She
was the crowd's favorite no doubt. Among the five 2016 Miss Earth candidates who
visited Sablayan last October 21-23, 2016, Miss Bahamas was the most jolly and
mingles with the locals with great gusto. From the motorcade at the town proper
up to the Parola Park while she and the rest of the candidates are about to ride in the
longest island-to-island zip line in the world, she was followed by children
and teenagers chanting, “Ba-ha-mas!
Ba-ha-mas!”
She
refused an umbrella and preferred to beat the heat of the sun during the
motorcade. When the pick-up she was riding passed near the gate of Saint Martin
Hospital, she suddenly jumped out of the vehicle and had groupies with the nuns
and school children among the near hysteric crowd. She left her escort at the
back of the pick-up. She was escorted by Councilor Melchor Quiatchon and he was
astonished when Candisha Rolle, Miss Earth Bahamas 2016, climbed back at the
pick-up all by herself, capitalizing on her whole 5’ 11” height. Her story of
interspersion did not end there. When the pick-up stopped at the Motor Pool,
ever smiling and waving at the crowd, Candisha Rolle graciously walked towards
the nearby Municipal Building where people are gathered and waiting to meet the
visiting beauties with cheers.
I
was with the crowd of people sitting at the foot of the zip line tower when I, together with Mayor Eduardo B. Gadiano, noticed a group of young boys waving their hands at Miss Bahamas when the
beauty queen from the former British colony appeared on the line. The Bahamas only became a Commonwealth realm in 1973. The folks were enchanted by her colored beauty
and I remember when I was a young boy having a crush on African American fashion
model turned actress named Tamara Dobson. I was in high school when I saw Dobson
doing lead roles. They are both action films shown at Levi Rama: Cleopatra
Jones (1973) and Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975). Cleopatra Jones
is a lady James Bond sort of a character actually. Since then, I had liking for the so-called black beauties, albeit in films. I never had a close
encounter with this kind all my life until the 2016 Miss Earth beauties visited
Sablayan, my second home. Let us forget Cleopatra Jones and Tamara Dobson for
they help me remember my age. Let us go back to Candisha Rolle to forget it. What I mean is my age.
Ms.
Rolle was selected Miss Earth Bahamas 2016 on August 27 also this year. She
succeeds Daronique Young for the tilt. That night, she also won Best in Evening
Gown, Best Costume, Miss Amity and Miss Popularity sub-awards. Ms. Rolle,
according to her Facebook account, studied Human Resource Management at
Southern College in Nassau. In that same account she professed, “I truly enjoy dancing.....and I love
comedy!!!!” Well, what else can I say but wish her luck in the coming
pageant night on Saturday.
Before I shake my hands off the keyboard, allow me to share that Tamara Dobson ended her
short movie stint via the 1976 film version of the play “Norman…Is That You?”
If you ask the same question pertaining to the guy posing with Miss Bahamas in
the picture shown above, the answer is a big “yes”….
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(Photo: Philip
Saligumba)
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