: Canada, Best Swimwear: Portugal, Best Gown: Portugal, Best Talent: Philippines, People’s Choice: Dominica, Continental Queens: Lesotho, Portugal, Philippines, Dominica, Canada,
Top Five: 5th, Canada, 4th, South Africa, 3rd, Philippines, 2nd, Dominica and the winner of Miss Humanity International 2011 Lesotho’s Karabelo Mokoallo.
Labassiere is expected back on island later today.
@ onlooker. I know them both very very well, even better than you because we are all from the same area and we grew up together. I went to college with N. and trust me this is her 100%. And this is not Miss Dominica at all. Earlene is always more humble and hardly even talks much but if you see her with children you will understand. So do not say what you do not know about and for your info N. Did say these things to us. I will leave it there…….wat u eh know can’t hurt. Jealousy is a poison.
OMG IS THAT THE WAY TO GET ON LIGHT BULB IT SEEMS YOU DONT HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN JUDGE PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THATS NOT THE WAY TO GET ON!!!!!! NETISHA IS NOT A JELOUS PERSON I KNOW HER VERY WELL AND I CONSIDER HER TO BE VERY FRIENDLY AND LOVING PERSON !!!! HATERZZZ EVERYWHERE !!!
ru Domanicans na easy tarl. no wander e gyal ah rep one next country cuz yuh sound like one traitor to me. e gyal well known for she kindnes n d mounta time she ah help children. if she say subben lika dat she right cuz she na one liad neda. now done d story show done & she na even place but yuh ya ah cuss she… no sa gwan find wurk fi do.
You all should read the comments made on the Miss Humanity facebook page about the comments on here with this article.
The reason why Miss Dominica did not win was because she was not a humanitarian, she treated the other delegates poorly, locked Miss Belgium out of the hotel room, threw Miss South Africa out of a car, screamed at Miss Antigua, insulted Lesotho….the list goes on… She entered the pageant to win but HOw can you win a Miss Humanity International Title by being so inhumane to others? She never interacted well with any of the delegates. Take note Dominica its not all about looks & fashion. You must be kind to fellow man not pretend because sincerity shines through just like falsities. If any of you speak to the other delegates none of them have anything positive to say about this girl…..which is very sad but congrats on placing 1st runner up.
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I need to say that these allegations are absolutely not true. We all had a great time together, and though some of us had our differences because it was a competition we still appreciated each other. I miss Miss Dominica and I know others do to. Our little flag girl.
lol, very interesting contribution. So is Miss South Africa critically injured?? Is miss Antigua hearing ok now?? Did Miss Belgium get a key from the reseption at the hotel?? hahahaha
Really this is just ridiculous and Mind I say this sounds like N. ‘Miss not sure of her nationality’. A sore loser. This is not Earlene’s personality. We are very proud of her and are happy she represented Dominica and did her best. Congratulations Earlene.
@ lightbulb of course its easy for you to blame her eh…you eh no d gyal but you wa chat. fu you eyes go open soon. you just anoda band wagon…. allu ppl doh easy.
CONGRATULATIONS and all the best in future pageants we are proud of u
You see how Dominicans are. Ms. White you mean to tell me is Earlene and Shannon are the only one to represent Dominica on an international level in such show. Lord. So I was going through the achieve and came across this bit of information. Michelle from 2003 queen show you all remember that glaring hear went up in Ms.Queen of the islands 2008 presenting Dominica out of from what I saw when I did the Google search 17 contestant from the islands which is organized by Jamaal Magloire organization and he is professional basketball player. Anyways this young lady went on to place 3rd out of 17 contestant how comes I never hear a dayfo about that..But if is not ms so and so you don’t give these ladies recognition for their contribution anyways I just had to do my research for peace of mind.
InTERNATIONAL
Check the meaning of it
Sorry to say pusina but the article didn’t say this though. It said ‘fifth’ which means there were four others before her and there is a difference between an international pageant and a regional pageant. Congratulations to Earlene and her team.
More pics please DNO
congrats to u i feel great today after reading was following this show ever seen i heard of it all the best in future
You rock Elle, Congratulations. You did great, Love you babes
alwyas had faith in you !!!! congratulations girl for making us proud!!!!
Congrats Earlyn. Dominica should be proud. does anyone know what year Shannon vigilant, participated in this show? and what position did she place? I know she won miss West indies, but I wasn’t aware of her participation in this one.
Super job Earlene!!!!
IS NOT THIS SHOW dear…That is the first time they’re having this show. What they’re saying is Ms. Vigilant participated in International Shows for Dominica and placed and since after no one else have until Earlene.
Actually she won puss. They talking about Ms. West Indies international. And what Dayfor is that ms. White having there about Earlene. Papa lord. WHoss and it looks like she use the same clothing in this costume pic as in the same one she had for ms. Dominica. JUst an obersation papa..whosssss
Pusina u stupid man? Sounds like you are hating in ms. white and Earlene.
