Miss British Virgin Islands Universe 2012 Abigail Hyndman

OHMYGOSSIP — Abigail Hyndman (born 1990) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss British Virgin Islands 2011, the official representative of the British overseas territory to the 2012 Miss Universe pageant.

Abigail is a Biology/Pre-Med student of Xavier University of Louisiana.

In the event that was themed, “A Royal Affair ‘, the Women are judged on their introduction, swimwear, cultural costume, talent / BVI promotion, evening wear, question and answer in the evening as well as presentation and an interview before pageant. Winner of the title the new Miss BVI takes home a trophy, $ 10,000 cash prize, academic scholarship from the BVI Government, a one-year gym membership, Miss British Virgin Islands official wardrobe, bag, jewelry, a trip to the BVI tourist Board and other gifts Wanted.

21-year-old Abigail Hyndman was crowned Miss British Virgin Islands 2011 at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex on 31 July 2011 in Road Town. She will represent the British Virgin Islands in Miss Universe 2012. The first runner-up was Ciara Christian and the second runner-up was Shanett Browne.

Miss Universe 2012, the 61st Miss Universe pageant, will be held in December 2012 in a venue to be announced by the Miss Universe Organization. Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes from Angola will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers. The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. In 1998, Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization and the headquarters moved from Long Beach California, to New York City that year. Donald Trump brought in a new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and president Maureen Reidy. The contest would use the slogan “Redefined for Today” for promotion of the pageants. The current Miss Universe is Leila Lopes, from Angola. She won the title on Sept 12, 2011.

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The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands (BVI), is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The official name of the country is still simply the “Virgin Islands”, but the prefix “British” is often used to distinguish it from the neighbouring American territory which changed its name from the “Danish West Indies” to “Virgin Islands of the United States” in 1917. British Virgin Islands government publications had traditionally continued to commence with “The Territory of the Virgin Islands”, and passports simply refer to the “Virgin Islands”, but recently, more legislation now refers to the country as the “British Virgin Islands”.

The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other smaller islands and cays. About 15 of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is situated on Tortola, the largest island, which is approximately 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The islands have a population of about 27,800, of whom approximately 23,000 live on Tortola.

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