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November 07, 2007
Jamaican frenzy in Africa
By: Joseph Cunningham
Big up the black, the green and the gold! Nerissa Irving was in total control at the Miss Tourism of the Millennium Pageant, held in Ethiopia last Saturday.
Sponsored by K.O.K International, she was the first Jamaican to have won the Miss Millennium Queen of the Caribbean. The sash is awarded to the most elegant contestant, one who is most knowledgeable of her country, and who interviews the best for media. The pageant was one of many events held during the Coronation celebrations of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I.
The 21 year old Jamaican born migrated to the United States of America as an infant, and has been living there since. She is currently based in Miami.
"It was a pleasure to have represented Jamaica," she told Yardflex from her Ethiopian hotel room early Tuesday morning. Further, Irving said she was extremely popular in Ethiopia. "I recall being in the hotel room and started hearing a lot of noise outside. I was surprised when members of the security personnel told me that people from nearby communities were crowded outside, asking for an opportunity to meet Miss Jamaica!"
Nerissa is an independent model, and it was because of her exploits as a model that she was contacted to enter by organizers of the event. Additionally, she owns a charitable organization, "Majestic Bestow," which currently focuses on providing for needy infants in Sierra Leone.
"Right now children of all age groups share one department at the home, and so I am currently working towards building other sections so they can be separated by age groups," she revealed.
Nerissa is currently gearing to enter Florida International University, where she hopes to pursue Business Management and Public Relations accreditations.
Posted by yardFlex at November 7, 2007 11:27 AM
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Posted by: keke
on November 7, 2007 02:58 PM
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Ms Jamaica face pretty but she need a new hairdresser cuz dat hair nuh work wid har
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Posted by: Mad Bull
on November 7, 2007 03:21 PM
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Wait?! You have her number? Tell her seh ah Miss Jamaica she fi enter. I am looking for her next year!
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Posted by: Danadda2004@Yahoo.com
on November 7, 2007 04:02 PM
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Big up Nerissa Irving! Yu a di reason why Jamaica so strong any weh inna di world.
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Posted by: PinkCattie
on November 7, 2007 04:58 PM
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WHEN will j'cans in jamaica and are successful girls in colleges or models actually start representing j'ca. tired of u all pickin farrinas when so much of the same gal dem deh a yard.
Oh yea congrats i guess
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Posted by: Rasta Iyata
on November 7, 2007 06:04 PM
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jus las week i was pree-in dis Sistren myspace and sendin ma blessings thru the cosmos her way..... i have no doubts dat my blessing did reach her now
A real African beauty. Nuff of the Fari dem nuh rate what she and others (like the Mz Jamaica Universe Zahra) a deal wid.. but as a Rasta Dawta i give thanx to dem cuz dem really empower a whole heap of natty head, ital eating dawtas who shame for dem natty head and ital food and kente cloth
Fari: d long skirt ting have its place, but todays world require Rasta to move into modernity. Mi nah sey wi a sell wi soul or wi hole, but we r the dawtas of today.
nuff people discrediting Rasta saying its time gone and its a backward movement. and its becuz of that same mentally dat tell us Rasta woman fi inna dem tall skirt, only clean 7 days outta a month etc etc......
wi nah sell wi Ideals,morals, soul, goodaz ital punany or n e thing else dat is the glory of the Rasta Dawta....... We jus working with the progression and accepting the fate the Almighty set for us..
Big Up Ma SISTER, a tru Inspiration
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Posted by: imani McFarlane
on November 7, 2007 06:58 PM
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Congrats Nerissa, Keep up the good works. You are a beautiful young empress, who is making a difference in mama Africa. Would you be interesting in modeling for the House of Tafari Collection? Please check out some of our beautiful head wraps on line.
Blessings,
Imani
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Posted by: K
on November 8, 2007 07:47 AM
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God Bless you girl. Thats what I'm talking about.
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Posted by: talogy
on November 8, 2007 10:55 AM
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yes empress keep up the good work. beauty and brains, you are a conquerer. bless
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Posted by: FIRE PASHON
on November 9, 2007 10:07 PM
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BIG UP TO MI FAMILY CINDY.GIRL I KNOW YOU COULD DO IT.THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS SO PROUD OF YOU.CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU COME HOME TO CELEBRATE...LOVE YA!
To imani McFarlane, give me your info so i can check out your designs
To KEKE. Please stop hating
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Posted by: stanvybez
on November 16, 2007 01:55 AM
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big up Africa the mother land
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Posted by: africanvibes
on November 30, 2007 10:18 AM
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to keke. you sound like some one who really dont like themself. and i am almost sure you are stuck under a perm weeeeev and you stay bleaching out your skin. take a 2nd look in the mirrow, find somthing to love about you,and hopefully you will be able to appreaciate true natural beauty when you see it.
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Posted by: africanvibes
on November 30, 2007 10:25 AM
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to pinkcattie, did u even take time to read to article? it states clarely that she was born in jamaica. read it again......
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