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Miss Trinidad and Tobago
Formation	1954
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Port of Spain
Location	Trinidad and Tobago;
Membership	Miss World
Official language	English
Organization	Miss Trinidad & Tobago
Key people	Peter Elias, Charu Lochan Dass, E.N.R Mohammed
Website	www.ttmissworld.com

Miss Trinidad and Tobago is a national beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1954. The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from the twin island republic, to compete in the Miss World pageant. The nation has one Miss World, Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde.

History

Miss Trinidad and Tobago registered trademark started in 1954 exclusively for Miss World. The first Miss Trinidad and Tobago contest started in 1954 where the eventual winner, Seeta Indranie Mahabir represented the British Commonwealth country at the fourth edition of the contest. Trinidad and Tobago have never withdrawn from the Miss World contest since the 70s. It is the only international contest (Miss World) that they have been consistent in sending a representative to. The Miss World brand is the most established pageant brand in the country. According to Google trends, T&T is ranked 4th as per most searches for Miss World. The British High Commissioner in Trinidad and Tobago (1950s to 1970s) were responsible for sending Miss Trinidad and Tobago winner to Miss World. Then in 1979, they gave the rights to local socialite and businesswoman, Kim Sabeeny. Kim Sabeeny died in 1999. Peter Elias then took over the franchise with Trinidad and Tobago first Miss World, Giselle Laronde. Peter Elias resigned after Gabrielle Walcott placed 2nd runner-up at the 58th edition of the Miss World contest. He gave the directorship to Micheal Raghunanan and Daniel Seebaran in 2009. In 2013, Athaliah Samuel held the franchise and there was a dispute between the franchise holder and the then-titleholder, Shereece Villafana, who was then stripped of her title by the national franchise holder after competing in Miss World. In 2014, Vanessa Manoo and Nicaraguan Businessman, Gregory Lewin took over the company for the next three years. The current directors of Miss T&T Company are Charu Lochan Dass under the tutelage of Brian Gopaul and Dr. Reiaz Mohammed (Vice National Director) who took over the organisation for Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Official broadcaster

TTT, 1962 - 2004
Television 4 (TV4), 2005
CTV, 2006 – 2012
CNC3, 2013 – present

Team Members

The Miss World Trinidad and Tobago Board of Directors for 2018 are:

Brian Gopaul - National Franchise Holder
Charu Lochan Dass - National Director
Dr. Reiaz Mohammed - Co National Pageant Director
Sheree Ann Ramsingh - Chief Operating Officer
Jevon King - Dep. Chief Operating Officer
Peter Sheppard - Art, History, & Culture Director
Richard Ahong - Producer
Vaughnette Bigford - Fashion & Entertainment Director
Kavita Maharaj (Genie) - Photography / Social Media Manager
Kiran Maharaj - Digital Media Manager

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Trinidad and Tobago national pageant represents Trinidad and Tobago at Miss World.

Color key

Winner
Runner-up
Finalist or semifinalist

Year	Miss Trinidad and Tobago	Placement	Special Awards
1954	Seeta Indranie Mahabir
1966	Diane DeFreitas
1971	Maria Jordan
1975	Donna Sandra Dalrymple
1976	Patricia Anderson Leon	Top 15
1977	Marlene Villafana
1978	Kathleen Thomas
1979	Marlene Coggins	Top 15
1980	Maria Octavia Chung
1981	Rachel Ann Thomas	Top 15
1982	Althea Ingrid Rocke	4th Runner-up
1983	Esther Juliette Farmer
1984	Ria Judy Joanne Rambardan
1985	Ulrica Christina Phillip
1986	Giselle Laronde	Miss World 1986	Miss World Americas
1987	Maria del Valle Xavier
1988	Wendy Baptiste
1989	Samantha Bhagan
1990	Guenevere Helen Kelshall
1991	Sastee Bachan
1992	Renee Garib
1993	Denyse Michelle Paul
1994	Anabel Thomas
1995	Michelle Khan	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Caribbean
1996	Sharda Ramlogan
1997	Mandy Jagdeo
1998	Jeanette Marie La Caillie
1999	Sacha Anton
2000	Rhonda Rosemin
2001	Sacha St. Hill
2002	Janelle Rajnauth
2003	Magdalene Walcott	Top 20
2004	Kenisha Thom	Top 15
2005	Jenna Marie Andre
2006	Tineke De Freitas
2007	Valene Maharaj	3rd Runner-up	Miss World Caribbean
2008	Gabrielle Walcott	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Caribbean Beauty with a Purpose (Winner)
2009	Ashanna Arthur		Miss World Sport (Top 6)
2010	Davia Chambers		Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20)
2011	Lee-Ann Forbes	Top 25	Miss World Sport (Top 24) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 77)
2012	Athaliah Samuel		Miss World Top Model (Top 20) Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20)
2013	Sherrece Villafana		Miss World Talent (Top 10)
2014	Sarah Jane Waddell	Top 25	Best in Interviews (Top 15) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) Miss World Sport (Top 20)
2015	Kimberly Farrah Singh^[1]
2016	Daniella Walcott		Beauty with a Purpose (Top 24)
2017	Chandini Chanka		Miss World Talent (Top 20)
2018	Ysabel Bisnath		Beauty with a Purpose (Top 10) Head-to-Head Challenge (Top 20)
2019	Tya Jané Ramey	Top 40	Miss World Caribbean Head-to-Head Challenge (Winner) Miss World Sport (2nd Runner-up) Miss World Top Model (Top 10) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20)
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021	Jeanine Brandt^[2]	Top 40	Head-to-Head Challenge (Round 2) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) Multimedia (Top 15)
2022	No pageant in 2022
2023	Aché Abrahams^[3]	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Caribbean Beauty with a Purpose (Top 10) Miss World Top Model (Top 10) Miss World Talent (Top 23) Head-to-Head Challenge (Top 25)
2024	Anna-Lise Nanton^[spelling?] ^[4]