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Festival Queen 2000 - Estelle Furlonge
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:00 | Written by Cynthia Dyett |
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 Estelle Furlonge was crowned Miss Montserrat Festival Queen in December, 2000. Her chaperon was Ms. Athema Daley who is also a former festival Queen. Her outfits for the pageant were prepared by Mrs. Jewelyn Roberts-Riley. Her talent piece was organized by Mr. Justin ‘Hero’ Cassell, one of Montserrat’s staunch calypsonian with assistance from his brother, the King of Soca – Mr. Alphonsos ‘Arrow’ Cassell. They together assisted i n showing her how to perform her talent.Estelle did not get the opportunity to represent Montserrat in the OECS pageants, however Estelle like many of the other festival queens, found the local experience quite beneficial. She witnessed the increased confidence in her other pursuits and also found herself to be more responsive and better able to interact with other associations she came into contact with.
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Naseeka was crowned Miss Montserrat Festival 
Diane was crowned Miss Montserrat Festival Queen in 1980. She wants to thank all those who helped her through this wonderful journey mostly the gifted/talented Jewelyn Roberts, Alric ‘Jim’ Taylor, and Barrister at Law Kenneth Allen, just to mention a few. Diane noted that Jewelyn was a very strong support and the best chaperone anyone could ask for. Jewelyn was not only her chaperone, but her dress maker, and hair stylist. You name it and Jewelyn Roberts took care of it for her. At the time Diane entered the Miss Montserrat Queen Show she was only sixteen, a recent graduate of high school. Diane credits Jewelyn for guiding her through the whole process. Diane is also full of praise for the costume that was designed and made by Mr. Alric Jim Taylor. Additionally, she is thankful for the assistance given to her by Lawyer Kenneth Allen with her talent (Dramatization of a Lawyer); which she knew ‘nailed it’ for her in the Miss Montserrat Festival Queen Show.
Ms Claris Yearwood is the current reigning Festival Queen. She was crowned on the 26th December, 2011. Her chaperones were Ms Cheverlyn Williams and Ms Ronel White. She was also strongly supported throughout her journey by her mother – Ms Cordella Yearwood.