Philipsburg:--- The second annual Lil Miss St. Martin Queen Show organized by Nzinga Lake gathered a large number of people from both sides of the island who came out to support the six contestants that participated in the show.
The contestants were asked to select their national hero and gather information on the person they chose. Those chosen as national heroes were Daniella Jeffry from St. Martin, former first lady Angela Richards, Bernadette Davis, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams, Ruby Bute, and Clara Reyes.
All six contestants were given an award for their participation which was sponsored by Big D photo studio, they all also received a bouquet of flowers for their hard work and dedication. Nzinga Lake who is always emotional during these shows also received an award from last year's Lil Miss St. Maarten Queen and Big D for making the show a reality.
Cheyenne Nunes was awarded best introduction with 36 points, best speech went to Genesis Meyers with 145 points, best creative wear went to Nilka Richardson with 112 points, and Genesis Meyers captured the best princess wear with 76 points. Nilka Richardson got the miss amity award, miss photogenic went to Cheyenne Nunes, and miss popularity was captured by Genesis Meyers.
The overall winners for the 2012 Lil Miss St. Maarten broke down to Sapphire Elisa crowned 3rd runner up with 279 points, Cheyenne Nunes 2nd runner up with 329 points, Nilka Richardson captured the first runner up spot, and Genesis Meyers was crowned Lil St. Maarten 2012 with 363 points.
Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports Silveria Jacobs and head of the Culture department Minerva Dangleben assisted with the crowning of the queens.
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