1961 August 11
(8 entries)
1 Brenda Major (resigned)
2 Leonora Rodgers (took over title)
3 Elizabeth Cooper
Remainder
Annette Thompson
Eleanor Bethel
Grace Strachan
Lillian Wright
Maria Carter
1962 October 28
(9 entries)
1 Petroleum Distributors - Sandra Young (Universe 63)
2 Carters Record Shop - Miriam Carter
3 Caterpillar - Barbara Mortimer
Remainder
Andrea Minnis
Angela Green
Daphne Roberts
Janeth Johnson
Patricia Thomas
Rose Davis
1963 (not held)
1964 April 26
(10 entries)
1 Bahamas Airways - Catherine Cartwright (Universe 64)
2 Ambrosine - Jeannie Russell
3 Carmita’s Beauty Salon - Joy Ann Mills
4 Shell Oil - Althea Carroll
Remainder
Consolidated Construction - Alice Wong
Beauty Counsellor - Irma Delaney
Institute of Cosmetology - Gertrude Strachan
Debbie’s - Gwen Ethmay Linsday
I-Need-A Laundry - Joan Jones
Jarvis Studios - Kayla Alleyne
1965 May 8
(11 entries)
1 Regency Tours - Janet Kate Thompson (Universe 65)
2 National City Bank - Antoinette “Toni” Moseley
3 Carmita’s Beauty Salon - Betty Knowles
4 Home Loan - Sheila Niami Carroll
Remainder
Cockle Shell - Florida Young
Gold Star - Gale Thompson
House Beautiful - Loneice Wells
Long Island - Marjorie Burrows
Shell Oil - Ivy Dean
Southern District - Janice Carey
Vangy’s - Cyprianna Smith
1966: Jeannie Russell (1st RU), Violet Miller
(2nd RU), Sandra Jarrett (winner) & Antoinette Mosley (3rd RU)
1966 May 7
(11 entries)
1 Mademoiselle - Sandra Zoe Jarrett (Universe 66)
2 Ambrosine - Jeannie Russell
3 Bahamas Baseball - Violet Miller
4 Xerox - Antoinette Mosley
Remainder
Bain’s Music - Sheila Mae Johnson
Bimini - Vandra Saunders
Cockle Shell Boutique - Florida Young
Modernistic Dry Goods - Rosealine Mickey Knowles
Shell Bahamas - Suzette Michelle Bethel
Strawberry Festival - Elizabeth Thompson
Thrifty - Dorothy Cooper
1967:
Brenda Fountain (2nd RU), Miriam Knowles (1st RU), Elizabeth Knowles (winner),
Sandra Jarrett (Miss Bahamas 1966) & Veronica Ferguson (3rd RU)
1967 April 15 (9
entries)
1 Bahamas Modeling Agency - Elizabeth Knowles (Universe 67) (resigned)
2 Smirnoff Vodka - Miriam Knowles (took over title)
3 Bahamas Airways - Brenda Fountain
4 W.P. Bowe Agency - Vernica "Veronica" Ferguson
Remainder
Bank of Nassau - Ivy Louise Dean
Debbie’s - Gloria Maria Joan Cartwright
Great Harbour Cay - Judy Mary Maxine Major
Star - Diana Richardson
Taxico - Sherry Elizabeth Whylly
1968 May 4 (14
entries)
1 Vogue - Brenda Fountain (Universe 68)
2 Finco - Beverly Anne Russell
3 Bimini - Gilda Saunders
4 Mademoiselle - Helen Pettipas
5 Happening - Bernadette Harris
Remainder
100 Pipers - Stephanie Toote
Bahama Ace Homes - Rose Marie Godet
Bailey Town - Frances Robins
Barclays Bank - Betty Bain
Free Masons - Sandra Maycocki
Guardian Observer - Elizabeth Knowles
Old Lanark Scotch - Mary Louise Darville
Scotia Bank - Ianthy Lightbourn
Smirnoff Vodka - Joan Vanderpool
1969 May 3
(11
entries)
1 Exuma - Joan Bowe (Universe 69)
2 Slater, Walker, Withers - Yvonne Mills
3 Bert L. Roberts - Katherine Jeanette Lowe
4 Vogue - Donna Louise Bowe
Remainder
Elkolet Construction Company - Frances Theresa Simms
Gibscot - Joan Strachan
Nassau Guardian - Derith Fox
Morton Salt Company - Barbara Sylvia Pyfrom
Island Merchants - Sandra Maria Knowles
Paradise Island Ltd - Eliose Lockhart
Pepsi Cola - Antoinette Glinton
1970: Antoinette Degregory
1970 May 11
(13 entries)
1 Grand Bahama - Antoinette Patrice De Gregory (Universe 70)
2 (tied) Finco - Clarrisa Butler
2 (tied) Dorothy L. Altwood - June Justina Brown
4 Nassau Guardian - Judy Blair
Remainder
Debbie’s - Sandra Curry
Drumbeat Club - Marva Sweeting
Exuma - Elizabeth Wilchcombe
International Men’s Wear - Mildred Sands
Inagua - Venus Saunders
Jiffy Cleaners - Christine Mcsweeney
Kentucky Chicken - Emerald Glinton
