Lifestyle November 05 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

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  • Dianne O. Brown, pageant strategist and personal trainer, performs her judging duties in a black, one-shoulder cutout maxi dress. Dianne O. Brown, pageant strategist and personal trainer, performs her judging duties in a black, one-shoulder cutout maxi dress. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Dianne O. Brown, pageant strategist and personal trainer, performs her judging duties in a black, one-shoulder cutout maxi dress. Dianne O. Brown, pageant strategist and personal trainer, performs her judging duties in a black, one-shoulder cutout maxi dress. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Matea Mahal Smith takes her first walk as Miss Jamaica World 2026. Matea Mahal Smith takes her first walk as Miss Jamaica World 2026. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Chri-Shann Grant, a model with Sway Model Management and former Miss Jamaica World contestant, wears a pink, sequin-embellished floor-length evening gown. Chri-Shann Grant, a model with Sway Model Management and former Miss Jamaica World contestant, wears a pink, sequin-embellished floor-length evening gown. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Halima Haughton, Miss Jamaica World Northern Region 2025, shows her support at the coronation in a strapless jacquard gown. Halima Haughton, Miss Jamaica World Northern Region 2025, shows her support at the coronation in a strapless jacquard gown. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Melanie Owen, head of protocol and external communications at the Bank of Jamaica, serves as one of the night’s judges in a red, one-shoulder, wide-leg jumpsuit with embellished straps. Melanie Owen, head of protocol and external communications at the Bank of Jamaica, serves as one of the night’s judges in a red, one-shoulder, wide-leg jumpsuit with embellished straps. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Tianna McDaniel, Miss Cosmo Jamaica 2026, celebrates the occasion in a turquoise-blue embellished evening gown. Tianna McDaniel, Miss Cosmo Jamaica 2026, celebrates the occasion in a turquoise-blue embellished evening gown. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Jermaine Blair, national director and franchise holder of Miss Global Jamaica, with Hannah Collings-Myers, Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston and St Andrew 2026. Jermaine Blair, national director and franchise holder of Miss Global Jamaica, with Hannah Collings-Myers, Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston and St Andrew 2026. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Celene Hall, Miss Universe Jamaica 2026, turns heads in blue. Celene Hall, Miss Universe Jamaica 2026, turns heads in blue. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Rasheda Green, Miss Supranational Caribbean 2026, wears an intricate halter-neck cutout gown. Rasheda Green, Miss Supranational Caribbean 2026, wears an intricate halter-neck cutout gown. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart
  • Shanique Singh, Miss Jamaica World 2022 and a medical student at The University of the West Indies, returns to the pageant as part of the judging panel in a light-pink, sequin-embellished mermaid maxi gown. Shanique Singh, Miss Jamaica World 2022 and a medical student at The University of the West Indies, returns to the pageant as part of the judging panel in a light-pink, sequin-embellished mermaid maxi gown. Photo - Nathaniel Stewart

Three queens were crowned at the Miss Jamaica World Grand Coronation Spectacular on Sunday at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College in St Andrew. Twenty-three contestants vied for the three titles, with Matea Mahal Smith taking the Miss Jamaica World 2026 crown, Daniella Bullock named Miss International Jamaica, and Celine Walters crowned Miss Earth Jamaica. In the audience, reigning queens, pageant personalities, judges, and supporters brought their fashion A-game for the occasion.

Something Extra brings you the highlights.