Nineteen year old beauty Nadira Lando from Bataca/Pointe Michel is the winner of the 2012 Miss Dominica competition.
She won that award from a field of six competitors at Carnival City at the Pottersville Savannah. Lando won six of the awards which were at stake on her way to capturing the title, including best talent and best evening wear.
Coming in as competitor number 3, Lando did a monologue about the history of the Caribs.
She went back briefly into the history of the Caribs (now called Kalinago), lamenting that they have been taken advantage of and have over the years been “fooled, disrespected, used and abused by people”.
Queen Nadira found it important to point out that today Caribs can no longer be fooled.
“Caribs are now VIP-Very important people and gone to the next level and walking to town. They are teachers, Doctors and more,” she said in her talent.
Ameka Cognet of Emshall came first runner up , with Kimberly Jno Charles of St. Joseph placing third.
The show was judged in the following categories: costume creation, talent, swim wear and the questions and answers segment.
Lando wants to be a lawyer – she thinks becoming that kind of professional will allow her to help “the weak and down trodden.”
Photos courtesy of Abigail Antoine:
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Goodday Ms. Pussina is just back from TnT. I made my stop to Dominica just for the queen and yet again Ms. Griffith Failed to listen to Ms. Pusina. I warn you, Dow say I didn’t. And why were they pronouncing your name as In-diania? Anyways it looks like she had a good team behind her including the talent being executed by Karmala I was looking at her from where I was can’t let the cat out the bag but Karmala was on eagde to make sure Ms. Griffith delivered a knock off of her 1998 talent with a different subject matter area. The Talent had potential but Ms. Griffith was all over the place hence her control of breath she was out of breath.
Secondly it looks like Ms. Griffith watch a lot of Americia’s next Top model and copy the style of Ms.Jay. Puss love this is a pageant lord and stumping and lavway papa I was shaking my head cause she was extra extra extra I think if she had tone it down as one of the posters indicated she could have place. Hey look at it Ms. Griffith can as I told her look at the tape of her sister show and her show and come back a refined person next year. I warn you child. I’m an expert and what I do puss I make stars out of people.
Anyways moving along.. Ameka Cognet was the underdog and did very well she reminded me of Ms. Paul in 2003 the only issue I had was the designs of her swimwear and evening wear if those two elements was of a more enhance standard with no doubt she would have been the winner. Kimberly Jno. Charles was exceptional. I think she walked the best in all runs had the body height and look as a queen and I think overall would have been the queen if a few of the judges didn’t have there bias as it relates to looks cause Ms. Lindo didn’t do a great job walking nor I don’t believe she deserved all the aways for the different runs.
But I think this show was the poorest of them all it event beat 2004 which went down in the history of being the worst queenshow. I don’t think there was a clear cut winner so Ms.Lindo all the best puss and work on that walk you was bumping the whole night. Love you. But Ms. Griffith you was my queen but you didn’t listen.
GREAT SHOW. BEST EVER, FAIR SYSTEM OF JUDGING. MISS LANDO AND MISS COGNETTE DID SPECTACULAR. THE POSITIONS WERE WELL PLACED. 2012 – INTELLIGENT YOUNG LADIES.
THE BEST SHOW WE HAD IN A WHILE. THE YOUNG LADIES WERE INTELLIGENT AND PRODUCED A GREAT SHOW AND THAT SYSTEM OF JUDGING IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. AND AGAIN, MISS LANDO GOT 7 (SEVEN) AWARDS.
lando deserved her crown but please best costume should have gone to shannel dubique this ws not fear at all
OMG her dress was the BOMB!!!! congrats to her; from the pics alone I can see why she won.
well judged except for the intelligence part – that should go to Kimberly Jno.Charles. (side note judges – the queen swimwear was bunching at the back – open your eyes next time)
Congratulations Nadira its actually 7 awards you won, best evening wear, best costume, best swim wear, and best in evening wear, swim wear, and costume, plus best talent makes it 7 awards. Hope all the other contestants remain friends with you, as you did not judge yourself.
I would wish the chief cultural officer on the night of the queen show,referred to the queen contestants as” young ladies,” rather than “The girls”
Congratulations Nadaria, its actually 7 awards you won, best evening wear, best costume, best swim wear, and best in evening wear, swim wear, and costume, plus best talent makes it 7 awards. Hope all the other contestants remain friends with you, as you did not judge yourself.
I wish to record well wishes and congratulations to the Carnival Queen of Dominica 2012 Ms. Nadira Lando. I was so excited by the news of your victory that I may have screamed for a whole minute.
I take this time to encourage you to use this time and the opportunities that you will receive to advance yourself personally and also to bring some needed attention to certain needs and issues in our community.
