10 things about Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025 Tahiti Seymour

Tahiti Moorea Seymour represented the Cayman Islands in the 74th edition of Miss Universe. She is the daughter of Dwayne “John John” Seymour and Melaynee Basdeo, who chose the name Tahiti Moorea in memory of their honeymoon in French Polynesia.

John John is the founder of Airport Professional Services Cayman. Based in Hong Kong, China, Basdeo married Brett Basdeo on December 18, 2021.

BIOGRAPHY

Tahiti is a Caymanian activist and beauty queen born and raised in Bodden Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She is the founder of Zero Hunger Universe, which builds a policy framework for health, resilience and food security.

Aside from Bodden Town, Tahiti has lived in other parts of Grand Cayman including George Town. She is an alumna of Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and the Queen Mary University of London in Mile End, East London, London, England, United Kingdom.

On August 16, 2025, Tahiti turned 22. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. From 2019 to 2021, she attended Ridley College.
2. In 2019, she was an intern at Walkers in the Cayman Islands.
3. From 2021 to 2024, she attended the Queen Mary University of London where she earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations.
4. In 2021, she was the Caribbean Youth Leader for a United Nations-backed youth movement for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, a research and writing assistant to Caribbean journalist Daphne Ewing-Chow and a receptionist intern at the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development.
5. In 2022, she was a managing director’s office intern at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
6. The Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure partnered with her to advance its Food and Nutrition Security Policy 2022–2036.
7. In 2023, she was an intern at the legal division of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
8. In 2025, she visited the Philippines and Thailand.
9. She won Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025.
10. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Tahiti speaks English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. While attending the Queen Mary University of London, she was engaged with policymakers at the U.K. House of Commons.

2010s

• In May 2019, she was a Walkers intern in the Cayman Islands.
• In August 2019, she entered Ridley College.

2025

• In May 2021, she graduated from Ridley College.
• In July 2021, she wrote articles for Loop Cayman as an assistant to Ewing-Chow.
• In December 2021, she was a Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development intern.
• From June 2022 to August 2022, she was a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority intern.
• From July 2023 to August 2023, she was a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority intern again.
• On August 9, 2025, she competed against three other Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025 candidates at The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort and Spa at Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She won the title.
• In September 2025, she went to the Philippines to undergo runway training and visit agricultural sites.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented the Cayman Islands at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.