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The Miss British Virgin Islands Organization
Formation	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Road Town
Location	British Virgin Islands
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World Miss Earth
Official language	English
National director	Alesia Hamm (Affiliated to Ministry of Tourism, BVI)
Website	bvitourism.com

The Miss British Virgin Islands is a national beauty pageant in British Virgin Islands. The pageant was founded in 1976, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.

History

The Miss British Virgin Islands was held for the first time in 1975 by BVI Tourism, and Irene Penn-O’Neal won the first titleholder in that year.^[1] Before the pageant formed into the British Virgin Islands, the BVI Miss Festival contest existed in the territory. Since 1976 the British Virgin Islands licensed the Miss Universe pageant and became an official organization in the territory for Miss Universe under the Ministry of Tourism in the British Virgin Islands.

International crowns

One – Miss Caribbean World winner:
- Sharie De Castro (2013)

Titleholders

1975—2020

Winning International Title

Miss Universe British Virgin Islands

Miss World British Virgin Islands

Year	Miss British Virgin Islands
1975	Irene Penn-O’Neal
1976	Andria Dolores Norman
1979	Eartha Ferdinand
1980	Barbara Enola Stevens
1981	Carmen Nibbs
1982	Luce Dahlia Hodge
1983	Anna Maria Joseph
1984	Donna Patricia Frett
1985	Jennifer Leonora Penn
1986	Shereen Desmona Flax
1987	Sandy Michelle Harrigan
1988	Nelda Felecia Farrington
1989	Viola Marguerite Joseph
1990	Jestina Hodge
1991	Anne Lennard
1992	Alicia Burke
1993	Rhonda Hodge
1994	Delia Jon Baptiste
1995	Elaine Patricia Henry
1996	Linette Smith
1997	Melinda Penn
1998	Kaida Donovan
1999	Kamila Smith
2000	Tausha Vanterpool
2001	Shakima Stoutt
2002	Anastasia Tongue
2003	Dian Sanderson
2004	Sharlita Millington
2005	Kirsten Lettsome
2006	Shermel Maduro
2007	Leilani Stevens
2008	Maquita Richards Did not compete
2009	Josefina Nunez
2010	Sheroma Hodge
2011	Abigail Hyndman
2012	Sharie De Castro^[2] Miss Caribbean World 2013
2013	Rosanna Chichester^[3]
2014	Jaynene Jno Lewis^[4]
2015	Adorya Racio Baly
2016	Erika Creque
2017	Khephra Sylvester
2018	A’yana Keshelle Phillips
2019	Bria Ashley Smith
2020	Shabree Frett

2021—Present

Began 2021 there are 3 main titles in the British Virgin Islands. The International representations will wear Miss Universe British Virgin Islands and Miss World British Virgin Islands, and the Miss British Virgin Islands title will be national ambassador of local tourism in the territory.

Year	Miss Universe British Virgin Islands	Miss World British Virgin Islands	Miss BVI (Ambassador of Tourism)
2021	Xaria Penn	x	Kathlyn Archibald-Drew
2022	Lia Claxton^[5]	x	Jareena Penn
2023	Ashellica Fahie^[6]	Xaria Penn	x
2024	TBA

Representatives to international beauty pageants

Miss Universe British Virgin Islands

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

The winner of Miss British Virgin Islands represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Miss BVI	Placement at Miss Universe	Special Awards
2024	TBA
2023	Ashellica Fahie	Unplaced
2022	Lia Claxton	Unplaced
2021	Xaria Penn	Unplaced
2020	Shabree Frett	Unplaced
2019	Bria Ashley Smith	Unplaced
2018	A'yana Keshelle Phillips	Unplaced
2017	Khephra Sylvester	Unplaced
2016	Erika Renae Creque	Unplaced	Best National Costume (Top 12)
2015	Adorya Rocio Baly	Unplaced
2014	Jaynene Jno Lewis	Unplaced
2013	Sharie Bianca Ylina de Castro	Unplaced
2012	Abigail Hyndman	Unplaced	Best National Costume (6th Runner-up)
2011	Sheroma Hodge	Unplaced
2010	Josefina Nunez	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2003—2009
2002	Anastasia Tonge	Unplaced
2001	Kacy Frett	Unplaced
2000	Tausha Vanterpool	Unplaced
1999	Movel Lewis	Unplaced
1998	Kaida Donovan	Unplaced
1997	Melinda Penn	Unplaced
1996	Linette Smith	Unplaced
1995	Elaine Patricia Henry	Unplaced
1994	Delia Jon Baptiste	Unplaced
1993	Rhonda Hodge	Unplaced
1992	Alicia Burke	Unplaced
1991	Anne Lennard	Unplaced
1990	Jestina Hodge	Unplaced
1989	Viola Marguerite Joseph	Unplaced
1988	Nelda Felecia Farrington	Unplaced
1987	Sandy Michelle Harrigan	Unplaced
1986	Shereen Desmona Flax	Unplaced
1985	Jennifer Leonora Penn	Unplaced
1984	Donna Patricia Frett	Unplaced
1983	Anna Maria Joseph	Unplaced
1982	Luce Dahlia Hodge	Unplaced
1981	Carmen Nibbs	Unplaced
1980	Barbara Enola Stevens	Unplaced
1979	Eartha Ferdinand	Unplaced
1978	Did not compete
1977	Andria Dolores Norman	Unplaced

Miss World British Virgin Islands

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

The 1st Runner-up of Miss British Virgin Islands crowned Miss British Virgin Islands World until 2017. Began 2018 an independent selection, Miss World BVI crowned the winner to Miss World pageant.

