St. Lucia captures Miss Carival 2012 crown

Miss St . Lucia Roxanne Didier Nicholas

Roxanne Didier Nicholas of St. Lucia outperformed nine other contestants from across the region to capture the Miss Carival 2012 crown in St. Vincent on Friday night.

Carice Glasgow of St Vincent won the first runner-up position while Davia Chambers of Trinidad secured second runner-up.

Reigning Miss Dominica and Miss Caribbean World Nadira Lando failed to secure a position.

The results are as follows:

Best in swim wear       Carice Glasgow of St. Vincent
Best interview              Davia Chambers of Trinidad
Best evening wear       Kalia Huggins of St. Kitts
Best talent                       Roxanne Didier Nicholas of St. Lucia
Miss Community spirit   Olufunmike Majorie Bands Devonish of Anguilla
Miss Congeniality             Astrid Andrena Hidalgo Martinez of Venezuela
Miss Photogenic         Charlene Christmas of Barbados

The pageant, in its 27th year, was held as part of St. Vincent’s carnival celebrations.

Last year’s winner of the crown was Iantavian Queeley of St. Kitts.

Organizers of the pageant say some of its objectives include fostering greater linkages and bonds between the Caribbean islands, encouraging contestants, chaperones and patrons to go to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to showcase the beauty and diversity of Caribbean young women.

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69 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    July 18, 2012

    Well done Roxanne Didier…… I didn”t see the show but i know u killed it. Big Up St Lucia

  2. Hope
    July 10, 2012

    I think the top of the swimsuit was a setback for Miss Dominica..and they chose the wrong colour dress for her…I did not fancy the top of Miss St.Lucia’s dress either..i guess she did good in some other round thats y she won :-P

  3. DontJudge
    July 9, 2012

    I didnt see the show must not have aired in my country. anyone with a link so i can watch?

  4. Anonymous
    July 9, 2012

    pLS pLS pLS give our queen her red dress back for the show in Antigua and that swim wear thanks

    • not again
      July 9, 2012

      she wore it twice i don’t think it’s proper 2 wear it in ANOTHER regional competition, what they need 2 do is make a dress and swimsuit that’s as good as the first, and fits properly too

  5. Right Result
    July 9, 2012

    I was at the Show and i watched all of it and the Results were fair and just. All the awards were correct and Ms DA did not stand out in any categories nor did i see her placing anywhere in the top 3 so i don’t know why people are complaining. Just because she won pageants before doesn’t mean she will win them all. The majority of these girls were just better than her.

    • FYI
      July 9, 2012

      and this is what most of us fail to realize…winning previous shows does not mean that one will win all shows. but i am happy it happened like that…just shows how unjust our people can be.i think its moreless popularity that we look for. i dont personally kno Jacinta but Because she didnt win regional crowns last year many said she didnt deserve her local title.so what can we imply about Miss Lando? her talent at Miss Dominica pageant was not the best.

  6. Citizen
    July 9, 2012

    It would be real nice for one of our contestants to go out there and put out some serious bele to give people shivers.

    What happen to the kalinago dance, face paint, arrow in hand, kalinago language… Nadira is the best person right now to TRULY represent DOMINICA.
    Transform the girl from our indigenous to our exotic CARIBbean beauty!

    With all this culture we get too caught up in the screaming and shouting on stage.

    • Citizen
      July 9, 2012

      Nadira is not just another regular West Indian girl, she is true representation of our still standing indigenous peoples, please make use of that.

      • iz dt
        July 9, 2012

        ikr.. shm

  7. supporter
    July 9, 2012

    Nadira you are not only beautiful but you are a very intelligent young lady. Iknow you tried your best in St.Vincent and I know you will capture the crown in Antigua.

    Good luck and keep your head up high.

  8. Anonymous
    July 9, 2012

    Hey we can’t always win ok. So well done Nadira for representing DA and giving it your best shot. My only advice to you next time is: “never drop a RED dress for a BLUE”.

    • symz
      July 9, 2012

      liked your comment until the red/blue dress nonesense

  9. Faceup
    July 9, 2012

    Hey, Nadira,Congrats, now back to reality,good looks dont pay the bills, so hit the books,and you will be always be my Kalinago queen !!!!

  10. SiangUK
    July 9, 2012

    I am shocked Miss Dominica did not win any catergory.

  11. Alice
    July 8, 2012

    Nadira is a beautiful intelligent young lady. My only advice to her is that she must wear make up all the time as long as she is queen. Nothing too heavy a little lipstick and eye shadow. People judge you off stage too. So keep well groomed at all times. It won’t take much effort as she is a natural beauty.

