Miss El Salvador is teen queen

FOR THE SECOND YEAR, the south took the title at the annual Miss Teen Universal pageant.

Hailing from El Salvador, Mariella Roca won the coveted title ahead of Trinidad and Tobago's delegate Shanesse Richardson, who was also named Miss Congeniality.

Local representative Shakeira Maynard copped the second runner-up position along with Best Talent.

Other countries in the competition were British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Venezuela, Margarita Island, Coche Island and Los Roques Island.

The show was held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Sunday evening.
(LW)