Criteria for Entry:
The Miss Jamaica World (MJW) Pageant is open to all young, single female Jamaicans and the qualification for eligibility is that all contestants:
- Shall either have been born in Jamaica, be the child of a Jamaican parent, or is a naturalized citizen of Jamaica.
- Shall have attained the age of 16 years and 6 months on or before the 1st day of August 2019, but shall not have attained the age of 26 years on that date.
- Shall be of good character and possess charm, poise, and personality and have beauty of face and figure.
- Shall be a person whose background is not likely to bring into disrepute the Miss Jamaica Beauty Pageant or MJW title or the Promoter or any person associated with them.
- Shall be a person:
- Who has never been legally married
- Who has never given birth to a child
- Shall not have entered and will not enter into any contract with any other promoter or model agency which is or will be in force during the period of the contest which will require her personal appearance or publication of her name or photographs in association with any product or service save that, in the event the applicant is contracted to a promoter or model agency, the said promoter or Model Agency is willing to release the applicant from any such contract or contracts for the duration of the MJW 2019 Pageant and, in the event that the applicant wins the MJW 2019 Contest, for the period leading up to the termination of the MW 2019 Pageant.
- The Promoter has the right, without giving any reason whatsoever; to bar any applicant from entering the Miss Jamaica World Contest whom he feels may bring the contest into disrepute.
Selection of Finalists
There will be a selection of 16-20 contestants from among the applicants. The selection event will take place on Saturday July 21.
Format of Contest
The contest is scheduled to begin with the preliminary contests – MJW Cornwall and MJW Middlesex and end on September 1 with the Grand Coronation of MJW 2019
The first public appearance by the finalists will be on Saturday July 28 at a venue to be announced. At this event the finalists will be “sashed” by their sponsors.
The contestants will be required to make a series of other public appearances during the period of the pageant.
MJW Cornwall & MJW Middlesex
MJW Cornwall & MJW Middlesex are preliminaries to the national MJW Pageant.
The winners of these pageants will automatically be listed among the Finalists to contest the MJW 2019 Pageant. However, they must participate with all other applicants at the selection event on Saturday July 21.
Selection of Miss Jamaica World 2019
- Contestants will be judged by beauty of face, figure, deportment, charm, poise, personality, general conversation, intelligence as well as conduct during the period of the contest.
- Contestants will be pre-judged on a date prior to the Grand Coronation Show.
- The final selection will take place at the Grand Coronation Show.
Miss Jamaica World Fast Track Competitions
Five fast track competitions, MJW Beauty With a Purpose, MJW Beach Beauty, MJW Talent, MJW Fitness & MJW Model will be part of the 2019 MJW Pageant. The 5 winners will automatically be included among the Top Ten Finalists at the Grand Coronation Show on Saturday September 1.
Main Prize & Chaperones
The main prize in the Miss Jamaica World Beauty Pageant is a trip to compete in the annual Miss World Contest. It is to be noted that the Miss World Contest organizers do not recognize chaperones from participating countries. Each contestant is met on arrival at the venue of the Miss World Contest by Miss World Contest representatives and is then escorted to the hotel where all contestants are being housed. The contestants, collectively, are then assigned chaperones.
Contract
All finalists in the Miss Jamaica Beauty Pageant are required to sign contracts with CROWN OF BEAUTY JAMAICA LIMITED which governs their relationship with Crown of Beauty Jamaica during the period of the contest and afterwards if she is declared Miss Jamaica World. The winner is obligated to participate in the 2019 Miss World Contest.
Charities
The winner must be willing to undertake that during her year of reign that she will make personal appearances for recognized charities either free of charge or for a nominal fee, depending on the demands of the occasion.
Role Model
The winner must be prepared to be a positive role model for the youth of Jamaica and to use every opportunity that will avail itself during the year of her reign, to project Jamaica in a positive light.
Anyone knowing that she is not eligible to enter this Contest according to the rules of eligibility outlined above or who finds any of the rules or conditions objectionable should refrain from entering the contest.
The Promoter wishes for all contestants a successful and enjoyable experience.
Congratulations in advance to the lucky girl who will wear the crown –
Miss Jamaica World 2019.
Crown of Beauty Jamaica Limited
Kingston, Jamaica
