Miss Cayman Island Universe 2011 Lindsay Japal

OHMYGOSSIP — Lindsay Japal (born 1987) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Cayman Island 2011, the official representative of the Cayman Island to the 2011 Miss World and 2012 Miss Universe pageant.

She is an Associate degree in Business Administration from the University College of the Cayman Islands. She is a Bachelors degree in Finance with a minor in Marketing from the Cayman Islands University College. Her motto is “As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, one for helping others.”

Lindsay Japal has been named as the grand winner of Miss Cayman Islands 2011 beauty contest on Saturday night 24 September 2011, at the Lion’s Community Centre in George Town, Cayman Islands. Lindsay has been crowned Miss Cayman Islands 2011-12 by Cristin Alexander, Miss Cayman Islands 2010.

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 Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands are considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major world offshore financial centre.

Government
Type: British Overseas Territory, parliamentary democracy.
Constitution: 2009; called the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009. The previous constitution was adopted in 1972 and modified in 1994.
Branches: Executive—Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor and Governor-in-Cabinet), Cabinet. Legislative–unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats, 18 members elected by popular vote and 2 ex officio members from the Cabinet. Members serve four-year terms). Judicial–Summary Court, Grand Court, Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, Her Majesty’s Privy Council.
Subdivisions: Eight districts: Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western.
Political parties: People’s Progressive Movement, United Democratic Party.
Suffrage: Universal at 18.

Economy
GDP per capita (2011 estimate): U.S. $47,299.
GDP (2011 est.): US $2.592 billion.
Growth rate (2011 est.): +1.2%.
Natural resources: Scenic beaches and underwater attractions, favorable climate.
Agriculture: Products–Minor production of vegetables and livestock, turtle farming, aquaculture.
Industry: Types–tourism, banking, insurance, mutual funds, finance, construction, and furniture.
Trade: Exports (2010 est.)–$17 million: turtle products, manufactured consumer goods. Major market–United States. Imports (2010 est.)–$795 million: machinery, manufactures, food, fuels, chemicals. Major suppliers–U.S., Jamaica, U.K., Netherlands Antilles, Japan.
Official exchange rate (fixed): CI $0.83=U.S. $1.

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