FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024
VOLUME 118, No.41
SVG Robotics triumph Page 2
Story by Kenville Horne Pictures: Oris Robertson
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No bail for Trinis Page 4
Taiwan celebrates Page 16
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Jah Son killed Page 18
Book on Frankie Page 28
Miss SVG 2024 Zada Stephens, Miss KCCU (centre), First Runner-up Lisha Beache, Miss JCI (left) and Second Runner-up Felicia Hector, Miss Insta Cash.
IN WHAT COULD BE A GAME CHANGER in pageantry here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, full figured, 26-year-old Zada Stephens, Miss KCCU, was crowned Miss SVG 2024, during the Miss SVG Pageant staged on Saturday 5th October, at Victoria Park. The Pageant was held under the theme ‘A Royal Dream’.
Consistently confident
Miss SVG 2024 Zada Stephens, Miss KCCU
Zada, currently employed as a Loan Officer with her sponsor-KCCU, beat out five other contestants and the announcement of her triumph was met with thunderous applause, as though to signify just who was the ‘crowd favourite’. One patron told THE VINCENTIAN, Zadas’s crowing attribute was “her confidence. She seemed so assured of herself. I wasn’t surprised at all that she won.” Other commented: “She came out to win, she was consistent and wanted the crown. I am really happy that someone like me with a little size, could win SVG. I mean she had a
bit more body than the other contestants,” On her way to the throne, Zada copped the Best Cultural Wear, Best Talent and Best Interview awards. As far as the interview was concerned, Miss SVG 2024 was faced with a question about Artificial Intelligence and how small businesses can use it to advance their operations. When the question was read by the host, it evoked a series of “OH’s” from a section of the audience, as though to indicate that this was not going to be easy for Zada. Continued on Pages 14&15.