Shontelle gets patriotic ink

Bajan singer Shontelle went under the needle recently to get a patriotic tat done - of Barbados' broken trident. Check the vid below.

Ef ah laugh...

You know you want it too...

Two little tidbits from the world of islandista-ness that made us lol in recent days.

First, Naomi Campbell, her bajillionaire Russian boyfriend and actor Leonardo DiCaprio were dining out recently at an appropriately high-priced Italian restaurant when she commanded her bodyguard to bring what one diner thought (per the New York Post) was "her own salt and pepper shakers."

However, Naomi's rep clarified that it was actually Naomi's "Jamaican hot sauce."

As dodgy as it is to bring your own condiments to a restaurant, we totally get this one don't we islandistas?

And I can't stop laughing at this recurring vision of Naomi travelling the world for the last 25 years with Grace pepper sauce stashed in her purse for any eventuality. Ef a laugh ah dead...

And speaking of chicks who seek out comfort food from home, island girl Rihanna has taken over her tweeting - at last.

With the declaration: "No more corny label tweets", Ri-ri got to tweeting over the weekend and started out with a twitpic at her own expense.

The pic shows off her new, longer red hair and with it, a fresh new curling iron burn on her ahem... famous forehead.

Photo credit: Twitpic

“New hair….new curling iron BURN……damn 5head always in the way,” she tweeted.

Ri-ri, de worst thing is to know girl.

At least she can laugh at it ... and wear bangs.

Darren Sammy to tie the knot!

Photo credit: St. Lucia Star

From the St. Lucia Star, comes this tidbit that cricketer Darren Sammy is engaged to his girlfriend, fellow Lucian Cathy Daniel, a model and former Carnival queen.

The two are set to get married this weekend coming - but not in bel Sent Lisi!

The location is being kept a secret for now but the Star says Sammy and Daniel are expected to "wed in a lush Caribbean island straight out of heaven next weekend."

And clearly, even after years of of the relationship, Darren is still thoroughly in love with his bride to be. Just yesterday he tweeted:

"I'm enjoying a beautiful sunset with my miss universe"

Say it all together now ... awwwwwwww!

Congrats to the happy couple!

Ivy Leaguer wins Miss Jamaica World ... and the chatter begins

Photo credit: Jamaica Gleaner

Awoah!

Jamaica, Jamaica ah tell yu! Only in JA would a beautiful Ivy League grad not be good enough for some folks as Miss World.

Let us explain.

The Miss Jamaica World contest went down last weekend in Jamaica. That has always been the 'big one' of the two pageants for Jamaicans, simply because three Jamaicans have copped the Miss World title - Carole Joan Crawford in 1963, Marley mistress Cindy Breakespeare in 1976 and Lisa Hanna in1993.

Harvard law grad Chantal Raymond won the competition and will go on to represent Jamaica in Sanya, China later on this year. Raymond seems like an impressive kind of chick.

Photo credit: Livestush.com

This was her second go-round in the competition, after having entered in 2008 and she was in it to win it this time because clearly she is one of those Type-A personalies that has to excel at everything.

But from the comments on the Observer's story on the coronation, not everyone thinks she fits the 'beauty queen' mould with folks debating her shape, looks and of course, complexion.

Islandista triple-whammy in September Vogue!

Photo credit: Steven Meisel for Vogue. (Source: models.com)

This month's September Vogue (the one featuring Halle on the cover) features an islandista triple-whammy - three islandistas across three different editorials.
Behind the scenes is mega makeup star Pat McGrath, who is the makeup artist on two editorials - We Are the World and On the Town.
In front of the camera, our favourite model, the Jamaican-Brit Jourdan Dunn and Puerto Rican Joan Smalls are featured in three editorials - We Are the World, On the Town and the 'Oh What A Night' spread promoting the upcoming Fashion's Night Out event.
Check out more of the pix under the cut.