Pepita Little, to host Tastee Talent Trail

Pepita Little, former host of the TVJ entertainment program, Intense is now the new host of Tastee Talent Trail

Pepita, who won this year Media Personality of the Year at this year’s Youth View Awards, will replace longtime host Elva. She will also do the voice over for the auditions as well as on stage presentations for the Reality Weekend, the Quest, semi-finals and finals.

Singer Alaine is also set to join the judging panel of Oral Tracey and Milk replacing actress, Audrey Reid  .

Auditions for the new season will begin  on May 19 in Ocho Rios, then heads to Mandeville on June 9.  It then moves on to Montego Bay on July 28, Morant Bay on August 11 and Kingston on September 1 .

This year contestant  prize money increased to $1,650,000 with a breakdown as follows: $1,000,000

for the 1st place winner, $500,000 to the 2nd place winner and $150,000 for the 3rd place winner.