{"id":337640,"date":"2025-02-28T10:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=337640"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T15:48:08","slug":"update-tanisha-balson-is-miss-dominica-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/update-tanisha-balson-is-miss-dominica-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Tanisha Balson is Miss Dominica 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Miss Dominica 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tanisha Balson of Fond Canie has copped the 2025 Miss Dominica Title.<\/p>\n

She edged four other competitors at a competition which took place at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium Forecourt on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

She won the awards for Miss Photogenic, Best\u00a0National\u00a0Spectacular Wear, Best in\u00a0National\u00a0Spectacular Wear, Best Talent, \u00a0Best Evening Wear and Best in Evening Wear.<\/p>\n

Aliyah Jean-Jacques who represented Canefield secured the 1st runner-up position, \u00a0while Meeya Francis who also represented Canefield won the 2nd Runner- up spot.<\/p>\n

Meeya grabbed the awards for Best Swimwear, Best in Swimwear and the Community Project Award.<\/p>\n

Laveda Liverpool who represented the Giraudel community won the awards for Miss Amity and the Chairperson Award, while Ruth-Anne Henderson of Grand Bay took the award for Best Interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Miss Dominica (centre) flanked by the 2nd runner-up (left) and the 1st runner-up (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tanisha Balson of Fond Canie has copped the 2025 Miss Dominica Title. She edged four other competitors at a competition which took place at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium Forecourt on Thursday night. 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