Queen of the Jewel

Following in many of her Caribbean sister queens footsteps, Annlyn Apolonio celebrated as we wished her well, gave her words of advice and encouragement before she took off to China to represent Belize at Miss International.

Passing On Knowledge and Wisdom Queen of the Jewel - Miss Belize International

In true Caribbean pageant pride I contributed my knowledge, time, resources ad experience to support Queen of the Jewel, Miss Annlyn Apolonio as she set out to China to compete in one of Asia’s toughest competitions. 

Miss Annlyn spent several days with me as I mentored her through the customs of mainland China and Asian Pageantry. With the Caribbean’s spotty participation in inter-core international pageants I believe it is important to compete beyond the standard but at our best. 

Los Angeles Carnival

Celebrating true Caribbean style in L.A. While most caribbean celebrations take place in more densely populated cities such as New York City, Toronto, Miami, and other metropolitan areas around the world, Los Angeles’s caribbean community is spread out throughout Southern California leaving barriers to connecting the caribbean community and creating it own L.A. hub like other major cities. However, this is what makes an event like Caricabela’s Los Angeles Carnival so special.

This year I had the honor of sharing a car with Queen of the Jewel (Miss Belize) Annlyn Apolonio.