Samirah Joseph, a senior at Monroe College and a resident of Lower Morne Bruce, was officially crowned Miss Monroe on Saturday October 15, 2011.
The show was held at the Monroe College New Rochelle Campus in New York and was entitled ‘Women of Excellence.’ The eight contestants participating in the show were each asked to highlight a woman who they believed to be of outstanding quality.
Contestants completed an opening dance, introduction speech, talent and evening wear/ interview section.
Sectional prize winner, Woman of excellence chosen by contestant are as follows:
People’s Choice Award (done by liking the picture of the contestant via Facebook)
KaBria Leary (First Lady Michelle Obama)
Patterson, New Jersey
Miss Congeniality
Jasmine Horton (Dr. Maya Angelou)
Washington, DC
Best Smile
Morgan Pulliam (Mrs. Beyonce Knowles-Carter)
New Rochelle, NY
Best Talent
Samirah Joseph (Alicia Keys)
Dominica
Best Evening Wear
Shanell Barnes (First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt)
Barbados
Best Response to Question
Shauntelle Paige (Mrs. Bronwen Weber)
Chesapeake, Virginia
2nd Runner Up – Shanell Barnes
1st Runner Up – Briana Robinson (Madame C.J. Walker) from St. Croix, USVI
Winner – Samirah Joseph
Other contestant – Nydera Vann (Mrs. Oprah Gail Winfrey) from Bronx, NY
Joseph is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Criminal Justice and would like to complete her Masters in Forensic Science because she dreams of becoming a crime scene investigator.
She presently volunteers as a tutor/administrative assistant at Monroe’s New Rochelle Campus. She has made the President’s list every semester since September 2010 and continue to maintain a 3.955 GPA.
She captured the Miss Teen Dominica crown in 2006.
She is a former student of the Convent High School and the Dominica State College.
omg congrats and the girl not booasting y dont u shut up tiny aint nobody sask for ur opiom thx
Some of us talking and can’t even make it to the Dominica state college without dropping out,(the work is to hard), it really does take and ignorant person to comment on someone that has the brain and still the beauty. I applaud you Sami on a job well done. You know as well as I know the world would be boring if we were all lovers, we need the haters to continue on their negative vibes to make us stronger.
Hey, Sami I know I said congrats, but I’ll say it again. Congratulations. And I hope Dominicans taking note, its not just Beauty & Brains, its “Best Talent” as well. Keep playing your flute, we all know you’re one of the top flautists now in D/ca. All the best, keep up the good work (3.995 wow). Oh, and remember this quote: “Ignore the Ignorant.”
Congratulations my dear all the best in your future endeavours … but where all these crappy comments coming out from we need to learn to stick to the facts jesus christ when young pppl do good applaud them!!!!
omg anonymous so what if spell a word wrong..what if i don’t know the meaning of a word…who the hell are you too criticize me…….are you a millionaire?…..did your high GPA make you a millionaire….haha if so then i better go back to school then
my GPA is 2.98 and I’m not ashamed to say so(on the other hand if i had a very high GPA i would not have announced it, i don’t boast) …..i was on the deans list but then i lost my focus…. stopped studying and my GPA went down significantly…i could have graduated with a much better GPA….and no I’m not a smart person….
i will repeat I’ve seen a lot of smart kids with much lower GPA then mine and i think that these kids are very smart….all they need to do is a little studying..they study a few hours before an exam… I’ve studied a lot with those kinds of kids…..whereas there are a lot of kids that i am not impressed by ….i do not think that they are smart and they have very impressive GPAs…
in case dno ddin’t grant my wish
CONGRATULATIONS DARLING!!! You have made your family, friends and your country proud. I know you are not bordered by negative comments, it will just make you stronger. Keep up the good work. We LOVE YOU!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU.
Congrats sami
so umm… everybody I know from Da getting criminal justice degree from monroe nuh. lol! anyhoo Congrats Samirah continue making Dominica proud!
she is a beauty and from all reports has d brains unlike some other women who use tons ah makeup!!
so well done dear…..
Congratulations, Ms. Joseph. All the best in your studies. 3.995 GPA is no small feat!!
UN-ADUlT-ERA-TED…I had to Google that word….i simply made that comment becuse someone said she was smart because of her GPA………this is the UNADULTERATED truth ……..my UNADULTERATED motive was not to bring anyone down
Tiny, you just need to shut the hell up with your always negative comments. With your tiny brain it’s no surprise you had to google “unadulterated” and still spell it wrongly. I wonder what your GPA was. Don’t bother to answer. We can all take a wild guess!
Proud of you. Congrats,
Alicia keys?
a 3.95 GPA don’t necessarily mean that one is smart…it simply shows amount of time one spend studying…how deli gent one is …an honor roll GPA is not hard to achieve depending on the major
i have seen smart student with low GPA….and the other way around too….
You just cannot please some people. The young lady is doing well. Instead of offering encouragement, you coming here spewing you total unadulterated crap about the relationship between a high GPA and intelligence.
Samirah, here is a piece of advice, which I am sure you ae very falimiar with, do not listen to negative talk from the likes of this idiot.
well if is so i am doing an online program and beating books everyday so my gpa must be hitting the roof!!!lol
Congrats Miss Joseph and all the best in your studies
It is SAD that some people cannot enjoy achievements of others. Why the negative comments?
That’s why I do believe their are more idiots in DA than one can imargin the youg lady did very well and instead of Dominicans show how proud they are of her accomplishments they talk about GPA scores it”s so sad I hope that she never return to DAafter her studies because she is welcome to stay right where she is, I take this oppertunity to say congratulations on making me feel proud to be a D’ican and good luck to you
ur such a haterr, OMG.. CONGRATULATE. did i spell dat rite? lol. it doesn’t matter how much time she spends studing, her GPA IS amazin y put some down…
Tiny you should sooo foolish! Save yourself the embarrassment and stop hating
3.995 gpa… beauty and brains!
ohhh wow…CONGRATS! Big up Monroe and Dominicans in there making it even greater!……she won miss teen Dominica 2006….she’s a natural…keep it up!
Yay!!! Congrats Sami!!
well apart from the arab spring, we seem to have a dominica spring,hellooo!!
dats great news..Congratulations to the young lady, u have made Dominica proud..We are a people rich in culture and talent!!