That being said, there are some people who have expressed concern over the performances in the question&answer segment. As a former participant in a pageant, I can advance in defense of these young ladies that its not that they cant speak or that they do not know what to say. The simple fact is the pressure and excitement of the evening and the desire to win. It seems like your brain starts to function right as you get off the stage.
There are ways to combat this problem and it comes with experience and practice. So Ms. Lando, I have no doubt that you will continue to represent Dominica well and that you will bring home more titles in the coming year. My very best to you again and to all the other contestants. God bless Dominica!
you are one of the best tht dominica has produced
I think I need to return home to find a wife
congrats but i think the black dress was the best dress
carib queen congrats
You mean “Dominica Queen”, don’t you?!
Lovely show. Enjoyed it! I think a big thank you should go out to the show organizers. That show was moving I tell you. Fantastic job all around! I do have to mention that in the future you guys coach some of those contestants to speak like ladies. I’m not sure what was going on with Indiana but she just too on a whole different personality and it was a bit scary. I thought her dress was great the walk wasn’t good. I’m not sure why this young lady find it necessary to be so vulgar in everything. walking, speaking, posing…..jissshhh tone it down…. but hey you’re not queen so i guess you’ll just do what makes you happy. Just remember whatever you do to today will come back in your many tomorrows…
Congrats Ms Lando! Beauty and Brains! Truly Royal.
Congrats to the other participants. You all did great.
Congratulations Miss Lando.
You deserved it.
i find it strange people are not yet commenting…..last yr at this time there were alot of comments already………..
congrats,but the black dress is the best evening wear and best in evening wear
yeah strange no comments maybe because the queen deserves what she get
are you crazy! the black dress is the worst dress! she’s a friend of mine but as a tru friend….honestly i feel bad for her to have people like u make it so worse.
i agree. the black dress is stunning
The dress was tearing with at least 5 big holes in the front.check dno pics and it was falling apart like an ostritch that pass through a shredder.very ugly and poorly designed. badly sewn too.nice girl but that dress killed her.
I think that if this pageant is supposed to show the inner and outer beauty of Dominican women, then they should look more natural.
The amount of make-up these women are wearing is scary and it’s frightening to think that the young women who want to follow in their footsteps now attribute this to what beauty is.
which make up that? I find their make ups were very much natral
That comment is out of place. This after all, is a beauty contest. Where else should you look for it.
to me their make up look natural
u really worked 4 ur crown. i would give ameka d crown 2
darling if you did not notice only one person can win the crown ok
a well deserved crown
Indiana Griffith was exceptional. 1st runner up should have gone to her. she was consistent, graceful, eloquent and confident. Best in spectacular wear, swim wear and best dress. Keep your head high. Congrats Nadira
Whole night Indiana dancing on the stage…Indiana did not have to place…
That’s not true and they replayed the show last night. she walked too fast in her evening wear. She is a brilliant young woman. You couldn’t do better much less have the courage to go on stage.
Congrats to this young lady but as someone who came to this show and witness it first hand I believe one young lady was done an injustice. Miss. Indiana Griffith from Goodwill should have received the awards for best in spectacular wear, best in swimwear and she could have even got best dress. This young lady was exceptional and should have at least placed first runner up. She was consistent, graceful, eloquent and confident. This sentiment is felt by a lot of people who attended the show. To Indiana I say this to you, keep your head held high. You were fantastic Miss. Griffith. You brought excitement to the show and In my book you will always be my Queen. They may not recognize you for your hard work but we take note of it. Well done chica. To Miss. Lando go out there and represent Dominica to the best of your ability.
ummmmm….wow….okay best in swimwear? nah she wasn’t! Best dress nah that was nadira (p.s I was rooting for kimberly), best costume nah! Okay you must be her bor jah! Well too bad too sad. Maybe if she carried herself better instead of whining provocatively on stage and responding so unladylike she would have placed!
i beg to differ she had no grace she was really rough in both swim wear and evening wear, her talent made no sense, noting that she totally disrespected the flag.
get out of there with the crap. go and watch the show on tv and come back and tell us what you thought of her walk.
congrats nadira. was really looking forward to kimberly but my girl u made me proud by placing.
So what is it DNO! All you just decide yall taking a break from approving comments for the Carnival. Shucks! Missing my drama!! lol!!!
on the contrary it apperars that people not commenting,they have nothing really to say
gosh some people are stupid! they had not been approving the comments. any fool could figure that out.
A NATURAL BEUTY IN ALL SEGMENTS….WELL DONE QUEEN..CONGRATULATIONS BEGIN YOUR REIGN EVERYONE KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU WWWWWOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!
Shanel dubique should have been placed…bowdel vibes…
She sure did deserve her crown….she was the best!!!!
you guys should use this oopurtunity and send her up for ms. universe i think she would do good
I totally agree. Start training her from now. she is georgeous.
