Tag: Chloe Powery-Doxey

‘Queen’ to be crowned 8 months after pageant

‘Queen’ to be crowned 8 months after pageant

| 18/04/2023 | 19 Comments

(CNS): More than eight months after the 2022 Miss Cayman Islands Universe pageant, when Tiffany Conolly was crowned the winner only to lose the title as a result of a criminal conviction, 1st Runner-up, Chloe Powery-Doxey, will finally be officially crowned later this month. She will receive the crown at a National Gallery event on Friday, […]

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Local committee takes up Miss Universe franchise

Local committee takes up Miss Universe franchise

| 13/03/2023 | 34 Comments

(CNS): The Miss Cayman Islands Universe committee has become the franchise holder for the pageant after the Ministry of Tourism pulled out of the beauty contest business last month. The committee has been organising the pageant here for more than two decades and on Saturday announced it had been granted the licence. Committee Chair Derri […]

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Ministry gives up on Miss Universe pageant

Ministry gives up on Miss Universe pageant

| 24/02/2023 | 47 Comments

(CNS): The government has confirmed that it has officially given up the Miss Cayman Islands Universe (MCIU) franchise. In the wake of the criminal conviction of the reigning beauty queen, Tiffany Conolly, and the embarrassment that followed as a result of her being allowed to enter the pageant while facing assault charges, Tourism Minister Kenneth […]

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Government looking for way out of pageant business

Government looking for way out of pageant business

| 14/02/2023 | 55 Comments

(CNS): The government is in discussions with the Miss Cayman Islands Universe committee about pulling out of the franchise it holds for the beauty pageant and finding a supporter in the private sector, as is the case with the Miss World contest. The committee has now stripped Tiffany Conolly of the crown following her criminal […]

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Pageant queen guilty of assault and all other charges

Pageant queen guilty of assault and all other charges

| 09/02/2023 | 75 Comments

(CNS): The reigning Miss Universe Cayman Islands, Tiffany LeAnn Conolly (24), from West Bay, has been convicted of six criminal counts of assault, damage to property and disorderly conduct. The guilty verdicts were delivered Thursday by Magistrate Philippa McFarlane, who said the case against Conolly was “overwhelming”. The pageant queen had denied assaulting her former […]

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Pageant queen runner-up goes to New Orleans

Pageant queen runner-up goes to New Orleans

| 03/01/2023

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Miss Universe Committee has confirmed that the runner-up of this year’s pageant, Chloe Powery-Doxey, left for New Orleans, Louisiana, yesterday to compete in the international competition on 14 January, accompanied by Committee Deputy Chair Donna Bush. Powery-Doxey replaces the winner and title holder of the local pageant, Tiffany Conolly (24) remains […]

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Chloe officially heading to pageant in New Orleans

Chloe officially heading to pageant in New Orleans

| 09/11/2022 | 29 Comments

(CNS): With this year’s winner of the Miss Cayman Islands Universe competition still facing charges of assault, the local pageant committee has said that 1st Runner-Up Chloe Powery-Doxey will represent the Cayman Islands at the Miss Universe Pageant in New Orleans on 14 January. Tiffany Conolly’s criminal trial may not be settled before the Miss […]

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Pageant 2nd runner-up stands in for troubled queen

Pageant 2nd runner-up stands in for troubled queen

| 08/11/2022 | 29 Comments

(CNS): The Miss Cayman Islands Universe pageant’s second runner-up, Hayley Grizzel, was at the launch of the Cayman Airways Los Angeles route this weekend because the actual holder of the beauty contest’s crown remains away from the public eye as a result of a criminal trial.

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Pageant runner-up now in waiting for Miss Universe

Pageant runner-up now in waiting for Miss Universe

| 20/10/2022 | 60 Comments

(CNS): With the reigning Miss Cayman Islands Universe, Tiffany Conolly (24), in the middle of an ongoing trial for assault and damage to property, which has been adjourned until 5 December, the local pageant committee has said it is consulting with the Miss Universe Organization over her participation. In a short statement about the situation […]

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