Miss Universe Cayman faces backlash from contestant alleging mistreatment
As the audience applauded the crowning of Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025 on 9 Aug., North Side’s Tiona Miller stood quietly to the side, her sash pinned upside down, her face unreadable. Of the four contestants, she placed third runner-up and was the only finalist to leave without a special award.
Two days later, Miller – the only plus-size contestant in this year’s competition – issued a multi-page public statement on her social media page, alleging that instead of empowerment and the opportunities that she had been promised, the pageant was instead defined by “colorism, favoritism and systemic bias”. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Aug 24, 2025 05:35 PM