Toni-Ann Singh | |
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 Singh in 2019 | |
| Born | February 1, 1996 (1996-02) (age 30) Morant Bay, Jamaica |
| Education | Florida State University |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[citation needed] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Black[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Brown[citation needed] |
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Toni-Ann Singh (born February 1, 1996) is a Jamaican beauty pageant titleholder who wonMiss World 2019 and is the fourth woman from Jamaica to winMiss World. She is also the longest-reigning Miss World in the history of the pageant. She was previously crownedMiss Jamaica World 2019.
Singh was born inMorant Bay, Jamaica. She is ofDougla heritage, with her mother being ofAfro-Jamaican descent, and her father being ofIndo-Jamaican descent.[1]
Her family migrated to the United States when Singh was aged nine, settling in Florida.[2] She attendedFlorida State University inTallahassee, where she graduated with a degree inwomen's studies and psychology.[3][better source needed]
On 21 September 2019, Singh wonMiss Jamaica World 2019, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Afterwards, Singh received the right to represent Jamaica atMiss World 2019.[4]
Singh left for London in November 2019, to participate in the Miss World pre-pageant activities. Singh placed in the top 40 of the Top Model competition and won the talent competition, which granted her direct entry into the top 40 semifinals.[4] Miss World 2019 Finals was held on 14 December atExCeL London, where Singh advanced from the top 40 to the top 12, and ultimately to the top five.
During the top five question and answer round, she was asked byPiers Morgan - "Why should you win the title of Miss World 2019?", Singh replied:
I think I represent something special...a generation of women who are pushing forward to change the world. I don't consider myself better than any other girls on the stage, but I will say that my passion for women and making sure that they have had the same opportunities that I have had, is something that sets me apart.[5]
She was subsequently asked, "Who is the most inspiring woman in the world for you?", Singh replied:
The most inspiring woman to me is my mother. Now I must say, if my mother and my father are the roots, and I'm the tree, then really, any work that I do, anything that I'm able to change in the world...It is the fruits of their labor and I watched her pour everything into me, even at the sacrifice of her own wants and her needs, and that's why I am able to sit before you today.[5]
At the end of the event she was crowned Miss World 2019 by the previous winnerVanessa Ponce of Mexico. The first runner-up was Ophély Mézino of France and the second runner-upSuman Rao of India.[6]
Singh is the fourth Jamaican to hold the title, with the last beingLisa Hanna who was crownedMiss World 1993, and the first black woman to win Miss World sinceAgbani Darego of Nigeria wonMiss World 2001.[7][8][9] Her win also made 2019 the first ever year that black women won two of theBig Four international beauty pageants, afterZozibini Tunzi became South Africa's first black woman to have won the Miss Universe title.[10][11]
During her reign as Miss World, she lived in England and visited Indonesia,[12] Nepal,[13] Puerto Rico,[14] USA,[15] Mauritius,[16] South Africa,[17] and Jamaica.[18]
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| Preceded by | Miss World 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Kadijah Robinson | Miss Jamaica World 2019 | Succeeded by Khalia Hall |
Miss World 2019 national titleholders | |
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