Adisha Penn was crowned Miss World US Virgin Islands 2021 during the finals held October 30 at the Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort & Casino.
The 27-year-old entrepreneur will represent the islands at the 70th Miss World competition to be held in December in Puerto Rico. She succeeded 2019 titleholder A’yana Phillips.
“After being crowned I felt joyful. I was happy that my hard work and determination paid off. To be able to represent the Virgin Islands in an international competition makes me feel great and honored, and I was happy to be given the opportunity to do so by the judges,” Penn said in a statement sent to Missosology.
Nhaquifa Russell and P’Azhae Harrigan were first and second runners-up, respectively.
Prior to joining Miss World US Virgin Islands, Penn was Virgin Islands Carnival Queen 2013 and Miss USVI Caribbean Queen 2015.
The US Virgin Islands Bahamas has yet the Miss World crown. It currently ranks 95th in Missosology Big5 Ranking. Missosology.Org; Photos from Miss World US Virgin Islands
