“I was encouraged by online pageant blogs that I should enter so I decided to give it a try. I wanted to prove to women my age that they were born to be the beauty that they want to be. It’s not cliche to be glam in their 50’s,” said Dr Swaby.

“The biggest part of the preparation for this pageant was mental for me. I was thinking of the other ladies who were competing and focusing on expanding Jamaica’s name globally. The mental preparation was about connecting with me and showing people who I am as a woman. I had to tap into my inner light so it could shine on the outside,” said Dr Swaby.