The Dancehall Queen competition is one which has grown in popularity over the years. It is basically a dance competition but with dancehall music and moves. It is done only by females as the name suggests and is considered very “rude” or sexual. The greatest success from Dancehall Queen was when a movie was made with the title. The movie was a big success in the Caribbean and push the competition into higher heights that none could of imagined. The movie and competition was also helped by the massive tracks titled “Dancehall Queen” by Beenie man. The competition was firstly introduced in Jamaica and has now spread to a worldwide standard. There are now competitions being help in Europe and across North and South America.
The Dancehall Queen crown was restored to Jamaica by Tavia Morris from Montego Bay. The twenty five year old nail technician won the crown at the Pier One Complex in Waterfront. This Dancehall queen competition was the fourteenth time that this competition has been held worldwide. In earlier years the Dancehall Queen crown was taken by Canadian Maude Francato and American Michelle Young. The year before Tavia placed in the top ten but did not win after she lost points when she stayed too long on a lightning rig. However she came back and won the Red Label Wine International Dancehall Queen crown and became $350,000 richer. She stunned with her provocative dancing and balancing on her head. She also won best outfit in the competition.
The second place was given to Ursula Fyce from Poland who made the crowd hype with her moves and also won best routine in the Dancehall Queen competition. Third place was given to Tiffany Hewitt another Jamaican who took home $100,000 for her efforts. The rest of the partakers were thanked for their tries but simply could not match the raw talent which the top three possessed. Angel edition was the theme given to the Dancehall Queen competition this time. The proceeds from these competitions have given scholarships for the past five years to primary, secondary and tertiary level students. An award was given to the CEO of Bighead Promotions for the words he had done in education and the profits he made to help these students. He was given the Angel with a heart by Jackie Norman the production director.
The Dancehall Queen competition has been a very popular one and is quickly growing in success. The future seems bright for this competition and it sure to be an even bigger even in the coming years. Every year the competition seems to be getting bigger and better with more competitors and more sponsors from across the globe.