PHILIPSBURG:--- It has come to the attention of the President of Posh Productions (POSH); Mrs. Cassandra Weekes-Jeffers, that there is currently a Ms. Lara Mateo in attendance at the 70th Miss World International Pageant currently being hosted in the Dominican Republic.
POSH hereby makes it known that Ms. Mateo is not representing POSH as the franchise holder of the Miss and Mr. World license for Sint Maarten.
In 2018, POSH crowned Mr. Learie Hall as the first-ever Mr. Genuine Quality (GQ) Sint Maarten. POSH gained overwhelming approval of support from the organization and the public at large, and as part of his win, Mr. Hall was inducted to represent Sint Maarten as Mr. World 2018 in the Philippines.
With having forged this positive relationship with Miss World Limited, POSH also secured an agreement with the organization for the franchise license of Miss World.
It was the aim of POSH to host the first pageant to identify the Sint Maarten Miss World Queen in 2020, however, the COVID-19 pandemic made this impossible.
POSH has now learned that it is an independent license holder based out of Guadeloupe who has scouted Ms. Mateo.
POSH is puzzled by the recent developments under the Miss World umbrella and intends to inquire if one holding an independent license is permitted to submit a candidate without consulting the country’s license holder to further ensure that the country endorses and supports the registered candidate.
In closing, like the rest of the country, POSH is baffled by this and has sought to obtain clarity from the World pageant organization as to what has transpired when it comes to Sint Maarten's representation and ambassadorship on a world stage.
