The French
Antillean beauty, who won the title of Miss Global Guadeloupe 2013 in June this year, will join over 40
contestants from around the world at the Jamaica Grande in Montego Bay where they will vie for the coveted crown.
Barré, who has fond memories of her time
in Jamaica hopes that with her win she could encourage greater partnerships
between the two nations.
“Despite
differences in language, we still have much in common including a history of
enslavement and subsequent freedom from slavery”, she states. “In both islands
the people are full of love and are welcoming and we even eat a lot of the same
foods,” adds the 26-year old with a gleaming smile.
While in Jamaica Barré also put her modeling skills to
use as Dream Girl, promoting Dream Entertainment’s annual Smirnoff Dream Weekend.
The University of Bordeaux IV graduate with a License of Law says she would like to
contribute to the growing movement of inter-Caribbean cooperation and become a
cultural ambassador, highlighting the rich heritage and diversity of her
country and region. In addition, as Miss Global Guadeloupe, she would like to promote The
Caribbean Space Conference set for Puerto Rico in 2014.
Passionate about nature and outdoor adventures, Barré is vocal about eco-sustainable tourism which she sees as the
viable tourism option for her homeland.
Barré is currently hostess and assistant
to Patrick Soulez at Radio RCI Chō,
where she promotes local artists, as well as the island's tourist destinations
and unique businesses.
The sporty,
epicurean with a taste for adventure; practices yoga and enjoys an overall
healthy lifestyle. She also loves traveling and meeting people from around the
world while practicing what she considers "the art of
welcoming."