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Miss Long Island, Melissa Ingraham bested nine other competitors to win Miss Bahamas Universe 2023 (Miss Universe Bahamas 2023) on Sunday, July 2 at the Atlantis Showroom in Paradise Island. The 26-year-old climate advocate with a bachelor's degree in environmental science and a master's in climate change will now represent The Bahamas at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) in El Salvador later this year. Taja Hudson of Cat Island was named first runner-up while Robyn Rahming of Exuma finished as second runner-up and was awarded the title Miss International World Bahamas 2023. Beyonce Forbes of Grand Bahama and Danielle Dean of Acklins were announced as the second and third runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Bahamas Universe succeeds Angel Cartwright, a private banker and conservationist who represented the country at Miss Universe 2022 in New Orleans last January. Since its debut at Miss Universe in 1963, The Bahamas has yet to win the coveted title. Its highest pl

The contestants vying for Miss Bahamas Universe 2023 (Miss Universe Bahamas 2023) were officially unveiled last June 10 at Rosewood Baha Mar's Grand Salon in Nassau. A total of 10 beauties will fight for the national crown and the opportunity to represent The Bahamas at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador later this year. The grand final of the competition themed "The Jubilee" will take place on Sunday, July 2 at the Atlantis Showroom in Paradise Island. Last year's winner Angel Cartwright is expected to crown her successor at the end of the event. Who will be the next Miss Bahamas Universe? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Bahamas Universe©🇧🇸 (@missbahamasqueen) Miss Abaco - Iheoma Nwankwo Miss Acklins - Danielle Dean Miss Cat Island - Taja Hudson Miss Eleuthera - Andria Gardiner Miss Exuma - Robyn Rahming Miss Grand Bahama - Beyonce Forbes Miss Long Island - Melissa Ingraham Miss New Providence - Randeika F

Miss Long Island, Angel Cartwright, edged out eight other finalists to win the Miss Bahamas Universe 2022 competition on Sunday, July 31 at the Atlantis Showroom in Paradise Island. The 27-year-old private banker and conservationist from Nassau will represent The Bahamas at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant, whose date and venue are yet to be announced. Miss Abaco, India Davis, and Miss Andros, Natalya Pratt, were the first and second runners-up, respectively. The representatives of Cat Island, Bashar Isaacs, and Eleuthera, Rickia Bonimy completed the Top 5. Last year's titleholder and Miss Universe 2021 Top 10 placer Chantel O'Brian crowned her deserving successor at the end of the event. The new Miss Bahamas Universe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of The Bahamas, and both an MBA in international business and an MS in finance from the Florida International University. Angel supports the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) initiative on biodiversity conservation specif

Miss New Providence, Chantel O’Brian, was crowned Miss Bahamas Universe 2021 in a national competition held last Sunday, October 3 in Nassau. The 27-year-old entrepreneur who holds a bachelor's degree in business enterprise bested three other finalists to win her national title. She succeeds Shauntae Miller and will now prepare to represent the Bahamas at the 70th Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, Israel this December. Chantel is no stranger to pageantry as she previously held the title of Miss World Bahamas and went on to represent her country at the Miss World 2015 pageant in Sanya, China. The new Miss Universe Bahamas founded P.S. O’Brian Consulting, a company based in Nassau that offers pageant, runway, and etiquette coaching. Photo: CJermaine Photography