I want to congratulate Miss Earlene Labassiere for a job very well done. It hurts my heart to see Dominicans being robbed of their achievements. I was at the pageant at the Plantation Theatre and up till this moment the crowd cannot understand where Lesotho came out. We all agree that her humanitarian cause was excemtional and when they said the girls were tied we knew Lesotho would have won that category but helas, for the other segments of the competition Lesotho was no where. She wasnt in the top five for costume neither talent. And her evenign wear wasnt all that compared to the other girls. Just imagine how disgruntled people were. Dominica won best costume, second in humanitarian cause and people’s choice award. We were happy for that but we did deserve to walk away crowned that evening. no bias.
Ms Labassiere gave a fantastic performance and I wish that maybe the pageant would be shown on television so that other Dominicans can share in the great moments. Trust me, It made me feel good to be a *Dominican sitting in that crowd and seeing Earlene perform. When she came out in that costume, people couldn’t understand themselves and as for the talent, when she finish it put tears in my eyes because I couldn believe Dominica had such talent. I wasn’t home for queen show but I said if the queen beat Labassiere at queen show she had to be damn good and I am waiting to hear whether the queen will do as well as Labassiere in her regional pageants because Dominica can go places. I only heard about Jaycees so I am waiting to hear about the other pageants for the queen.
I just wanted to share my ten cents because it is one thing hearing about something and it is anther thing being there to witness. and I want to tell Dominicans to applaud Miss Labassiere because she was the bomb. Good Luck Miss Labassiere in all your future undertakings.
stupes! It’s just a pageant! jeez you would swear she just saved the world or something.
idiot take a backseat and stop being a hater…. Learn to apprecaitee… geezzzzzz
STUPID GIRL YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF UR COUNTRY AND FOR THIS GIRL WHO MADE IT TO THE TOP FIVE CONGRATS DEAR
Puss the queen about to give up her crown in about 4 months no more regional shows where have you been all that time nah puss. Well Queen show was a commess. Yes Ms Labassiere didn’t perform the night of queen show so i guess she had the needed time to grom her voice to deliver for this show. so mad props to ms. White and team and all that Dayfor she have in her skin..whosssss.. But again good job Ms. Ms Labassiere
@ “attended pageant“ thanks for giving everyone a little insight about the show. My congratulations go out to all the contestants I am sure you did your best to represent your country so keep heading for greater things.
@ Earlene Labassiere, my dear cousin I am very proud of you and your entire family feels the same . You know yourself as a person and there are always going to be negative, ignorant people around you trying to bring you down. The key is keep holding your head high and pay no attention to it. Because while their negativity is causing them to stay stagnant, your positive attitude will bring you to higher heights……WE LOVE YOU…….your family
WOOOW!congrats to mi frend K!! U made us proud gal!!! yeepy
CONGRATS FROM GOODWILL SECONDARY SCHOOL
congratulation
CONGRATULATIONS TO EARLENE!!! We are all proud of you and we are elated that you represented your country at this international pageant. this is a rare opportunity that many Dominican do not get. This is just to show that you were exceptional at the Miss Dominica Pageant. to go out there and compete against the big ones like Lesotho, and Phillipines and Canada and Belgium and the rest, some of whom have represented their countries at the Miss world and Miss Universe pageants is an achievement. It is even a better achievement because you did not just compete among Caribbean countries and as the result say you were crowned Caribbean queen which means if you did represent Dominica at a regional pageant you would have won, unlike some queens who go out there and do not win anything for Dominica in a little regional pageant against six other countries.
Your costume was very beautiful congratulations to Charlene White-Christian and Danley guye Who designed your costume. And Alice George and Malcolm Christian who helped build it. It is really phenomenal. I also want your coach Samantha Letang to train me for queen next year. So I hope I will be as good as you.
Charlene I want to represent Dominica next year, please tell us how to apply.
God Bless you Earlene and please continue to be good to malcolm Stephen they are really the best sponsors.
Congratulations to Charlene, Danley
You did not lie on that.. MALCOM STEPHEN is a VERY GOOD SPONSOR, when you see he picks, My gosh HE PICKSSSSSSS!!!
Papa that songing like ms. Lander we papa..u want to go up next year puss.. Whos..
You see that is the problem with this country. And that is why this child have so much bad luck. You guys love to put down other countries even your neighbor country. Please all you can talk about is the Costume. That did not give her the crown it just push her up to the top a little. Her swimwear was not call for. That is the major problem and she speak like someone that is not educated. So, beauty is not it only.
Congratulations E.L.Well Done.Lets GO DOMINICA.
wooohooooooooooo way to go my girl
Great girl, keep on moving on. Congratulation to all who assisted you, Big up Darnely, Charlene and Malcolm X 2. lol
I read the bio of miss Lesotho and I must say her victory is one that is very well deserved. This young lady has been doing a number of humane acts in her country. She is using her beauty not to gain popularity and attention, but to gain the financial and human resources to help others who are less fortunate. she is truly a miss Humanity. an other Mother Theresa.