    • so tru
      July 9, 2012

      i agree…a queen should always be prepared for a tv interview…usually she looks dry..as u said light make up will do the trick…thats why kamala will always be one of DA’s top queens..always well groomed

  12. ideal
    July 8, 2012

    she is still our queen, wether she wins oversea or not. she already make us proud, ay jealous them
    jealous of our beautiful queen..Miss Dominica, Miss Caribbean, thats enough for us we love you girl

  13. Dominica
    July 8, 2012

    I watched the show and I had Ms. Dominica capturing the best in swimwear award. She showed real confidenc in that round. I would have given her 3rd. runner up. The following short comings may have affected her.Her talent was very weak, and she faltered a bit in her answer to the question on her biography. Additionally I was disappointed when they let down her hair in the evening wear round. Her hair should have been in a bun. Also, she should have won the red dress she had on the night of the Ms. Dominica pageant. Her team need to change her talent. All that talking does impact the audience far more the judges. I think the judges saw dancing, singing, and pan playing as real talent. Good luck in the Jaycees. I will be watching.

  14. Anonymous
    July 8, 2012

    Are you serious? Were you guys there at the pageant. Please remember beauty and brains don’t win a pageant. Miss Dominica was out performed by the other contestants. If you thin about it all of the girls at Miss Caribbean World are not their country’s reigning Queens. So, she completed with some contestants who didn’t even win or place in their respective shows. Give the other girls compliments for doing a good job. Nadira was never in the running.

  15. ses ses
    July 8, 2012

    Nadira is still our Queen she did her best and i am sure she had fun,so my girl hold ur head up high and move on.

  16. Why?
    July 8, 2012

    A tourist/Anthropologist spent 3 mths in Dominica exploring Human Behavior.. He lived among Dominicans as a man just looking to have a good time and left Dominica with this..
    “In Dominica, it’s not about keeping up with the Jones’ it’s about how well you can keep the jones’ down”….
    Dominicans thrive on bringing down each other, and more and more you see it in the comments we write.
    I didn’t get to see the pageant but I know Miss Nadira has a few more pagents left. We need to uplift her since she is our representative regardless if she was or wasn’t our favourite.. WE- DOMINICANS need to stand with our own!! Support our own!!

    • Anonymous
      July 9, 2012

      She only has jayces in antigua left.
      Her name is not on the list of contestants for the miss culture in stkitts. Looks like Dominica is NOT taking part this year

  17. Dominica
    July 8, 2012

    Let see what happens at Jaycees. It wont be the same judges. hmmm

    • cindy
      July 8, 2012

      The jaycees show is a hard one to win Dominica has been doing well over the past 4 yrs. i watched the ms Carival and i noticed a lot of weakness in Ms Dominica First of all her walk has to change she lift her knees too high so that i one thing they need to work on if they want her to win the jaycees. I agree with the writer that spoke about her hair being down they should never have let it down …. I will b at the jaycees live as i have alays over the yrs and i will tell you she has to b extra good…she need to take the criticisms an work on them.

  18. ann
    July 7, 2012

    The more i watch, the more i vex
    Nadira would have won the show with her same dress and swim wear of last time!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. ann
    July 7, 2012

    What happen to Miss DA Swim wear? Aropund the breast area look real off……

    and her red dress was way better than this blue dress. Something really went wrong!

    • July 8, 2012

      the top had structural problems! one side big an one small, I am an open minded person when it comes to fashion. Sometimes antisymmetry works but not on the breast and hips..it always tend to make the person look deformed and Nadira looks like she has gained some weight! Did you notice that the top three were very skinny

  20. Charles
    July 7, 2012

    Job well done

  21. ann
    July 7, 2012

    D/A didn’t get anything? well next time

  22. July 7, 2012

    Congrats to Ms. Nicholas

  23. Grotesque
    July 7, 2012

    Gr8

  24. Pondera
    July 7, 2012

    Something went wrong for Ms Lando. This calls for an investigation. This result without any mention of Lando in a category speaks of issues that we do not know about but serious enough to merit emmidiate attention. Please help our beauty queen. She must not be left to perish.

    • ann
      July 7, 2012

      investigation of what? Because others performed better than her? What is there to investigate?

  25. hmm
    July 7, 2012

    Best talent,and emerged the winner?

    • ann
      July 7, 2012

      She must have done very well in all rounds. Besides people were talking about how well Ms Lucia and T&T was, way before the show, they well deserve their placing

    • cindy
      July 8, 2012

      she was consistancein all th rounds

  26. THINK
    July 7, 2012

    i wonder what went wrong, not one best or not even a runner up …hmmmmmmm

  27. Think About It
    July 7, 2012

    I knew it. Take a bow you make my husband and all other St.Lucian compatriot proud. I tip my hat to you.

  28. Hello.
    July 7, 2012

    Congratulations Ms St.Lucia. You have this stately look and posture.

  29. injustice and unfair
    July 7, 2012

    I was at the show and it is a disgrace what these judges did. many people were in real shock cause Nadira had the best answered question and the best in photos. Some of the men on the hosting committee kept saying She is a natural beauty, and has such an infectuous smile and that they were in disbelief. In all my years of watching pageant, I have never seen such an unfair judging. Miss Trinidad did not even answered the question she was asked. That explains why they took almost 2 hours before they could give the results. They knew exactly what they were up too. Dominica should refrain from taking part in miss Carival pageant period!!!

