Aniska Tonge was crowned Miss Virgin Islands Sunday afternoon at the ninth Miss Virgin Islands Scholarship Pageant, a preliminary event leading up to the annual Miss America Pageant in January 2013.
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Aniska Tonge was crowned Miss Virgin Islands Sunday afternoon at the ninth Miss Virgin Islands Scholarship Pageant, a preliminary event leading up to the annual Miss America Pageant in January 2013.
More than 50 people gathered at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas to watch four glittering contestants compete for an opportunity to attend the national pageant and receive scholarship funds. The contestants competed in such categories as fitness, talent and evening wear. "We were guided by the financial crisis in the territory. The first challenge to the board was a time for the format that would be easier financially for us and contestants," said Cynthia Jerry, president of the board and chief executive officer of the contest. "We challenged ourselves by asking how we can produce a pageant with first class status, but at the same time produce the amount of energy that has to go into production while on a budget.” Jerry said financial woes were a huge factor in the number of contestants who competed. She hopes more girls will want to participate next year for the tenth anniversary Miss Virgin Islands Pageant, as the board plans to carry the same format for future preliminaries. Education was indeed a prevalent topic among contestants as a majority of their platforms dealt with reaching out to youth through education. All Miss Virgin Islands winners have completed high school and gone on to pursue higher education. Sixty percent of winners continued their education at the University of the Virgin Islands.
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