13 things about Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2025 Anna-Lise Nanton

Anna-Lise Nanton represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 72nd edition of Miss World. It is the oldest existing international beauty pageant.

BIOGRAPHY

Nanton is a Trinidadian geotechnical engineer, multi-sport athlete, model and beauty queen from Pax Vale, Santa Cruz, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is an alumna of St. Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
2. After graduating from St. Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain, she won an open scholarship and entered the University of Bath in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
3. She is the eldest of eight children.
4. From August 2016 to August 2017, she was a private tutor for children aged 7-16 in mathematics, science, English and Spanish.
5. From October 2016 to February 2017, she was a sales representative at Digicel Group in Trinidad and Tobago.
6. From 2017 to 2021, she attended the University of Bath where she earned an honours degree in civil engineering.
7. From March 2018 to August 2021, she was a University of Bath student ambassador.
8. From July 2019 to August 2019, she was an engineering intern at TYE Manufacturing Company in Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago.
9. From September 2019 to August 2020, she was an industrial trainee at Arup in Bristol, England.
10. From September 2021 to April 2023, she was an assistant geotechnical engineer at Arup in Bristol.
11. She won Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2024.
12. On December 9, 2024, she turned 27.
13. She was a Miss World 2025 quarterfinalist.

TIMELINE

An advocate for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, Nanton founded The Ripple Effect, which empowers women and builds sustainable communities through sports and education aided by artificial intelligence. She enjoys hiking, running and playing football and touch-rugby.

2023

• From April 2023 to July 2023, she was an Arup geotechnical engineer in Bristol.
• In November 2023, she joined Earth Investigation Systems Limited in San Juan as a geotechnical engineer.

2024

• On June 23, 2024, she represented Pax Vale at Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2024 and competed against 16 other candidates at the National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain. She won the title.

2025

• On May 17, 2025, she finished fourth in the sports challenge of Miss World 2025 at Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
• On May 20, 2025, she won the head-to-head challenge of the Americas and Caribbean group of Miss World 2025.
• On May 31, 2025, she represented Trinidad and Tobago at Miss World 2025 and competed against 107 other candidates at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad. She finished in the Top 40.