Famous Jamaicans

Chriss Leon She was born c. 1941-1942 Early on the morning of Friday the 2nd, Jamaican Chriss Leon, who had been selected as Miss Jamaica for Miss World 1961 and who was living in London working as a typist at the time, went to the Waldorf Hotel, venue of the contest. When she introduced herself as Miss Jamaica, the managers looked for her on the list and, obviously, her name did not appear. Then she explained that she had arrived by boat in Southampton a year before but her chaperone had not allowed her to disembark to participate and that she had to return to her country, but that she was still Miss Jamaica.

Ainsley Cohen Henriques Ainsley Henriques is a member of the famous Henriques family, Anglo-Jewish in origin. The family progenitor was Moses Henriques of Kingston, Jamaica, who married Abigail Quixano in 1768. (1) He is the founder of the Jamaica Jewish Genealogical Society and maintains a database of over 25,000 names, and he’s been an invaluable resource for historians. He is a former head chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. (2) He is from Morant Bay. Sources (2)  http://www.jnht.com/messages.php

Tammar Chin Mitchell , or known better by her stage name: Tami Chynn, is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and dancer. Chynn was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Her father, Richard Chin, is of Jamaican and Chinese descent and her mother, Christine Chin, also a Jamaican national, is of English and African descent (1) Tami grew up in the parish of St. Andrew and attended St. Peter and Paul Preparatory School. She later attended Campion College in St. Andrew, Jamaica. (2) n 1998, at age 14, she moved to Leamington Spa, UK where she spent three years studying the performing arts and in 2001, at age 17, moved back to Jamaica, where she worked on her music career and recorded her first single "Rock U." Before pursuing music, she toured with fellow Jamaican artist Shaggy as a backup dancer on his Caught Red Handed Tour. In early 2005 she travelled to Los Angeles to perform for Universal Motown Records and in May she was signed to the major label, at age 24 In September 2008, she starred in ...

Wayne Mitchell OD, or known by his stage name: Wayne Marshall, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. Mr. Marshall is married to fellow reggae, dancehall artist Tami Chynn. In 2009, he was featured in the dancehall remix to Jamie Foxx's "Blame It". He was born on April 9, 1980.

Anna Ruth Henriques is a Jamaican  painter, sculptor, author, and jewelry designer. Her artworks are in the permanent collections of New York’s Jewish Museum and El Museo del Barrio, as well as the National Gallery of Jamaica (1). She was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. (2) Anna Henriques is the highly acclaimed author of The Book of Mechtilde (Knopf), the illustrated story of her mother, Sheila Henriques , who died of cancer. (3) More of Henriques' career is shown on her website:  www.henriquesart.com She is a member of the famous Henriques family, Anglo-Jewish in origin. The family progenitor was Moses Henriques of Kingston, Jamaica, who married Abigail Quixano in 1768. (4)   Sources: (1)  https://www.wordupbooks.com/event/ross-kenneth-urken-anna-ruth-henriques (2)  https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-article/anna-ruth-henriques/ (3)  https://arhjewelry.wordpress.com/biography/ (4)  https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-tr...

Sheila Mechtilde (née Chong) Henriques was born on July 11, 1935 in Kingston Jamaica. She is a woman of Chinese, Scottish and African heritage. Born Catholic, she converted to Judaism when she married (1). Sheila M. Chong Sheila Chong was crowned Miss Jamaica World 1959, she was placed in the Top 11 of finalists (2). She married into the famous Henriques family, Anglo-Jewish in origin. The family progenitor was Moses Henriques of Kingston, Jamaica, who married Abigail Quixano in 1768. (3) Her daughter, Anna Ruth Henriques, wrote a biographical novel of her mother's life titled "Book of Mechtilde" (4) She died on  October 31, 1978 after a battle with breast cancer (1). Sources: (1) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-27-me-36649-story.html (2)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1959 (3)  https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/henriques#:~:text=HENRIQUES%20(Quixano%20Henriques%20)%2C%20Anglo,as%20a%20...