Jamaica’s Toshami Calvin failed to advance to the top 16 of the 71st Miss Universe Pageant held Saturday (January 14) at the New Orleans Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Later on Saturday night, Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel was crowned Miss Universe 2023 in her home country.

Venezuela’s Amanda Dudamel was the first runner up and Andreina Martinez from the Dominican Republic secured the third runner-up spot.

Miss Trinidad and Tobago Tya Jane Ramey; Miss Puerto Rico Ashley Carino; Miss Haiti Mideline Phelizor and Miss Curacao Gabriela Dos Santos also advanced to the top 16 of the competition.

Calvin gave a commendable performance on Wednesday (January 13) during the preliminary round of the national costume competition.

She represented the national heroine of Jamaica, Nanny, by decking out in an emerald, green costume that consisted of both feathers and crystals.

To further accentuate the look, Calvin wore a white head tie and sported a machete and blew the abeng, an instrument used by the Maroon community to communicate across distances.

Contestants from 86 countries around the world competed in this year’s competition.