The Tribune

The date has been set and it’s official, former Miss Bahamas Celeste Marshall will be travelling to China next year to once again represent the Bahamas on the international pageant stage.

The directors of Top Model Of The World International announced that they have moved their competition to January 8 - 29, 2015

After a stellar performance by Peandrea Knowles, this year’s delegate to Top Model Of The World in Egypt, the pageant is looking forward to another exciting year.

Representing the Bahamas in January will be 22-year-old Celeste Marshall.

No stranger to the modelling or pageant world, this bilingual medical student is enrolled at Monroe College, Rochelle, New York, pursuing a degree in Paediatrics

The 5’11” tall, Nassau-born beauty and Miss Bahamas 2012 will travel to the host city of Qingdao (pronounced ‘Ching Dow’), one of the most modern cities in China with a population exceeding eight million people. Celeste said she is ready, excited and preparing to do what she loves best, which is modelling.

Top Model Of The World is a different kind of pageant with emphasis on modelling.

Requirements to enter and compete internationally include: a candidate must be between the ages of 17 and 25 years; 5’8” feet and over, physically fit, with good skin, no visible tattoos and body piercings, good character, no criminal history, single, never been married, no children, friendly, easy to work with and a citizen of the country that you are representing.

“We will keep the Bahamas up to date as time progresses, especially when the voting begins.

“We will want the entire Bahamas participation to help propel Celeste to the finals.

Visit the Top Model Of The World web page and keep up to date with Facebook,” said Bahamas national director of Top Model of the World Williemae Deveaux.