Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers | |
|---|---|
 Kentish-Rogers in 2020 | |
| Minister for Education and Social Development | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2020 | |
| Premier | Ellis Webster |
| Member of the House of Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Banks |
| Constituency | Valley South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1993 The Valley, Anguilla |
| Political party | Anguilla Progressive Movement |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (LLB) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Anguilla 2017 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) |
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 13 January 1993) is an Anguillan politician, lawyer, athlete, former model and beauty pageant titleholder. A member of the Anguilla Progressive Movement, Kentish-Rogers has served as the Minister for Education and Social Development in the government of Ellis Webster since 2020. She has also represented the constituency of Valley South in the House of Assembly since 2020. Since 2021, she has been a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.[1]
Kentish-Rogers first received national recognition in athletics, competing for Anguilla at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, and at the 2012 CARIFTA Games. She afterwards became a model and beauty pageant titleholder, winning Miss Anguilla 2017 and Miss Universe Great Britain 2018, where she was the second Black British woman after Anita St. Rose in 1996 to win the title.[2] Kentish-Rogers later went on to place in the Top 20 at Miss Universe 2018 as the British representative.
- ^ "Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "ANITA ST.ROSE: The Miss C&C who became the first black Miss Great Britain - Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth". 22 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2024.