A PAGEANT WITH PURPOSE
The Miss Scuba International pageant sees passionate divers & environmentalists advocate for marine conservation
From the environmentally themed Miss Earth to the Miss Arc Broward pageant for those with special needs, beauty pageants have evolved from being competitions that solely focus on good looks to embrace great causes and diversity. None, however, have made their focus our oceans. Launched in 2011, the Miss Scuba International pageant was launched to change all that, celebrating not only the inner beauty and courage of today’s modern women, but also advocating the important message of marine conservation.
Open to females passionate about promoting marine and ocean conservation by encouraging others to explore the underwater world, Miss Scuba International is a niche pageant that highlights the plight of our seas. It is open to females aged 18-28, with the upper age limit increasing to 38 in 2020. The first event was held in 2011 in Kota Kinabalu, and saw Indonesia’s Dayu Hatmani, an English literature major turned TV host, take the crown. The title is currently held by 2019 winner Michaela Shuttleworth from Australia, a marine science student who triumphed over 22 other contestants to take the title.
The pageant was founded by Robert Lo, proprietor of Sipadan Mabul Resort (SMART) and Mabul Water Bungalows, who is passionate about sustainable development within the realms of our marine environment. Lo hopes that by sharing the beauty and wonder of the underwater world with the help of switched-on young women who care passionately about our seas, it will enable more people to understand just how fragile our oceans are, and how much more we all need to play our individual roles to make a difference in protecting it.
Miss Scuba International Ltd.
Pageant Director Grace Ginda
Tel: +60 88486389
E-mail: grace.missscubainternational@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/MSIInt/ www.missscuba.com
Miss Scuba International aims to promote safe diving practices through worldwide professional training organisations, and elevate international tourism and cultural appreciation. Indeed, as people travel to far off destinations to dive, they also learn to appreciate the cultural diversity that makes our world such an interesting tapestry.
The winning delegate of the Miss Scuba International competition will undertake a year of ocean conservation campaigns to educate and inspire all of us to do our best to safeguard our oceans. The pageant will also offer the winner a unique platform to launch her career and personal development. As in previous years, this year’s schedule of activities includes reef clean ups, beach clean ups, conservation workshops, public speaking workshops and charity visits. The event’s conservation partners include WWF-Malaysia, which has collaborated with the pageant since its inception in 2011 and offers a two-day conservation workshop headed by interim head of marine Monique Sumampouw. Other partners of the event include Manta Trust, Shark Savers and Green Fins. missscuba.com
Miss Scuba Macau and Miss Scuba Hong Kong
Regional Director Hedi Haines Poulton
Tel: +34 6106 63594 E-mail: contact@treasuryofancientwisdom.com https://www.facebook.com/MissScubaHK/ https://www.facebook.com/Macau-Miss-ScubaDive-536142983485702/ www.missscuba.com