The finale of Miss Aruba 2016 held on August 20’ 2016 at the Ballroom of Hilton Aruba concluded with the crowning of Charlene Leslie as the Miss Universe Aruba 2016. Charlene succeeds Miss Universe Aruba 2015 Alysha Boekhoudt, and will now represent Aruba at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
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Charlene Leslie Miss Universe Aruba 2016
23 years old Charlene is a dietician and stands 6 ft tall. There were only three contestants in this year's edition of Miss Aruba, and the best thing was that none of the three beauties had to go back without a title. All three came out as winners. Lynette Do Nascimento was crowned as Miss World Aruba 2016 and will represent Aruba at the Miss World 2016 pageant. Chimay Ramos was crowned as Miss Grand International Aruba 2016 and will represent Aruba at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant.
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The judges for the finals were:
Fransisco Andara from Venezuela - Fransisco Andara is a photographer and social communicator and is the editor in chief of Selecta a magazine about fashion and entertainment.
Leanne Marshall - Winner of Project Runway 5.
Sandro Guzman - President of ‘Ossygeno Models’, one of the hottest modelling agencies in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Jaime Arrango - Well known international Colombian designer who has designed gowns for known Aruban beauty delegates such as Taryn Mansell, Zizi Lee and Alexandra Ochoa/
Elizabeth Claros - Founder of Ellie Productions and content manager of Global Fashion Channel.
Do you think Charlene has what it takes to be the next Miss Universe?
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