Our Story…

It's easy to look to things like glamorous gowns, charismatic personalities and fighter spirits as the reasons for our success. But these are just part of our story.

The personality and language of our brand plays a major role too, and to get a grasp on why, it's useful to look at our past. When we first started producing pageants in 2019, the world was changing rapidly with the soon to be advent of covid19 pandemic. This new reality now galvanized us to become more innovative, more determined to change our business model in order to survive a potentially collapsing creative economy.

Women participating in a beauty pageant or fashion event, walking in a line, all wearing white dresses and sashes with names of different countries.
A beauty pageant contestant modeling a white dress with a tulle skirt, wearing a sash that reads 'Piarco 2024,' walking in a formal event setting.

Make it

Using the skills, we'd developed in our professional and personal lives; promoting Arts & Culture, Tourism, Beauty, Entrepreneurship and Education just to spotlight a few, we set out to inspire the public to journey us on our upward climb back to the glory days of beauty pageantry. We worked all night and prayed through the process. We came up with new cutting edge training material and beauty pageant services that would make the journey much more fun. We brought in happy people with lively personalities to be the hands and heart of the Crowns and Sashes brand. And we didn't care how far we had to go to earn a place on the world stage again for our beloved country. We gave people a choice. A bright, fun, friendly, fabulous choice that made winning attainable for not only our delegates, but also for our team.

Women walking on a runway wearing colorful swimwear.
A woman with long wavy hair in a yellow textured bikini walks on a runway during a fashion show, with a colorful sheer cover-up and an audience watching in the background.

Belive it

The internationally acclaimed award winning Pageant Training Academy & Production House (C&S), is an inclusive organization that celebrates men and women of all traditions, genders, cultures and backgrounds whilst empowering them to discover their distinctive beauty and celebrate their gifts through various artistic forms. In 2019, the newly formed Crowns and Sashes became the new National Franchise for the Miss Supranational Trinidad & Tobago Pageant.

Three women walking confidently in a modern, elegant indoor space, dressed in fashionable business attire, with people and green decor in the background.
A woman in a black suit and nude high heels speaking into a microphone at an event, with a gold decorative backdrop and seated audience members in the background.

Overcome it

Registered as a Non-Profit Organization [2019] under the Companies Act of Trinidad & Tobago, C&S provides hundreds of aspiring young men and women who participate in our academy to affect positive change personally, professionally and philanthropically. Our vast team of industry experts share a combined vision to help nurture the creative economy which is deeply rooted in promoting the diversity of Our Culture, Our Heritage, Our People through:

A person with curly hair, wearing a striped blazer, white pants, and a colorful scarf, speaking into a microphone indoors.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

A woman in a yellow, high-slit, ruched gown standing on a shiny floor at a fashion event. She is smiling, wearing large earrings, and brown platform heels. In the background, other women in colorful dresses are visible with a gold decorative backdrop.

CREATIVE & INNOVATIVE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS

Two women on stage, one in a gold evening gown holding a microphone, being interviewed by a woman in a navy sleeveless dress with pearl necklace, while others in colorful dresses stand behind them.

CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER BUILDING

Woman wearing a crown and a sash that reads '2024 Top Model of the World, Trinidad & Tobago, finalist', dressed in a black blazer and fishnet stockings, smiling at the camera.

PROFESSIONAL BRAND MANAGEMENT