Sharie de'Castro '11, a fourth generation native British Virgin Islander, was crowned Ms. BVI 2012 last week, winning from a field of five contestants.
De'Castro captured the majority of prizes on offer including Miss Congeniality, the People’s Choice award, Miss Poised, Best Talent, Best BVI Promotional Speech, Best Personal Interview and Miss Intellect. As the winner, deCastro receives a car, a scholarship, trip with the BVI Tourist Board and $5,000 in wardrobe.
The pageant consisted of a total of six segments: Introduction, Swimsuit, Cultural/Historical Costume, Talent, Evening Wear and Question and Answer, in which each contestant was assessed by a panel of judges.
In the talent segment, de'Castro did what local news channel called "an amazing poetic piece delivered with a great amount of passion and centred around the theme from the Wizard of Oz."
“Oz is not our home,” de'Castro repeatedly echoed, followed by a rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on violin.
She concluded with a dramatic poetic piece introspectively asking “How much do I make” about the use of money.
But according to the news channel report, de'Castro clinched the title with her answer to the Q&A portion. When asked about how the Olympics affects ongoing international relations, she replied, "I believe that it is imperative that we understand that in going to events such as these, as well as hosting them, we open a new era and realm of relationships that are built."
According to the station, the crowd screamed its approval even before she was able to finish her answer.
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