Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | July 23, 2009
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The statuesque Rachel Christie, Miss England. - Contributed

History made as first black Miss England crowned.

They just can't stop Jamaicans - or anyone with Jamaican blood running through their veins. The new Miss England shares our heritage. Congratulations from yard, girl!


Trade Counsellor to Jamaica Dr Aloysius Tay (left), gesticulates as he greets Digicel's Trisha K. Thompson while Nari Williams-Singh looks on in amusement at the Caribbean Aerospace College-hosted dinner for a Singaporean delegation on Tuesday. - Colin Hamilton/freelance photographer


Ruth-Ann Woolcock gave us a pretty pose at the dinner hosted by the Caribbean Aerospace College for a Singaporean delegation comprising of members from the Singa-porean Trade Counsel, at the Jade Garden Restau-rant in the Sovereign Shopping Centre on Tuesday. - Colin Hamilton/freelance photographer


Ophelia Bennett (left) and Simone Seaton pose for 'Something Extra' at an appreciation function that they attended at the Starfish Resort in Trelawny on Tuesday. - photo by Richard Morais


Rachel Christie creates history and wins Miss England. The contest was held at the Hilton Metropole in London on Tuesday and the new queen, who has Jamaican heritage, is the niece of former Olympic champion Lynford Christie. She is also a heptathlete. - Contributed

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