Miss Dominica 2003

Minerve Lewis of Good Hope was crowned Miss Dominica in the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Independence, 2003. This event led up to the popular carnival Monday and Tuesday street jump-up.  Minerve Lewis was also given an award for best costume. The first runner-up was Lynthea Augustine of Vieille Case who received the prize for best evening dress.

The second runner-up was Dana Shillingford of Kings Hill who took the miss amity award. Michelle Paul of Goodwill went home with the best talent, miss photogenic and miss intelligent prizes.

Miss Dominica 2003, Minerve Lewis hails from the scenic village of Good Hope. Born on August 25, 1983, Minerve is a graduate in Accounts, Economics and French form the Clifton Dupigny Community College. Her hobbies include dancing, chatting, reading and cooking.  She had begun her pageant experience with the Miss Noel contest and she competed for the Miss Teen Dominica title twice. She aspires to be a professional customer care consultant. She is working as a receptionist at the Agricultural Industrial Development Bank which sponsored her for the program.

Among her many prices, Lewis will take home a new car and is expected to represent Dominica at the Regional and the International level. De Observer who was defending his crown sang ''Search for excellence'' and ''Never give up'' in a commanding display to win his second straight calypso monarch award in Dominica's calypso competitions. Derrick ''De Hunter'' St. Rose, a former monarch, was first runner-up with ''Guilty'' and ''I still believe''.