I am so proud of Miss Dominica. We have come a long way!!!
Congratulations Miss Labassiere.
You certainly got my vote as peoples choice.
Love the costume.
Good luck for future pageants.
AND THE JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN AGAIN. YOU SEE THE DOMINICA QUEEN SHOW WAS WELL JUDGED LAST YEAR.
oh please how that coming in there. 1st place 30 plus contestants she did dam good. how many girls d queen compete against. elle song u did great u made every one proud. those who aint wellll then again who cares bought them lol
30 plus? nope just 15.
thats so not true what did the QUEEN the one they gave it to brought back………………..
seeing she was placed so high,why am i getting a gut feeling that she actually won,but dominica being a no name country is being just brushed aside,folks believe it or not certain carribean islands are not recognized or even respected on the level of world affairs,we are not developed enough.
Congratulations!!! Job well done Earlene!!!
iT IS A Great Achievement to have come up 1st runner up in an international pageant of 31 countries. Importantly, Ms. Labassiere was the crowd’s favourite. And to cap it of, she won best costume. Who designed the costume?
The costume was designed by Charlene White-Christian and built by the pro himself, Danley Guy!
i love that trend… b4 it was only the queens repping… now it seems 1st and 2nd runner ups can go out and prove their talent in front othe r judges who may not be biased… and she shined among contestants from countries with much more resources than dominica… that’s great
I wonder if they had sent “Their queen”,if there would have been a place in the top 30 for her!!!
Making Dominica proud. Keep up the good work. Next time we’re taking the whole thing.
well with them sweet looking legs and that body she got on her,who in their right frame of mind would not vote for her,from a male stand point en, yes I boom awahhhh
First runner up! yayy! congrat Earlene!!
She got 1st place guys yayyyyyy out of 32 contestants!! Woooooopeeeee
15 contestants
1st runner-up is second place
show doh finish nuh
hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!earlene emerged first runner up!!!!!!!!
congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People we need to support Miss Antigua too, she is from Dominica Petite Soufriere. The East is well represented Earlene and Netisha Alie.
But…u okay in your brain na?… Even if she is from Dominica is she supporting Dominica?….If she wins are the going to say Miss Antigua from Dominica won?…haha!.. no they’re not…so the fact remains that miss Labassiere supported DOMINICA and all support should go to her!
That’s rude.. They did mention in her bio where she’s from and when she moved to antigua in search for a job! Get all you facts right before all you speak! SUPPORT FOR MISS ANTIGUA AS WELL… she’s from DOMINICA and SHE’s Part of the Caribbean> go behind some phillipinos that trying to diss Earlene..that would do better lol lol
If i post my number will someone who know her give it to her…who cears about the person who won queen, that girl is beautiful……..
…..good luck sexy…….
man u could simply search for her on facebook… any and everybody who’s in the spotlight… has an f.b page… posting ur number would seem like an act of desperation
congratulations . You are truly representing Dominica. Keep doing the best you can. Take care Earls.
where is the girl who won queen? did i miss something?
The girl who won queen is most probably sitting at her home or some where….so jus because Miss Labassiere didn’t win queen does that mean she’s not obligated to contest any more pageants?!…
no she starring in all them nccu ads. but who cares miss labassiere seems to be doing us proiud. just heard she won best costume
wow…it was just a question from someone who is overseas and may have missed the part where they decided to let the others represent…jeez!
Okay dear..thought u were one of the few criticizers ..
so tonight of all nights the marpin fine to have problems with caribvision stupes
so tonight of all nights marpin decide to cut
news reaching the mouth of the south is that the possie gas station has been robbed again!!!
you too like bef!! this newsclip is not the place!!!
Love it!
She looks great. I think I m in love.
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what channel?
I luv this girl. She’s been going at it since Miss Teen Dominica. I hope you do justice to your country and the Caribbean at large. This will be a milestone on your achievements. Lately the photos look great and all the other ladies as well. May the best and passionate humanitarian win!
you go make us proud earls
Stephen you little short self, you must be feeling good standing next to one of Dominica’s gems eh! Just make sure your hand does not go up or down. Lol. Have no fear my girl, you will still be “Dominican” no matter how the decision swings, but we are expecting you to be crowned.
@ what time tonight DNO?
Congratualations Earlene! I have hoping you win the crown and take it back to our village. You are a great individual and I wish you all the luck in the pagent. You Rock!It’s always nice to see Dominica represented on the map and thanks to you it is.
sorry am hoping you win
Excellent job so far Miss Labassiere. Best wishes in the final rounds and regardless of the winner, you already did an exceptional job! Blessings