Toni-Ann Singh
Toni-Ann Singh
Born/Date of Birth: February 1, 1996
Place of Birth: Morant Bay, Jamaica
Education: Florida State University
Parents: Bradshaw Singh, Jahrine Bailey
Height: 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Title: Miss Jamaica World 2019
Miss World 2019
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Brown
Major competition(s): Miss Jamaica World 2019(Winner)
Miss World 2019 (Winner)
Toni-Ann Singh (born February 1, 1996) is a Jamaican American singer and beauty queen who won Miss World 2019. She was previously crowned Miss Jamaica World 2019 and is the fourth woman from Jamaica to win Miss World.
Early life
Singh was born in Morant Bay, Jamaica. Her parents are from Jamaica and she of Dougla heritage, with her mother being of Afro-Jamaican descent, and her father being of Indo-Jamaican descent.
The family immigrated to the United States when Singh was aged nine, settling in Florida. She attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where she graduated with a degree in women's studies and psychology.
Career
Miss Jamaica World 2019
In 2019, Singh competed in the Miss Jamaica World 2019 competition, where she ultimately won the title. Afterwards, Singh was given the right to represent Jamaica at Miss World 2019.
Miss World 2019
Singh left for London in November 2019, to participate in the Miss World pre-pageant activities. Singh placed in the top 40 of the Top Model competition and won the talent competition, which granted her direct entry into the top 40 semifinals. Finals night was held on 14 December at ExCeL London, where Singh advanced from the top 40 to the top 12, and ultimately to the top five. She was then crowned the winner, besting first runner-up Ophély Mézino of France and second runner-up Suman Rao of India. With her win, Singh became the fourth Jamaican woman to hold the title, with the last being Lisa Hanna who was crowned Miss World 1993, and the first black woman to win Miss World since Agbani Darego of Nigeria won Miss World 2001. Her win also made 2019 the first ever year that black women won the two most prestigious beauty pageant titles in the world, after Zozibini Tunzi became South Africa's first black woman to have won the Miss Universe title.