Year	Miss World BVI	Placement at Miss World	Special Awards
2023	Xaria Penn^[7]	TBA
Did not compete between 2020—2022
2019	Rikkiya Brathwaite	Top 40	Miss World Sport Miss World Talent (1st Runner-up)
2018	Yadali Thomas Santos	Unplaced
2017	Helina Auriel Gerda Hilda Hewlett	Unplaced	Miss World Sport (2nd Runner-up) Beauty With a Purpose (Top 20)
2016	Nakisha Kadia Turnbull	Unplaced
2015	Sasha Wintz	Unplaced
2014	Rosanna Kathrine Chichester	Unplaced
2013	Kertis Kassandra Malone	Unplaced	Miss World Talent (3rd Runner-up)
Did not compete between 2002—2012
2001	Melinda McGlore	Unplaced
2000	Nadia Harrigan Ubinas	Unplaced
1999	Did not compete
1998	Virginia Olen Rubaine	Unplaced
1997	Zoe Jennifer Walcott	Unplaced
1996	Ayana Glasgow	Unplaced
1995	Chandi Trott	Unplaced
1994	Khara Michelle Forbes	Unplaced
1993	Kaida Donovan	Unplaced
1992	Bisa Smith	Unplaced
1991	Marjorie Penn	Unplaced
1990	Suzanne Spencer	Unplaced
1989	Did not compete
1988	Nelda Felecia Farrington	Unplaced
1987	Did not compete
1986	Anthonia Brenda Lewis	Unplaced

Miss Earth British Virgin Islands

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Year	Miss Earth BVI	Placement at Miss Earth
Did not compete since 2017—Present
2017	Dayna Layne	Did not compete
Did not compete between 2014—2016
2013	Kimberly Herbert	Unplaced

References

External links

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Africa	Angola Cameroon Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ghana Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Seychelles South Africa Zimbabwe
Americas	Argentina Aruba Bahamas Belize Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Bahrain Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Albania Armenia Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

Inactive since 2022 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.)

Africa	Benin (1962) Botswana (2013) Cote d'Ivoire (1986) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986) Ethiopia (2017) Eswatini (1994) Gabon (2015) Kenya (2021) Lesotho (1978) Liberia (1977) Madagascar (1961) Morocco (2021) Senegal (1987) Sierra Leone (2019) Tanzania (2019) The Gambia (1986) Tunisia (1971) Zambia (2018)
Americas	Antigua and Barbuda (2008) Barbados (2020) Bermuda (1997) Cuba (1967) Dominica (1985) Grenada (1964) Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006) Sint Maarten (2006) Suriname (1999) Turks and Caicos (2014) US Virgin Islands (2019)
Asia	Bangladesh (2019) Chinese Taipei (2004) Iraq (2017) Israel (2021) Jordan (1960) Sri Lanka (2018)
Europe	Austria (2017) Azerbaijan (2013) Cyprus (2013) Estonia (2013) Georgia (2019) Lithuania (2019) Luxembourg (1994) Montenegro (2015) Romania (2021) Serbia (2015) Slovenia (2017) Sweden (2021)
Oceania	American Samoa (1978) Cook Islands (1999) Fiji (1981) Guam (2019) Northern Marianas (2006) Papua New Guinea (1986) Samoa (1986) Vanuatu (1978)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2006)

Disputed Parts and SAR's of China	Taiwan (1961–1964) Hong Kong (1952–2000)
Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)
Overseas regions and collectivities of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)
Constituent countries of Great Britain	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)
British Overseas City of Great Britain	Gibraltar (1981–1990)
Prefecture of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)
Region of the Netherlands	Bonaire (1967–1999)
Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)
States of the United States	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)
Former entities (1952–2006)	Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) Czechoslovakia (1970–1992) Micronesia (1975) Southern Rhodesia (1961) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Soviet Union (1990–1991) West Indies (1954–1958) Yugoslavia (1968–2002)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active
(1951–present)

Africa	Angola Botswana Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Mauritius Morocco Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Somalia South Africa South Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Zambia
Americas	Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Sint Maarten Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Iraq Japan Korea Lebanon Macau China Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Albania Armenia Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Luxembourg Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine Wales
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

Inactive since 2021 (first edition in the COVID-19 pandemic)

Africa	Algeria (2002) Cape Verde (2017) Chad (2014) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016) Egypt (2018) Eswatini (2009) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Malawi (2012) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) Seychelles (2017) Sierra Leone (2019) Zimbabwe (2018)
Americas	Antigua and Barbuda (2019) Aruba (2019) Bermuda (2015) Bonaire (2012) Cuba (1975) Dominica (2013) Grenada (2007) Guatemala (2019) Martinique (2018) Montserrat (1964) Saint Barthelemy (2011) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994) Suriname (2012) Turks and Caicos (2004) US Virgin Islands (2019)
Asia	Chinese Taipei (2013) Hong Kong China (2019) Israel (2017) Jordan (1981) Kyrgyzstan (2019) Laos (2019) Myanmar (2019) Syria (1966) Uzbekistan (2013)
Europe	Andorra (2003) Austria (2018) Belarus (2019) Cyprus (2018) Georgia (2019) Germany (2018) Greenland (1992) Kosovo (2014) Latvia (2018) Lithuania (2014) Monaco (1955) North Macedonia (2015) Montenegro (2019) Romania (2017) Russia (2019) Switzerland (2014)
Oceania	Cook Islands (2019) Fiji (2017) French Polynesia (2010) Guam (2018) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) Samoa (2015) Tonga (1986)

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others
Africa South (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976) Czechoslovakia (1992) Hawaii (2001) Guernsey (1975) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965) Serbia and Montenegro (2005) Tanganyika (1960) United Kingdom (1999) (competed as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) USSR (1990) Yugoslavia (2002)