Beauty and the Beast

Submitted by carib on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 09:58

2009 Carnival Queen - Ms. Iva SatneyI am starting to sound like a nagging wife even to myself so I guess I must be annoying someone by now.  My only hope is that I annoy the right persons enough that they will do everything in their power to shut me up once and for all by getting it right.  No, I take that back.  I just want them to get it better than it has been for the last few years.  You must have guessed that I am peeved about the National Carnival Queen Show, again.

I had donned my worse pair of shoes because there was no way that my good shoes were going to the show...these stones at Samaans Park are brutal on Jimmy Choos and Loius Vuittons alike...  I got there at six and despite my trepidation, a carry over from last year's experience, I was prepared to have a good time.  Clue me in...the show started over an hour late.  The advertised band, Reasons, was a no show as was the female emcee, Nikki Crosbie.  And so it was...an hour after the advertised start, all I saw was the beast and no beauty.

The introductory number by the contestants, which was a tribute of sorts to Michael Jackson, was a pleasant change of pace.  It was funny and entertaining spoiled only by the obviously rehearsed and sometimes poorly delivered introduction of the eight contestants.  Seven hours later, I kid you not, seven painful hours later, an announcement was made.  By then an emcee had  left the premises, the band Phase had been forced to dig into their hotel repetoire without the semi-intoxicated guests to make it worth their while and the few remaining audience members were echoing the sentiments of either Private Six (I Don't Care) or Ilaman (I Want My Money Back).  What was supposed to have been a night of beauty was taken over by the beast....

Results were as follows:

CATEGORY
NAME
SCORE

MISS PHOTOGENIC
ONEKA MCKOY

Miss Babonneau Youth and Sports Council

MISS CONGENIALITY
COTNEY JOHN

Miss Fond Doux Estate

BEST SWIMWEAR
VELMA SOODY

Miss Saint Lucia Tourist Board
120

VIRGINIA ALEXANDER TROPHY FOR BEST TALENT
IVA SATNEY

Miss CES
193

BEST INTERVIEW
LEONA SANDIFORD

Miss Dennery Business Community

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
MAS ACTION

Potrayed by Velva Soody

BEST DRESS DESIGNER
SHAZI
130

3RD RUNNER UP
ALISHA HUNTE

Miss Super J
520.5

2ND RUNNER UP
ONEKA MCKOY

Miss Babonneau Youth & Sports Council
562

1ST RUNNER UP
LEONA SANDIFORD

Miss Dennery Business Community
577.5

CARNIVAL QUEEN 2009
IVA SATNEY

Miss CES
594