Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 13 January 1993) is a British-Anguillan politician and the Minister for Education and Social Development of Anguilla. She has been a model, beauty pageant titleholder and athlete. She was crowned as Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 and represented Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant, placing in the Top 20 of that competition. Rogers became the first black woman to represent Great Britain at a Miss Universe pageant.[1] In February 2022 she was the acting premier of Anguilla for ten days.[2]
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | |
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Kentish-Rogers in a 2020 political advertisement | |
| Born | 13 January 1993 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Top 20) |
| Member of the House of Assembly for Valley South | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Banks |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Anguilla Progressive Movement |
Biography
Kentish-Rogers is a graduate of Law from the University of Birmingham. As well as being a beauty queen and a barrister, she is also an accomplished athlete, having competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She was a heptathlete[1] and ran in the 400 metres in India in 2010 and competed in the heptathlon in Scotland in 2014. She was a pentathlon bronze medallist at the 2012 CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda.
On 29 June 2020 Kentish-Rogers was elected to the Anguilla House Of Assembly, defeating incumbent Premier Victor Banks for the Valley South seat. Kentish-Rogers is a member of the Anguilla Progressive Movement, which won a majority in the House Of Assembly. She was appointed Anguilla Minister of Education and Social Development.[3][4]
Kentish-Rogers has Anguillan heritage and spends her time between the UK and the British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. The Anguilla Tourist Board has been one of her major sponsors.[citation needed]
In February 2022, Kentish-Rogers served as acting premier of Anguilla for ten days while the Premier, Ellis Webster, was not on the island.[2]
References
- ^ a b Gena-mour Barrett, "Miss Universe GB: First black winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers on 'great achievement'" 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Newsbeat, BBC News, 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Anguilla: Kentish-Rogers sworn in as acting Premier | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Baptiste, Dionne (15 July 2020). "Dynamic Dee-Ann, committed to the development of her beloved Anguilla". www.loopnewscaribbean.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "MINISTER DEE-ANN KENTISH-ROGERS WELCOMED AT CHURCH". The Anguillian Newspaper. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
External links
- , MissUniverseGB.