Long Island - Irene Knowles
Montagu Beach Hotel - Janis Saunders
1971 April 19 (13 entries)
1 Finco - Murial Terah Rahming (Universe 71)
2 Nassau Guardian - Albertha Williams
3 Mademoiselle - Gloria Carroll
4 Mae's Beauty Salon - Elizabeth Kemp
5 Butler's Bank - Ruthie Lightbourne
Remainder
Afro - Theresa Taylor
Chris's Boutique - Leah Louise Johnson
Fashion Post - Gail Knowles
Grand Bahama - Doretheda Russell
International Mens' Wear - Willamae Kemp
L.T.D.Surveying - Shammine Adderly
Offset Printers Ltd - Alrina Fox
Paramount - Eleanor Wood
1972 April
17 (10 entries)
1 Bimini - Deborah Taylor (Universe 72) (resigned)
2 Flamingo - Cyprianna Munnings (took over the title)
3 Sun & Sea Resort - Anne Johnson
4 Amstel Beer – Angela Violet White
5 Mademoiselle - Susan "Sue" McDermot
Remainder
Gold & Silversmith - Deann Bartlett
Modern Fashion - Jennifer Rolle
Nassau Guardian - Debra Louise Issacs
Neil’s Health Studio - Angela Lavon Burnside
Show Club - Linda Maria Dupuch
NOTE: From
1963 to 1972, Miss Bahamas titleholders competed in Miss Universe in the
year that they were crowned; from 1973 to present the titleholders went to
Miss Universe the year after their crowning. Hence, Bahamas had no
representative at the 1972 Miss Universe pageant.
1973 August
28 (13 entries)
1 Dobell Howard Humphreys - Agatha Watson (Universe 74)
2 Andros - Marjorie Nairn
3 Blackbeard's Tavern - Wendy Sands
4 Rachel's Boutique - Francina Bodie
5 Grand Bahama - Vivienne Godet
Remainder
Charlotte House - Sandy Lowe
Downtown Health Club - Patricia Rolle
Fashion Boutique - Linda Bain
Frank Carey Real Estate - Linda M. Bain
Happening - Jeanna Marie Gray
New Oriental - Elizabeth Sweeting
Quality Supermarkets - Deborah Rollins
School of Defence - Esther Adderly
1974
September 2 (13 entries)
1 Royal Bank of Canada - Sonia Chipman (Universe 75)
2 Grand Bahama - Carolyn Patrice Russell
3 Nassau Camera Centre - Elizabeth Knowles
4 Star Insurance - Deborah Ann Knowles
5 Atlantic Jadeite - Esterletta Adderlyib
6 Chris' Boutique - Erin Elizabeth Hall
Remainder
Asherton Boutique - Nora Patricia Albury
Chase Manhattan Bank - Sybilline Janette Miller
Del Jane - Christine Paulette Darville
Exuma - Dorcas Desiree Rolle
Fashion Post - Bertha Ritchie
Flamingo Airlines - Willisey Elizabeth Munroe
Happy People Marina - Margaret Albury
Mic Mac - Cleomie Wood
Princess Boutique - Elaine Deveaux
1975:
Anne-Marie Smith (2nd RU), Sharon Smith (winner) & Sheryl Taylor (1st RU)
1975 August 31 (16 entries)
1 Grand Bahama - Sharon Elaine Smith (Universe 76)
2 Seventeen - Sheryl Elizabeth Taylor
3 Jasmine - Anne-Marie Smith
4 Andros - Paula M. Johnson
5 Campari Bahamian Delight - Karen Wallace
Remainder
Chippingham - Theresa Carroll
Clothes Closet - Patricia Ann Laramore
El-Toro - Sharon Sylvia Cox
Fox Hill - Sandy Pearce
Gambier - Loretta Robinson
Exuma - Olive Rolle
Georgetown - Sheila Symonette
Mademoiselle - Nicole Adderley
Nassau Shipyard - Stacy Treco
Same Ole Place - Karen Smith
Treasure Box - Linda Henrietta Knowles
1976 August 29
(12 entries)
1 Pat Paul's Experience Boutique - Paulette Rosetta Ogylvie Borghardt (Universe 77)
2 Barclays Bank - Wendy Eleanor Pritchard
3 (Sponsor?) - Jennifer Meoshi Smith
4 Heineken Beer - Denise Mortimer
5 Elegant Fashions - Anne-Marie Smith
Remainder
Bain Town - Sharon Sylvia Cox
Balmoral Florarama - Olga Marie Rolle
Cody’s Record Centre - D'andre Mercedes Davis
Electra Fashions - Madrona Dawn Watkins
Ken Perigord - Linda Smith
Regal Bahamas Realty - Anita Vivette Gomez
(Sponsor?) - Valerie Bannister
1977 (10 entries)
1 Gothard Bank - Dulcie Louise Mullings (Universe 78)
2 Cafe de-la-Mer - Kimberly Cartwright
3 Chris' Boutique - Anne Marie Rahming
4 Jomar's - Robynn Scott
