Zahra McGraham wins Miss Jamaica World Sports competition Fast Track Competition

The contestsants in the Miss Jamaica World Pageant 2011 tested their endurance in the gruelling Miss Jamaica World Sports competition at the Spartan Health Club facilities on Lady Musgrave Road.  All 20 finalists competed in a track and field event as well as a fitness competition. The fitness component comprised of three parts, chin-ups, bench presses and sit-ups.  The sit-ups were first where Miss Acropolis Reeshma Ragbeer totally knocked it out of the park and walked away as the champion doing over 60 reps. For the track component, the ladies were asked to do 5 laps around the Spartan Health Club Complex, down Kensington Road, then Oxford Road and back to Lady Musgrave road and into the gym. With the assistance of a police officer, and gym trainer Steve Ming the ladies took to the streets of New Kingston. Gabrielle Blackwood, Miss Kirov premium Vodka was first, Zahra McGraham, Miss Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records second and Liane Chung, Miss Venus Embrace placed third.

However, it was Miss Usain Bolt’s Track and Records, Zahra McGraham, who went on to win the finals in convincing fashion ahead of Liane and Gabrielle who copped 2nd and 3rd respectively.  It was then on to the bench press competition, where the ladies were tested to see who was able to do the most presses testing their upper body strength. This time it was Zahra McGraham in the lead with Gabrielle Blackwood right behind.

It was a very close competition, but in the end Zahra McGraham prevailed, edging out Liane Chung to cop the title of Miss Jamaica World Sports. Zahra is no stranger to the sporting arena as she also won MJW sports back in 2006. She has also been involved with a number of sporting activities during her tenure at Campion College. Zahra is now the 4th finalist to have fast tracked to the top 10 coronation show on September 10 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.