Daisi Pollard was the first Jamaican candidate to compete in the Miss Earth 2005, Miss Asia Pacific 2005, and Miss Beauty Queen World 2005, and is the only known candidate to hold three different national titles throughout a single pageant career.
17 Facts About Daisi Pollard
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Daisi Pollard Sepulveda was born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in New York City.
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Daisi Pollard Sepulveda was born with a minor birth deformity in her left eye, called an upper eyelid coloboma, which hindered her early years both socially and professionally as a result of childhood bullying and low self-esteem.
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Daisi Pollard had reconstructive surgery at the age of 22.
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At the age of 12, Daisi Pollard Sepulveda was adopted by her paternal grandmother and moved to Connecticut.
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Daisi Pollard's grandmother thought she had potential as a model, actor and dancer and enrolled her in the Barbizon School of Modeling in Stamford, Connecticut; she studied theater and ballet concurrently.
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Daisi Pollard has appeared on international networks TVJ, and CVM's Smile Jamaica and Star World ABS-CBN in Asia.
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Daisi Pollard had small parts in the films King of the Streets by Laguna Productions and Box of Shadows.
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Daisi Pollard is the spokesmodel for the clothing company VencciLA.
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Daisi Pollard Sepulveda has held the following titles: Miss Jamaica International 2005, Miss Asia Pacific International Jamaica 2005, Miss Earth Jamaica 2005, Miss Beauty Queen World Jamaica 2005, Miss Beauty Queen World 2005, Miss Asia USA Israel 2005, Miss Asia USA 2006, Mrs Jamaica 2011 and Mrs Ethnic World International 2012.
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Daisi Pollard Sepulveda was escorted off stage and judges were eventually removed from the rehearsal.
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Daisi Pollard has volunteered with organizations such as the LA Prom Closet, a nonprofit that gives underprivileged girls the chance to fully enjoy their prom, complete with dress and shoes.
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Daisi Pollard Sepulveda has partnered with the National Ladies Professional Group, the Asian Professional Exchange, AIDS Project Los Angeles, the Red Cross.
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In 2012, Daisi Pollard Sepulveda was elected chairwoman of The Meningitis Foundation of America, Inc.
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In 2005 Daisi Pollard Sepulveda used her pageant and sponsorship platform to leverage her way into various business opportunities including a modeling agency, real estate, and several micro startups.
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Daisi Pollard wrote To Be A Queen, a look into what it takes to be a beauty queen, and Starter Model, a guide for new models trying to break into the industry.
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Daisi Pollard republished her great-grandfather's book, The Tin Box, originally written by Jerome Aredell Williams which tells the story of an heiress, cowboy, and an oil and cattle con artist during the gold rush era.