Miss Trinidad & Tobago Pageant is a beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1954 . The contest is meant to select a suitable delegate from the twin island republic , to compete in the Miss World pageant . The nation has one Miss World , Miss World 1986 , Giselle Laronde . Miss Trinidad & Tobago registered trademark started in 1954 exclusively for Miss World . The first Miss Trinidad and Tobago contest started in 1954 where the eventual winner , Seeta Indranie Mahabir represented the British Commonwealth country at the fourth edition of the contest . Trinidad and Tobago have never withdrawn from the Miss World contest since the 70 's . It is the only international contest ( Miss World ) that they have been consistent in sending a representative to . The Miss World brand is the most established pageant brand in the country . According to Google trends , T&T is ranked 4th as per most searches for Miss World . The British High Commissioner in Trinidad and Tobago ( 1950 's to 1970 's ) were responsible for sending Miss Trinidad and Tobago winner to Miss World . Then in 1979 , they gave the rights to local socialite and businesswoman , Kim Sabeeny . Kim Sabeeny died in 1999 . Peter Elias then took over the franchise with Trinidad and Tobago first Miss World , Giselle Laronde . Peter Elias resigned after Gabrielle Walcott placed 2nd runner-up at the 58th edition of the Miss World contest . He gave the directorship to Micheal Raghunanan and Daniel Seebaran in 2009 . In 2013 , Athaliah Samuel held the franchise and there was a dispute between the franchise holder and the then-titleholder , Shereece Villafana , who was then stripped of her title by the national franchise holder after competing in Miss World . In 2014 , Vanessa Manoo and Nicaraguan Businessman , Gregory Lewin took over the company for the next three years . The current directors of Miss T&T Company are Brian Gopaul and Dr. Reiaz Mohammed ( Vice National Director ) who took over the franchise for Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2018
Miss World 1986
Miss World 1986
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