Daena Soares from St Elizabeth was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2021 during the finals held October 31 at Riu Montego Bay.
The 22-year-old medical aesthetician will represent the nation at the 70th Miss Universe competition in Eilat, Israel in December. She succeeded 2020 titleholder Miqueal-Symone Williams.
Trishanie Weller and Lauren Less placed first and second runners-up, respectively.
“I’ve been watching pageants for so long, and you know you always imagine how would I be if I was up there and I was crowned. I really didn’t expect to cry, I didn’t really expect to be shocked, but I found myself each time it was being announced, you know top five, top three, I was just so overwhelmed… It felt so amazing, and I was just so overwhelmed,” she was quoted by The Gleaner Flair.
Soares also bagged the Most Photogenic and the Congeniality Award.
Jamaica has yet to win the Miss Universe crown. It currently ranks 30th in Missosology Big5 Ranking. Missosology.Org; Photos from Miss Universe Jamaica; The Gleaner Flair
