About 10 p.m., hours after the scheduled start, the 16 finalists of the Miss Jamaica Universe pageant took the stage to scattered cheers from the crowd for their favourite girl. All looked lovely in bright swimwear and sashes displaying their sponsors. Emcees Fran?ois St. Juste of Fame FM and comedian Elva broke the ice with some comedy. As Fran?ois walked down the runway, Elva commented ?featuring Mr. Universe 1944 and I?m Miss Universe 2009. By then you?ll have women of my proportion on stage.?

Fashionweek preview

After the best of beauty and humour, the best of fashion displayed their mettle. A preview of Caribbean Fashionweek ? designers Moziah, the Mushroom and Uzuri ? teased the audience with a quick show of colour and style. Moziah, who made his debut at Caribbean Fashionweek last year, was up first with ?roots-urban chic?. The line is inspired by Marcus Garvey which showed in the colours used such as green, red and yellow. The line featured nice-fitting stylish jeans shorts and pants. The tops for the featured females were simple and colourful and in various designs. The male tops also had lovely designs, such as a crown, a lion?s head and more. These designs showed the influence of Marcus Garvey as most of the images were nationalistic. Moziah?s clothes are casual with a flair that allows them to be worn to a party and other such events.

The mother and son duo of Bridget and Jason Lawson of the Mushroom paraded their new bikini designs next. Very Jamaican-inspired bikinis were first, most of which used the Jamaican flag in unique forms. Other designs had glitter and leopard prints. More extravagant and sexy designs included the use of mesh.

Long-time fashion favourites Uzuri followed with a more casual yet dressy look. With a bit of funk, Uzuri utilised some very bright greens, orange and fuchsia. In the mix was a very Indian look, with turbans, long veils for the women and the use of chains on the clothes. A male model in full matrix-style black stole the scene as he contorted backwards in slow motion like the movie?s star.

Great entertainment

To end the night was the best of the best in entertainment with Busy Signal, Assassin, Bounty Killer and Sizzla. At midnight, backed by the Anger Management band, Busy Signal stepped on stage with Higher. After numerous hits and countless cheers, he made way for Assasin. Dressed in full white with a mix of yellow, Assassin had the girls going wild with hits such as Dem Don?t Like Yuh, Good Conquers Over Evil and many more. Bounty Killer followed, cross, angry and miserable as usual, decked not in full black, but looking dapper in white. The crowd appreciated Killer to the fullest as they took pictures with their camera phones and sang along word for word. The crowd was even more excited as an unexpected Mavado made a guest appearance. Last but not least, Sizzla rounded off the night with ?culture? and dancehall. He sang hits such as Black Woman and Child, Haffi Get, Simplicity and many more.

At 2 a.m., the crowd that had grown slowly but was still quite small, left the venue, their world rocked.