New Miss Teen Cayman Islands 2021 Asaiah Thomas on Monday was still basking in the joy of being crowned at the Saturday pageant.
“After winning Miss Teen, I’m feeling ecstatic. I’m proud of myself and how far I have come and I can’t wait to do what I have planned,” the 17-year-old told the Cayman Compass Monday after capturing the crown at the 40th annual event held at the Lions Community Centre.
Kianna Ebanks was named first runner-up and Niya Mothen second runner-up.
Thomas, who aspires to be an architect, walked away with a $54,000 two-year scholarship sponsored by the Ministry of Education, in addition to prizes from main sponsor Digicel and others.
Thomas said her Miss Teen experience was memorable.
“It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. A lot of training was done… we actually had training every day, except for when we had storm days and other events to go to. There were days when all we did was laugh and the trips were amazing,” she said.
She encouraged other teens to get involved in the pageant.
“The advice I would give to young ladies wanting to join the pageant is to be yourself. Don’t pretend to be someone you are not, you will not feel comfortable in anything that you do, and it will be a forced experience. You want to enjoy the time you have,” she said.
Thomas is currently pursuing a Cayman Islands Further Education Centre certificate in Construction Level 2 and Cayman Islands Institute of Technology Architect Technician certificate.
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