The Miss Bermuda is a national Beauty pageant in Bermuda. The pageant was established in 1965 and is the official national pageant to select representatives at international pageants.
Miss Universe Bermuda
Miss Bermuda was identified to have been held for the first time in 1965. The winner then went on to compete at Miss Universe pageant until 1997. Since then, Bermuda did not compete at any beauty contests. The Miss Bermuda Pageant has an illustrious history, first competing in the Miss Universe Pageant in 1965, with Margaret Hill winning Miss Photogenic in 1970. Gina Swainson was the only Miss Bermuda who placed as the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe 1979.[1]
1979: Gina Swainson who was crowned as Miss Bermuda 1979 is the most successful BermudanBeauty queen at International pageantry. She was crowned as the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe 1979 in Australia when Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela won the title. After competing at the pageant, Gina continued to join Miss World 1979 in the Great Britain and won the title. In that year, Bermuda made a history for being successful country in two most prestigious pageant in the world.[2]
Elaine Simons, the first holder of the Miss Bermuda title, died on December 25, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 67.[3]
