The Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe Pageant will this year feature new and exciting elements that include a reality television series, game challenges and a fashion extravaganza at the final.
Screening for the competition takes place at the Hilton Trinidad, St Ann's on July 6 and 7 from 9 am to 3 pm and 9 am to noon respectively. Twenty contestants will be selected to compete in the lead-up series of events towards the final on September 7.
After producing the pageant for the first time last year, the team from Tribe Carnival led by Dean Ackin is ready to move away from the traditional pageant style and introduce a new concept for the brand and show.
The changes have been approved by the Miss Universe International Incorporated who liked the ideas put forward by Tribe.
The contestants will participate in a series of challenges. Each challenge will result in the elimination of one or two competitors. There will be four challenges, the first three being; a photo shoot on location at and in tandem with the shoot for Tribe's 2014 presentation. Contestants who perform the best here will move forward.
For the second challenge contestants will be tested on skills learned in the training sessions for interviews, walking, posture, movement, physical fitness and other areas. The third challenge is based on a charity project that the participants will be engaged in.
The last challenge will be incorprated into the final night when contestants will have to put the training they received in hair, makeup and fashion to the test. The final will take the form of a fashion and beauty show. The aim is to depart from the traditional and transform the Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe into an interactive event.
The challenges and other preparations will be filmed to create a reality television series to air in the month leading up to the pageant final. This will allow the public to get to know the contestants and to decide which one they will root for on the final night. This TV series is designed to create excitement and also to drum up greater support for the eventual winner who will represent T&T at the International Miss Universe Pageant in Moscow on November 9.
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