Every step for grandpa
July 5, 2026
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FOR British-Jamaican Sakaynah Hunter, stepping on to the Miss Universe Great Britain stage as a finalist will represent far more than the pursuit of a crown.
Every sashay will be a heartfelt tribute to her 95-year-old grandfather, Hartley Hunter, whose courageous journey from Jamaica’s rural St Catherine to the United Kingdom during the Windrush era transformed the future of his family and made her own dreams possible.
Born and raised in Benbow, St Catherine, Hartley boarded a ship to Southampton in 1955 after Britain called on Commonwealth citizens to help rebuild the nation following World War II.
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