Toshami Calvin is a Jamaican model, beauty queen and behavioral technician from Bath, Saint Thomas, Jamaica. She has a cousin who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which inspired her to help children. 

Calvin enjoys crocheting, swimming and climbing trees. As a registered behavioral technician, she works with children in the autism spectrum by providing them therapy and as an advocate for autism awareness in Jamaica, she works with the nonprofit Jamaica Autism Support Association.

While Calvin was born in Kingston, Jamaica, she grew up in Bath, which is her parents’ hometown. There were fruit trees, plants and flowers surrounding the house she grew up in and a river running behind it.

Growing up, Calvin loved watching “America’s Next Top Model“, which premiered on May 20, 2003 on UPN. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2010, her father passed away.
2. In 2014, she graduated from St. Thomas Technical High School in St. Thomas.
3. In May 2019, she graduated from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States with a bachelor’s degree in health science.
4. On December 14, 2019, her cousin and fellow St. Thomas resident Toni-Ann Singh won Miss World 2019 at ExCel London in London, England, United Kingdom.
5. On June 2, 2020, she took to Instagram to pay tribute to George Floyd and support the Black Lives Matter movement.
6. On August 26, 2022, she donated school supplies, clothing items and personal hygiene products to students of Bath Primary and Junior High School in Bath.
7. On September 3, 2022, she competed against 19 other candidates at Miss Universe Jamaica 2022 at the Grand Ballroom of the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston in Kingston, Jamaica and won the title. She was sponsored by Giajay Naturals Gift & Body Shop. Singh attended the ceremony.
8. On January 14, 2023, she represented Jamaica at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was unplaced.
9. On March 9, 2023, she participated in the Women Wednesday round table talk at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.
10. On April 6, 2023, she turned 27.
11. On May 23, 2023, she visited YS Falls in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.
12. On July 27, 2023, she attended the launch of Courts Ready Cash’s black tank initiative at Duckenfield Primary School in St. Thomas. 
13. On August 20, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Jamaica 2023 Jordanne Lauren Levy at the Grand Ballroom of the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.