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INTERNATIONAL AIR BAHAMA BEAUTY QUEENS by IAB passenger Neil Craig

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Miss Bahamas participating at
Miss World contes from 1966 to now.

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Miss Bahamas winners
from 1966 to now.

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Miss Universe contestants
arrive in Nassau!

Miss Universe Paradise Island

NASSAU FLOAT
PARADE 2009
Photos by Neil Craig
Paradise Island, Bahamas

MISS UNIVERSE BAHAMAS


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Miss Bahamas 1961-1967
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Miss Bahamas 1978-1992
Miss Bahamas 1993-2008
 Miss World Bahamas 2008
Tinnyse Johnson

Newspaper clippings from
Neil Craig!

YVONNE SHAW WITH
BAHAMAS AIRWAYS

(Yvonne Shaw, Chief stewardess
of International Air Bahama.)

To the right
Yvonne Shaw meets wife of
the Premier, Lady Symonette.

To the left
Bahamas Airways first BAC 1-11
aircraft.

AIR BAHAMA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS


Who are the stewardesses?

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All photos by courtesy Neil Craig
I do not actually have any connection 
with International Air Bahama although 
I live in the Bahamas and have flown 
twice to Luxembourg in route to London 
and it was a wonderful experience. 






I wish International Air Bahama was still 
flying today. As a Bahamian I have studied 
the history of beauty contests in the Bahamas 
as well as International contests like 
Miss World. One thing I noticed was that 
several stewardesses on International 
Air Bahama were contestants in Miss Bahamas 
and Miss Commonwealth Bahamas. 

Most notably Frances Clarkson Aberle who won 
Miss Commonwealth Bahamas in 1971. 
During the 1971 contest the four other Runners-up 
were given titles and the opportunity to 
be Stewardesses with International Air Bahama. 
One of the titles was Miss International Air 
Bahama won by Emerald Green who also won 
Miss Photogenic. Gaby Fajean the reigning 
Miss Luxembourg Nation and reign Miss 
Models International was flown into Nassau and 
she crowned Miss International Air Bahama. 

Ironically enough the Winner Frances Clarkson 
who was at the time a Stewardess with International 
Air Bahama had met Miss Luxembourg Nation a year 
ago in Luxembourg. Gaby stayed a week in the Bahamas 
at the British Colonial Hotel. Others who worked 
for International Air Bahama were Donna Fernander 
who was a contestant also in Miss Commonwealth 
Bahamas 1971 and she later modeled in Europe. 
Vernica Ferguson a Runner-up in Miss Bahamas 
Jaycee 1966 the 1st contest held in the 
Bahamas to pick a Rep for Miss World and then 
she was also a Runner-up in Miss Bahamas 
for Miss Universe.








VERNICA






VERNICA

Miss Bahamas Jaycee 1966

Vernica Ferguson 
Runner-up


Miss Bahamas Runner-up 
 
for Miss Universe.

Vernica all the way to the left in photo, 
alongside IAB F/A´s Gun Vidal and Margie Ave.


IAB Stewardess Vernica Ferguson was runner-up 
in Miss Jaycee Bahamas 1966, the first contest 
held to pick a representative for the Bahamas 
at Miss World also Vernica was 3rd runner-up 
in Miss Bahamas 1967 (Bahamas Preliminary for 
Miss Universe). 
         


Check out new article clippings and 
photos in this column down!
Thank you Craig for all these wonderful 
contributions!

Special feature!
Bahama Sunshine Nation
Beauty Queens!


ESTERLETTA

Left to right Carnetha Carew, Esterletta 
Adderley-Allen, Denise and Jacintha 
Fox - Blake at flight attendant graduation in 1973. 
In 1967 also Esterletta Adderly Allen 
was a Runner-up in both Miss Bahamas and 
Miss Commonwealth Bahamas.
Esterletta Adderly Allen,
Runner-up in Miss Commonwealth Bahamas
Runner-up in Miss Bahamas 1974.

FRANCES


Miss Commonwealth Bahamas 1971
Frances Clarkson Aberle
Miss Commonwealth Bahamas 1971. 
Frances Clarkson Aberle after winning Miss 
Commonwealth Bahamas 1971. Frances was 
rated by the London Bookmakers at a 12-1 
chance of winning Miss World which was 
high marks. Frances Clarkson Aberle 
won Miss Commonwealth Bahamas 1971 on 
May 16th 1971 at the Sheraton British 
Colonial Hotel. 

She was a Stewardess with International 
Air Bahama at the time. Frances is shown i
n Evening gown at the contest.

RUTHIE

IAB Stewardess Ruthie Lightbourne
runner-up to Miss Bahamas in 1971.

WANDA

Miss Commonwealth Bahamas 1969

Wanda Pearce 

On the photo is also station manager 
Gunnar Sigurdsson and F/A Gudrun Johansson

HEDDA

Miss Commonwealth Bahamas 1972
Hedda Cleare.
On the photo is also Wendal Barry.

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