St. Kitts Carnival Roundup!

St. Kitts Nevis Carnival celebrations are wrapping up. Here are some highlights of the season!!!!!!

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King Konris four peats at Calypso Finals! with his songs "Mommy and Daddy" / "Trophy Case"
The other participating calypsonians were:

Singing Jackie-"Not in the criteria" / "Practice tough love" (First Runner Up)
Dis N Dat-"A chance to shine" / "Decision time"(Second Runner up)
Astro-"There’s still hope" / "No Difference"(Third Runner Up)
Princess P-"Mother Pressure" / "Death Row"
Queen Anastasia-"Just another day’" / "Without my Music"
Lord Kent-"Stop de beating" / "Let’s Appreciate"
Queen Kibie-"Jah Jah in control" / "Now all a dat change"

Click HERE for Calypso Show Pics

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Sixteen year old Che-Raina Warner of the Sandy Point High School was crowned Queen at the Digicel Haynes Smith Miss Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant on Monday December 29th. She ended the night with a total of 737 points along with awards for the SKNVibes Miss Photogenic award, Best Ambassadorial Wear and Best Evening Wear. A total of 11 countries participated in the annual event.
Anguilla- Aprile Gumbs (17)
The Bahamas-Ashley Morley (14)
Bermuda-Alyssa Rose (17)
BVI- Alethia Turnbull (18)
Grenada-Asha Clarke (17)
Guyana-Utieka John (17) [Best Interview]
Jamaica-Sashana Lemard (15) [Third Runner-up]
St. Lucia-Amy Stephen (15) [Second Runner-up]
Trinidad and Tobago-Anneila Boyce (15)
USVI-Elle Neilsen (16) [First Runner-up, Best Talent]

This year's competition was the 29th. Last year's winner was Miss Anguilla.

OFFICIAL SITE
PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT


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St Kitts has a new carnival queen... She is 25 year old Samantha Boone who hails from Old Road. Sponsored by St Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank, she not only made off with the crown (459 points), she won best swimwear, best costume and best evening wear. She is a property manager and part time teacher with hopes to earn her Masters in business.

Former National Carnival Queen Mariece Roberts took her final walk last night and the 2008/09 Queen was crowned by the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Denzil Douglas.
The other contestants were:
Sahira David, Miss Ginseng Up ( First Runner up, Best Talent)
Karina Phillips, Miss Lime (Best Interview and Miss Photogenic awards)
Sherika Warner, Miss Music Festival(Miss Amity)
Donella Dias, Miss SKNVibes
Tiffany Richards, Miss Development Bank

Click HERE for photos. Miss Boone sports a yellow bikini, red evening wear and costume with masks and steelpans.

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Congrats to Singing Angie who captured her third crown for the year in the Best of the Rest competition held at Carnival Village. Her song entitled "Done Pay" sheds light on domestic issues with men pulling women out of the club after the “done pay” to go home and take care of kids. The other calpsonians (who were just as witty) were:
Big Edwards-“Lights gone again" (First Runner up)
Hot Rod-"Don’t Accuse Me" (Second Runner up)
Newsflash- "Wha mek they so grudge" (former champion)
Provoker-"I ain’t eating that"
Rockafella-"Three blind mice"
Mighty Baboo-"When I come, I come for king"
Daygo-"Empty Vessels"

Click HERE for photos. This gallery is for Best of the Rest as well as Female Bacchanal Queen which were both held on the same night at the same venue.

Singing Jackie practicing "Tough Love" on her 'son' during the show!

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Singing Jackie is the 2008/2009 Female Bacchanal Queen of St Kitts, dethroning Queen Anastasia who was seeking her fourth consecutive win. Singing Jackie's song was entitled "Practice tough love"way they should grow, especially their sons. A schoolteacher by profession, she last won at this competition in 2004.

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St Kitts Nevis Official Carnival Site