Anita Bully is right… That chair HAS TO GO ! But whatever chair you give her, NADIRA LANDO will shine for Dominica. Call me Crazy.. but I was impressed.
NADIRA YOUR PART CLASS STUDENTS WITH MR. HERBERT THOMAS AS WELL AS MR. THOMAS ARE SOOOOOOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU. CON CONGRATULATIONS NADO
congratulations to Lando!!!!!!!!!!
THEY WERE ALL BEAUTIFUL AND THEY ALL PUT UP A FIGHT CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH CONTESTANT YOU ARE ALL QUEENS
DNO fix it… she got 7 awards… best talent, best swimwear, best IN swimwear, best spectacular wear, best IN spectacular wear, best evening wear, best IN evening wear.. you can even read the sash for confirm.. the information is all there… congrats Nads! I am proud of you!
congrats…always knew you would make it!!!
Yes!! Kalinago princess and kalinago queen,who said kalinago can’t win? Proud of u Nadira . Go show the world what kalinago can do!!!
well done girls. i just didnt like the jno charles girl custome and her dress. she looked great in the dress i must say, but her costume didnt look Queen Show.
Congrats Nadira u made Kalinago Territory proud. Wish u all the best in the future
way to go girl! congratulations!!! you will make an excellent ambassador for dominica
Good job!!
DNO i LOVEEEE the pics! the girls all look lovely
I am usually not one to criticize however, Nadira did not deserve all the awards she got. personally not one of these ladies deserved the crown last night so whoever got it i would be fine. Here’s my judgement, best spectacular creation-Miss Lavinier, Best Talent-Miss Cognet. Miss Lando cannot walk she bumped in every round so i don’t understand how she got best in for evening wear and swim wear. Anyways congrats and I do hope that Miss Lando will represent Dominica the best she can. Because she is Dominica and so are we. lol
You’re right cause best in swimwear was Kimberly. Nadira’s needs to excercise and tone up her butt plus she was bumping all over that stage. I think Nadira did well, not spectacularly well but alright. If Kimberly had a better dress and anwered her questions a little better she could have one and made a beautiful queen.
Kalinago representing!! Woy!! Awsome and more to come. The people who came first are finally coming first. WOY!! Congrats!!!
Congratulation to my blood sister in your historical achievement. You made a lot of people happy, especially the Kalinago people. Blessing go out to you in your future endeavor as you represent Waitikubuli and in your aspiration to become a lawyer. My heart go out to you and your Family. Ubouto for life!
That was a great show and the Queen is totally deserving of her crown. Wish her more success in all other regional pageants. Make a clean sweep!
Looks like it was a good show. congrats miss lando make us proud in your journey ahead as an ambassador.
u go girl!!! and correction.. she won 7 awards>>>>
1:Best Spectacular Creation
2:Best in Spectacular Creation
3:Best Swimwear
4:Best in Swimwear
5:Best Evening Wear
6:Best in Evening Wear
7:Best Performing Talent
And of course ! Miss Dominica 2012!!! so proud Nads!!
congrats to Miss Lando…. well done to all the girls u all were exceptional this year
congrats to all the ladies……..amazing job to the winner.
Thanks DNO for the pic lens slide show, please stick to it. Its better to view pics like this than otherwise
7 awards
Very Well done and Said.
Congratulations Queen Nadira Lando.
Keep up your Noble intentions and looking forward to you advancing and using your knowledge in economics shaping the Macro economic future of Kalinago countries of the CARICOM
This girl is pretty in evenwear,swimmwear,and more she deserve to when
You go girl. go for the big stuff
congrats Nadira, a well-deserved crown. WE are very proud of u and confident you will be an outstanding ambassador for Dominica at the regional pageants.
Congrats to Miss Lando. I had a feeling you would win; was rooting for you from the beginning. Great effort by all the other young ladies.
Its a deserving reward to a tremedous performance. Congratulation to the support group and to the Kalinago people at large. May this be the the initial step in the path of future success and the continuous development od the Kalinago nation.
Congratulation to miss Lando our 2012 carnival queen we are waiting for u to arrive in Antigua and to following in the footsteps of Marcia and the others well done my girls u all were wonderful
she’s like ADELE congrate
Congratulations and good luck representing Dominica You deserve our full support and encouragement. God Bless!!
Congratulations Nadira. Now go and make Dominica and your people proud. God be with you.
Well done Nadira,you deserved it.. I listened to the show in it’s entirety and judged it and my ruling was indeed correct…
Way to go my Kalinago Queen. I am happy she won the crown.
All i am saying i find the black dress is the best dress . That yellow dress of kimberly not nice,and where the pink bow fitting in nah?
That orange dress has a problem at the front but the back looks nice.
