Twenty-year-old, first-year medical student, Hannah Collings-Myers is proving that courage is not the absence of fear but the determination to move forward despite it. Last Saturday, Collings-Myers was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston & St Andrew,  following an exciting evening of competition at the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School. Before an energetic crowd that turned out in full support of their favourite contestants, Collings-Myers's poise, intelligence, and authenticity ultimately secured her the coveted crown.

For Collings-Myers, however, the journey to victory was anything but straightforward.

“Do it scared,” she said shortly after being crowned, reflecting on the mindset that carried her through months of preparation, self-doubt, and personal growth - doing something regardless of the fear.