Miss Cayman Islands

Stacy-Ann Rose Kelly

Stacy-Ann, a Cayman’s first scholarship recipient achieved a First Class Honours Bachelor’s Degree from the University of the West Indies, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Media and Communication (with specialization in Public Relations). She was actively involved in every facet of campus life and earned the respect of tutors and peers alike, Stacy-Ann occupied position like Deputy Public Relations Officer on the Guild of Students and Official Spokesperson for UWI, in addition represented UWI in intercollegiate sports. In the near future she sees herself as an accredited "Master Communicator" and her ambition is to hold a prominent position in Corporate Cayman. Sporting interests are: Basketball, netball, football, volleyball, badminton, squash, track & field and she enjoys Reggae, modern & contemporary dance.


Where did you grow up? Tell us a little about your home town/city, and family.
Living in the Cayman Islands, traditional settlement classifications become blurred, since most areas are a mixture of everything. I was raised in the Islands’ first capital, Bodden Town, in a beachside home. Our home, a little far from other homes in the area but that meant that we had a huge yard in which to play, and the Caribbean Sea was right at our doorstep. My childhood was lively, although, for a long time, I had just one sibling - a younger sister. Much of our time was spent visiting the houses of friends and members of our extended family, sea bathing and running on the beach of beautiful, white Caymanian sand. Although both of my parents worked, there was always time for laughter and fun.

What Jobs have you done? What was the most interesting/bizarre?
Even though it was on a voluntary basis I was sworn in as a Special Constable in the immediate period following Hurricane Ivan. I actually went on several stakeouts and watched as Police Officers made arrests and took statements.

What are your career ambitions, how do you plan to realise them?
Although I’m a goal-orientated person, I still find it difficult to project that far ahead. However, I hope that I will be doing things that I love; and hopefully they will be things that also benefit my community. Becoming a professional communications consultant is a part of the plan, but it must be in tandem with helping to equip ordinary folk, particularly young people, with the tools they need to help them communicate effectively.

What is the proudest moment of your life? (Not including winning your National Title)
Initially after the storm to see Caymanians tear down social barriers and become one nation giving thanks that they had survived such a major ordeal.

What was the funniest/most embarrassing moment of your life?
The most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me was being unsuspectingly filmed from the audience on the ‘Keenan Ivory Wayans Show’. I made what I thought was a private off-air comment to the host, only to discover that everyone was tuned in via a camera. I hadn’t noticed the audience!

How has your life changed since winning your National Title?
Life has changed since the pageant in many ways. I now have a busy schedule, which includes volunteerism, and my personal privacy is now a thing of the past!

Tell us about an interesting event you have attended, or a person that you have met.
The most interesting event I have attended was strangely enough one that I hosted myself. It was the first Jazz Festival organised by the Department of Tourism of the Cayman Islands and Black Entertainment Television and I had the opportunity to meet some of the Jazz industry’s most famous stars.

What would you like to do, if you became Miss World 2004?
If I became Miss World I would seize the opportunity to promote national education in areas prone to natural disasters, learning from today’s disasters in order to prepare for tomorrows hazards.

If you had a personal motto what would it be?
My personal motto would be ‘Success through effort’.

Give details of any charitable work undertaken?
I have participated in many charitable efforts; some of them under my own initiative. I mentored a number of young people while at university, but more recently, I conceptualized and implemented a National Youth Development Program for which I wrote a proposal and received Government funding. The program targeted young girls between the ages of twelve and nineteen. It was in the summer of 2004 and centred around ‘empowerment’. It was very rewarding, with a turnout of over thirty girls and was considered a successful and worthwhile venture by everyone involved.

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