Nadira dress is elegantly nice but i find the black dress is the best
The BLACK DRESS was falling apart, didn’t you watch the show?
i’m not surprised.. she definitely looks like a queen… maybe we’ll finally challenge the ms world competition…
couldn’t agree with u more that ppl take us for granted not any more we r stepping up 2 b something in society enjoy ur reign n make us proud wherever u go to represent ur country n our culture carib
Congrats Nadira you have made your people proud as you join Adicia Burton our princess in taking this prestigious title. Kalinago people applaud your talent. Go girl and win your dream. Congrats also to Nakita she did it with you.
Wowwwwwwwww!!!!!!!
How comes you all not commenting? Are you all in shock? lol
that was a sweep! my God,she almost took it all.She is the first Kalinago that really stand out in miss Dominica Pagent in my opinion. Especially the one last yr,she was clownish especially in her talent
congratulations Nadira. U definitely deserved it. Best of luck in your future endeavours
CONGRATULATIONS TO NADIRA…
DNO WHERE ARE THE PICS????
THANKS FOR THE PICS.
Hats off to Nurse Mary Parillon, who made the talent of 2012 Carnival Queen Ms Lando.This is a woman with great talent. There is the need to realy recognize her. colleague.
DNO where ar the photos – I have seen the quick posting of photos of calypsonians in women’s dresses
now for the real deal what happen
congratulations to all the young ladies for coming forward to represent their constitution and dominica making the show a great success job well done.
way to go girl…u had my support from day one. CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to miss Dominica and to all the other young ladies in the end we are all Dominicans and we are all winners.
Girl friend congrates .
congrates to you dear,well deserved.
Keep your head up my dear friend, continue to make your people proud and respected.
congrates Lando…i always new you would have achieved a landslide victory…just keep being you and it will take u places….
beauty and intelegence at its best go girl make dominica proud the only thing you speak a little too fast arling
congrats keepon promoting ur kalinago people
Congrats Nadira!!! We are very proud of you.
congrats my dear and go further and do your best!1
Good job Nadira!
great show and well judged. congrats misss lando, and go on to be successful in the rest of the other shows and continue to be a role model to your kalinago people.
well done, well done…you made us proud. Kalinago all the way…..YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Seven awards not 6…Best Talent, best swimwear, Best in swim Wear, Best Costume, Best in Costume, Best Evening wear and best in Evening wear
please note that she received SEVEN and NOT six awards please and thanks.. BEST COSTUME, BEST IN COSTUME, BEST TALENT, BEST EVENING WEAR, BEST IN EVENING WEAR,BEST SWIMWEAR, BEST IN SWIMWEAR
GOOD JOB , NOW PLEASE USE THIS STAGE TO SHED LIGHT ON THE PLIGHT OF YOUR KALINAGO PEOPLE, BRING WORLD ATTENTION TO THEM NOW. REPRESENT WELL MS LANDO . BLESSINGS
miss worb dwe’t in 2000,junior calypso and now queen in 2012 it true caribs are up to the next level.
Congratulations to miss lando on her victory. To nakita bruno, andrea, sandra and all the rest a job weldone and we hope to capture much more victories over the years to come. Weldone ladies.
i must say that u deserved it. u got beauty n brains..
Congrats,you did very well.
Congrats Girl u so deserve it.well judged.only one critic.gosh that big crown and dat chair needs to b replace.Helloooooo we r moving forward committee.upgrade.smaller crown and better thrown.tnx u.
NOT A COMMENT YET .CONGRATS TO YOU MISS LANDO .CONGRATS TO THE PEOPLE OF DOMONICA .THE CARIBS ,THE KALINGO PEOPLE HAVE OVERCOME THE RACIAL HATRED THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE LEBLANC AND JOHN LABOUR PARTY .YOU KNOW PEOPLE TRY TO INSULT LEBLANCE BY CALLING HIM A CARIB .YES THE OPPOSITION PEOPLE .THE FIRST KALINGO PERSON TO BE ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT DID SO UNDER THE LABOUR PARTY BANNER.THAT PRIME MINISTER PATRICK JOHN GAVE THEM TITLE TO THEIR TERRITORY DURING INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS .THAT THE LABOUR PARTY GOVERNMENTS PROMOTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE KALINAGO TERRITORY TO PUT THEM ON EQUAL FOOTINGS WITH ALL OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS .
Congratulations to all the girls, but SPECIAL CONGRATS to KALINAGO QUEEN Lando, Ms Cognet and Ms Jno. Charles. Ms Cognet, I never knew you grew up “rough-and-tough” with the boys. Ms Lando you helped create history for the Kalinagos, teaming up with the Kanliago Priness for 2012.
Don it would be a good idea to mention the name of her sponsor in this story. Give the sponsor some publicity and maybe next year DNO can sponsor a carnival queen….
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!She was really good!!!!!!!
Admin let me guess…..u busy uploading pics.we so know u eh.you’re the best.