    • HA
      July 7, 2012

      I agree. I also saw the show and Nadira did the best in the interview. I really do not understand what went wrong. I do not get it.

      • get real
        July 8, 2012

        nonsense – she did not get miss intelligent in Dominica pageant – you expect her to get it overseas. Train your DA girls to have better talents and brains and then you can talk

      • cindy
        July 8, 2012

        please St Vincent answered better next inline would have been SVG. You guys need to go back to school

    • truth
      July 8, 2012

      She answered the second question to perfection but the first wasnt answered properly,.i believe the reason why she wasnt placed is bcuz of her talent, it was the same talent she perfomed in miss caribbean world, it was weak compared to the others..

    • Jah Guide
      July 8, 2012

      Is natural beauty an automatic for winning a competition? Get real, i think consistency is essential.

  30. hmmm
    July 7, 2012

    Where are the other comments :lol:

  31. willis dew
    July 7, 2012

    comgrats my love.

  32. kevin
    July 7, 2012

    i just know dominica would never win……….is a floops she even win the one in dca

  33. D/can abroad
    July 7, 2012

    The young lady tried her best I guess but I’m waiting to read how nasty my fellow Dominicans can get :-?

    • July 8, 2012

      Are you surprised not a single nasty comment! Nadira did her best that was not good enough. I heard her dress and swimwear wasn’t up to the grade and they’re very very important also I’m hearing nothing about her talent. Nadira you should stick to your old dress and talent..if it’s not broken don’t fix it!!!!!!!!

  34. Robin
    July 7, 2012

    nadira failed to prepare, thus she prepared to fail….. congrats ms st lucia. I can spot a winner from the get go …lols got those eagle eyes.

    • July 8, 2012

      Do you even know what you are saying?

  35. lol
    July 7, 2012

    Oh well….i guess next time.

  36. ambas.
    July 7, 2012

    miss Dominica,thanks for representing Dominica.you did your best.

  37. The Godfada
    July 7, 2012

    congrats miss st lucia….miss dominica we are still with u….keep ur head up and continue the achievements……

  38. Rae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    July 7, 2012

    Ms Lando all the best in your future endeavours you are still a Queen regardless always rememeber that sweetie. Congrats Roxie, you made St. Lucia proud once again, now get back home safely today, you need to attend Queen Show tonight to reign for the last time as St Lucia’s Carnival Queen 2011. One more thing because St Vincent hosting they must place every year (good or bad) SMH..

  39. Reality Check
    July 7, 2012

    Well Well Well…Congrats to Miss St. Lucia…and may Miss Dominica take that as a wake up call for that attitude she has picked up…Don’t forget where you came from and the people you knew growing up because You have captured 2 titles so far…it doesn’t mean anything…Education means all! Congrats to all the young ladies however for having the courage to represent their country!

  40. Clarity
    July 7, 2012

    Once the winner deserved the crown and the pageant was fairly judged, congratulations to her.

  41. Dominica
    July 7, 2012

    I Listened to the show live and I think that the show this year was of a very high standard. I think from the commentaries that all the girls
    performed extremely well and even to the end of the show it was difficult to place who would win. I think the judges had a tough decision on their hands
    However, we have to look forward to the future. Nadira It is time to look forward you know what you are up against, Thanks for your representation last night… prepare for Jaycees. Dominica is with you.

  42. hmmmmmm
    July 7, 2012

    I KNEW IT!!!.. Somehow I knew that was going to be the news……

    the same way they didn’t place Marah Walter back in 2008… And look at Marcia Baptiste… I REST MY CASE!

    Congrats to the winner

  43. mariecherie
    July 7, 2012

    till next time nadira don’t give up.

  44. good girl
    July 7, 2012

    Congratulations to Miss St.Lucia and all the other contestants on their performance. :) Nadira, even though you did not secure a position or win any of the rounds I know you did your best and thats all that matters. Don’t let this be a set back. You are still a queen. :-D

  45. Morihei Ueshiba
    July 7, 2012

    Congratulations Roxanne

  46. Esther
    July 7, 2012

    CONGRATULATIONS to Miss St Lucia…. well done.
    Commiserations to Miss Dominica 2012 & Miss Caribbean World 2012, we know you did your very best.
    Well done to all contestants.

  47. Anonymous
    July 7, 2012

    no matter what. she is always queen. Nadira Lando is Miss Dominica Universe

  48. GgggggGunit
    July 7, 2012

    congrats to the winners…Dominica needs to start putting forth some REAL talent…pianist, violinist, musicians real musicians..artistic and trained dancers, singers real singers…cuteness wont carry..

  49. Homeboy
    July 7, 2012

    What I was not there but I am speculating that there was a conspiracy against ms DA. Not even a second runner up.

  50. DA
    July 7, 2012

    All the best Miz. Lucia, but DA will win the next round in Antigua.

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