Since Sheila Mechtilde Chong first represented Jamaica at the 1959 Miss World Beauty Pageant, Jamaican entrants have had an enviable record of success at this international beauty pageant. Nearly every year since then, Jamaica has been represented...
Sixty years ago, Sheila Chong, Miss Jamaica 1959, was the country’s first entrant in the Miss World beauty pageant, which began in 1951. On Sunday night, June 7, 1959, 24-year-old Sheila Chong, Miss Red Stripe Beer, was crowned Miss Jamaica at the...