5 Got the Hots - Cora Garvey
Among the remainder
Andros - Beverly Rosita Forbes
Barclays International - Poincietta Watkins
Grand Bahama - Renee Johnson
Heineken Beer - Daphne L. Mortimer
Wong’s Health Studio - Aniska Johnson
1978 August
27 (11 entries)
1 Grand Bahama - Lolita Louise Armbrister (Universe 79)
2 Femme Boutique - Donna Jean Munnings
3 Dilly Retail - Miriam Saunders
4 Majestic - Kimberly Darville
5 Caribbean Bottling - Melita Albertha Pratt
Remainder
Del Jane - Miralee Rose
Happening Boutique - Elaine Chea
Heineken - Vanria Marilyn Forbes
Holiday Ice Ltd - Cheryl Anne Hunter
Super Value Ltd. - Maudeline Jane Smith
Topaz - Rochelle Dorsette
1979: Janet
Johnson (1st RU), Sherry Sweeting (2nd RU), Darlene Davis (winner), Olga Rolle
(3rd RU) & Shirley Rahming (4th RU)
1979 (8 entries)
1 Seventeen - Darlene Cecilia Davis (Universe 80)
2 Dr. Pepper - Janet Johnson
3 Grand Bahama - Sherry Sweeting
4 Travel Club Bahamas - Olga Rolle
5 Campari Bahamian Delight - Shirley Rahmin
Among the remainder
Libra - Wendy Hanna
Pisces - Donna Munroe
1980: Linda Smith crowned by Darlene Davis
(Miss Bahamas 1979)
1980 (11
delegates)
1 Femme - Linda Theresa Smith (Universe 81)
2 Ken Perigord Automotive - Cheryl Gladys Sawyer
3 Lancome - Donna Gonzalez
4 Charisma - Melanie Rolle
5 Paradise Island Ltd. - Linda Lee Higgs
Remainder
Campari Bahamian Delight- Tracee Anne Marie Saunders
Kim Lee Boutique - Sharon Dean
Lady Mahogany - Pamela Smith
Palace Resorts - Fedricka Burrows
Spotless Cleaners - Teazel Lockhart
Travel Club Bahamas - Crystal Miller
1981: Sherry
Strachan (3rd RU), Marcia Bethell (1st RU), Ava Burke (winner), Julie Major (4th RU)
& Maria Gonzalez (2nd RU)
1981 (10 entries)
1 Citi Trust Bank - Ava Marilyn Burke (Universe 82)
2 Rachel's Boutique - Marcia Bethell
3 Nassau Stock Exchange - Maria Gonzalez
4 XEROX - Sherry Strachan
5 Del Jane - Julie Major
Remainder
Aqua Pure - Lana Black
Grand Bahama - Lisa Barlette
Hawaiian Punch - Charmaine (or Vivian?) Haines
Lady Mahogany - Antoinette Stubbs
Travel Club - Therese Michelle Hepburn
1982
(16 entries)
1 Tempo Paris – Christina "Tina" Maria Thompson (Universe 83)
2 Pat Paul's Experience Boutique - Anthea Bernadette Delaney
3 Diet Pepsi – Simone Dillett
4 Seventeen - Diane Bowe Pindling
5 Del Jane - Sandra Knowles
Remainder
Bahamas Air - Donica Jackman
Bahamas Handbook - Toni Hall
Becks Beer - Uwonka Myrthis Saunders
Campari Bahamian Delight - Sharon Mortimer
Commonwealth Industrial Bank - Chavez Ravine Sherman
Kleenex - Barbara Lightbourne
Pa B’s - Elizabeth Albury
Playboy Casino - Katie Longley
Poncianna Inn - Jo-Ann Everesta Bannister
Smirnoff Vodka - Dawn Green
Spanish Wells - Dotsy Sweeting
1983 September 4 (11 entries)
NOTE: The committee boycotted the 1984 Miss
Universe pageant over the participation of Miss South Africa
1 Grand Bahama - Pamela Lois Parker
2 Colombian Emeralds - Mary Jane Brown
3 Anita's Place - Cyprianna Ingraham
4 Impact Beauty Salon - Yvette McIntosh
5 Britannia Beach Hotel - Sandra Knowles
Remainder
G & M Associates - Agatha Adderley
Mazda - Gracelyn Kemp
M.D. Air Services - Elaine Patrice Cartwright
Rachel’s Boutique - Yolanda Delcina Deveaux
Smirnoff Vodka - Rochelle Knowles
Yamaha Bahama Motel - Lillith Aldrea Mullings
1984 (12 entries)
1 Supermalt - Cleopatra Maria Adderley (Universe 85)
2 Grand Bahama - Patricia "Patra" Monique Major
3 Cody's Record & Video Centre - Robynn Bowe
4 Atlantis Manufacturing - Christine Culmer
5 Bimini - Laboore Roberts
Remainder
Becks Beer - Ann Lisa Richardson
Dewars White Label - Velsia Coleby
G & M Associates - Cecile Smith
Mumm Gordon Rouge Champagne - Lisa Catherine Smith
Smirnoff Vodka - Juanita Therese Archer
Spanish Wells - Tia Ruth Morgan
Ten Boutique- Charisse Diane Gardiner
