Shanique Singh biography: 13 things about Miss World Jamaica 2023

Who is Shanique Singh?

Shanique Singh is a Jamaican beauty queen of Afro-Indian descent. She enjoys singing, belly dancing and playing netball.

Singh represented Jamaica in Miss Divali Nagar and Miss World. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is from Old Harbour, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.
2. She is an alumna of The University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica.
3. She speaks Jamaican Patois and English.
4. She has visited several countries including Colombia, India, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
5. She is 5’5″ tall.
6. From 2009 to 2016, she attended Ardenne High School in Kingston, Jamaica.
7. She was a Miss Jamaica World 2016 finalist.
8. She was Miss Divali Nagar 2016 second runner-up.
9. She was Miss University of the West Indies, Mona 2018 first runner-up.
10. She was Miss Universe Jamaica 2022 second runner-up.
11. She held the Miss Jamaica World title from 2022 to 2024.
12. In 2024, she represented Jamaica in the 71st edition of Miss World while she was pursuing a medical degree.
13. On May 10, 2025, she will turn 28.

TIMELINE

2016

• On August 21, 2016, she competed against 14 other Miss Jamaica World 2016 candidates at the Rose Hall of Iberostar Hotel in St. James, Jamaica. She finished in the Top 5.
• On October 27, 2016, she represented Jamaica at Miss Divali Nagar 2016 and competed against nine other finalists in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. She was second runner-up to Dannilian Motilal of Canada.

2017

• In January 2017, she was in Port Royal, Jamaica.
• In September 2017, she entered the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies.

2018

• In May 2018, she competed at Miss University of the West Indies, Mona 2018. She was first runner-up.
• In July 2018, she was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

2019

• In January 2019, she volunteered at National Baptist Basic School in Kingston.

2020

• On January 1, 2020, she welcomed the new year in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
• In July 2020, she visited Negril, Jamaica.

2021

• In January 2021, she visited the Martha Brae River in Trelawny, Jamaica.
• In July 2021, she was a bridesmaid at a wedding in Boscobel, St. Mary Parish, Jamaica.
• In November 2021, she traveled to Weston, Florida, USA.

2022

• On September 3, 2022, she competed against 19 other Miss Universe Jamaica 2022 candidates at the Grand Ballroom of the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston in Kingston. She was second runner-up to Toshami Calvin.
• In October 2022, she traveled to Miami Beach, Florida.
• On December 4, 2022, she was crowned Miss Jamaica World 2022 at Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston.

2023

• In February 2023, she traveled to Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago.
• On June 25, 2023, she attended BET Awards 2023 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA.
• In November 2023, she traveled to Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.

2024

• In February 2024, she traveled to New York City, New York, USA.
• On March 9, 2024, she represented Jamaica at Miss World 2023 and competed against 111 other candidates at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. She was unplaced.
• In July 2024, she visited St. Lucia for the first time.
• On September 6, 2024, she crowned her successor Miss Jamaica World 2024 Tahje Bennet at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
• In October 2024, she traveled to Miami, Florida.