During today\u2019s 70th annual Miss Universe preliminary competition, Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy presented Miss Universe Bahamas Chantel O\u2019Brian with the \u201cSpirit of Carnival\u201d award for embodying the company\u2019s values of fun, friendship, diversity and inclusion. The \u201cSpirit of Carnival\u201d award presentation will also be featured during the Miss Universe final competition, which broadcasts internationally on Sunday, Dec. 12. As part of the honor, Chantel will join Miss Universe 2022, along with a group of other Miss Universe delegates on a Carnival cruise in 2022 to showcase their dedication to women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChantel has a passion for childhood education and mentorship that led her to co-founding The Leading Ladies Project, an organization prioritizing the education of underprivileged girls,\u201d Duffy said. \u201cIt was an honor to announce her as the recipient of the \u2018Spirit of Carnival\u2019 award as she joins a group of esteemed women who have served in this time-honored role for Carnival, and we look forward to supporting her and her initiatives in The Bahamas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming from humble beginnings as a daughter of a Haitian immigrant, Chantel faced many financial and academic obstacles. This sparked her passion for child education and mentorship. In addition to co-founding The Leading Ladies Project, she aims to help marginalized youth with their educational dreams. Her ardent efforts helping the youth of The Bahamas earned her the recognition as Fellow Associate by the Royal Commonwealth Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the second time a Miss Universe delegate has received the \u201cSpirit of Carnival\u201d award. During the 2021 competition, Miss Universe Dominican Republic Kimberly Jim\u00e9nez was selected and also named the godmother to the line\u2019s newest and most innovative ship, Mardi Gras. Jim\u00e9nez was later joined by Miss Universe Andrea Meza, and Miss USA Asya Branch, for an unforgettable opportunity to be among the first to sail on Mardi Gras for a week-long vacation in October 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During today\u2019s 70th annual Miss Universe preliminary competition, Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy presented Miss Universe Bahamas Chantel O\u2019Brian with the \u201cSpirit of Carnival\u201d award for embodying the company\u2019s values of fun, friendship, diversity and inclusion. The \u201cSpirit of Carnival\u201d award presentation will also be featured during the Miss Universe final competition, which broadcasts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Carnival Cruise Line Presents Miss Bahamas Chantel O\u2019Brian, with the \u201cSpirit of Carnival\u201d Award #CCL #CarnivalCruiseLine #cruisenews","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,318],"tags":[104],"class_list":["post-5865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-cruise-news","tag-carnival-cruise-line"],"yoast_head":"\n