Miss Laurel Anselm!
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A former Miss Noel, Miss West and Miss Wob Dwiyet, Laurel Anselm, who
contested her first beauty pageant at the tender age of 12, is pursuing this
year her dream of becoming Carnival Queen.
At age 21, she is a Data Entry Clerk at the Treasury Department who has her
sights on becoming a "super model". Born in the village of Salisbury, Laurel
received her
secondary education at the Wesley High School and was introduced to |
the
"basics of the business world" at Convent Secretarial. In her spare time,
she enjoys modelling and reading.
Laurel says if she becomes carnival queen she will do her best nationally
and internationally, "to make Dominica and Dominicans proud..." Launching of Miss Laurel
Anselm
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22 year old Josian Joseph from Petite Savanne sees her participation in this
year's Carnival Queen competition as an opportunity to "contribute towards
the promotion and enhancement" of her village in particular and Dominica's
Carnival in general.
A graduate of the Dominica Grammar School and the Sixth Form College, Josian
is presently employed as Personal Assistant to the President and Board of
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 Miss Josian Joseph
| Directors of British Trade and Commerce Bank.
While she enjoys her job however, especially the opportunity it provides to
meet and interact with people locally and internationally, she remains fully
committed to the idea of eventually establishing her own business. Josian is
5' 7" and weighs 127 lbs.
She says "success can be achieved through hard work, discipline and
perseverance" and she firmly believes that "with God's help, anything can be
possible".....Launching of Miss Josian
Joseph
 Miss Farah Valmond
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If she has her way, Farah Valmond from the hamlet of Bataca in the Carib
Territory, will be a journalist or hotel manager one day. She is 18 and
easy-going with a love for meeting new people and building community that
has influenced her involvement in "a number of different groups".
Farah was educated at the St. Andrews High School and intends to further her
studies as soon as the opportunity becomes available. | Her
hobbies include acting, dancing, modelling and choreography.
This year's Carnival Queen Competition gives Farah a chance to show how much
she is "a true Dominican".... See Her Launching
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Etlyn Thomas is 22 years old and comes from the village of Marigot where she
cherishes the spirit of adventure, collects stamps, dances, sings and listen
to music in her spare time.
A former student of the St. Andrews High School and the Academic Division of
the Clifton Dupigny Community College, she is presently employed as an
accounts clerk at Courts (Dominica) Limited. Etlyn is 5' 7" tall and weighs
1281bs.
Launching Miss Elthlyn
Thomas
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Miss Elthlyn Thomas
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Miss Decima
Darroux!
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For 19 year old Decima Darroux, a former Miss Wob Dwiyet (Eastern District),
the 1998 Carnival Queen Competition is "just another stepping stone" to her
main goal of "participating in an international pageant".
Decima was born in the village of Petite Soufriere and completed her high
school education at the St. Martin Secondary School. Her career objectives
is to become a Certified Public Accountant. | At present,
she is employed at
Number One Store where she welcomes the opportunity to "meet and interact
with different personalities on a daily basis". Her hobbies include dancing
and modelling.
She is of the view that this show offers her "an excellent opportunity" to
demonstrate her patriotism. Launching of Miss Decima
Darroux
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She contested her first beauty pageant 9 years ago. 9 years later at age 18;
Palestrina Rolle of Newtown is a participant in the 1998 Carnival Queen
Competition anxious to "prove to Dominicans as well as visitors" that dreams
are only the beginning of success.
A junior accounts clerk at J. Astaphan & Company Limited, Palestrina enjoys
debating, singing, writing poetry "and most of all meeting new friends" in
her leisure time. "If God |
Miss Palestrina Rolle
| permits", she will become a "competent Spanish Tutor and
a Certified Accountant".
Palestrina claims that showbiz has always been part of her life and she
views achievements on stage so far a "encouragement for further self
development". Launching Miss Palestrina
Rolle
Miss Kamalah
Jno-Baptiste!
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1998 Carnival Queen
Twenty-one-year old Carnival Queen Contestant Kamalah Jno. Baptiste of
Bath Estate is aspiring to pursue studies in Communications Law and to
become a fashion show model.
She is a graduate of the Dominica Grammar School where her favourite subject
was English Language. Kamalah also graduated from the Kingsborough College
in New York where she studied Computer Science and Criminology. She is now
employed as a Data Entry Clerk at D & L Limited. |
Miss Jno. Baptiste enjoys jet skiing, talking and writing and has pen pals
all over the world. Launching Kamalah
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Consistent with her childhood interest in taking care of those who need
help, 20-year-old Georgette George would like to pursue a career in Child
Psychology. From the community of Copthall, she is 5' 6" tall and weighs 120
lbs.
Georgette attended the Wesley High School and is hopeful that her focus on
the sciences "will be of great help" in furthering her career. Presently,
she is a traineee at the World Wide Wagering Company. Previously, she was
employed on a part-time basis at St. Paul's Co-operative Credit
Union in Mahaut on her return from Antigua where she had |
Miss Georgette Grorge
| lived and worked for six months after leaving school.
No stranger to the stage, Georgette emerged victorious in one of two
pageants she contested while in high school.
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