CARNIVAL BOOKLET

Calypso Royalty
2016 Calypso Monarch
Temisha “Caribbean Queen” Libert
She’s known as, “The Caribbean Queen,” to others, she’s the Virgin Islands Crooner with a distinctive voice and
confident personality. Temisha Libert was born and raised in the United States Virgin Islands on March 2, as the fourth youngest of five
brothers and eleven sisters. Her cohesive relationship with her siblings developed the assertive personality she exudes today. Temisha
discovered her love for singing at the tender age of four when she joined the Seventh-Day Adventist Children’s Choir. As the years
progressed, Temisha developed her talent by singing as much as she could with the choir. She eventually was given a solo within the
choir which propelled people’s interest in her talent. Temisha’s platform grew from choir appearances to community events, government
functions, and talent shows.
The opportunistic Islander took her love for music and her acquired stage expertise to another level by entering into a myriad of
pageants. Temisha won her first title as Atlanta’s first Carnival Queen in 2005 and continued to make strides in the world of pageantry
as Miss US Virgin Islands, both domestically and internationally. Temisha later represented her native island of St. Croix, USVI in the
2009 Virgin Islands Idol Competition and competed against 14 other finalists ranging from various islands (St. Thomas, St. John, and
the British Virgin Islands). Interestingly, it was her crowning in the 2011 Miss Caribbean US title, which catapulted the public’s interest
in her and gave her the name, “Caribbean Queen”.
Temisha later joined the wildly successful “Fusion Band,” and won the Road March title that year. Eventually, Temisha found herself
entering the Calypso Monarch Competition with the desire to keep the culture of Kaiso alive. At present, “Caribbean Queen” has made
Virgin Islands history by being the first and only female to obtain four crowns all at once and also a female monarch winning the Virgin
Islands title since 1989. Although she may be fresh to the art form of Calypso and was selected 1st runner-up numerous times, the Caribbean
Queen was determined to become Queen, and she did just that. Today, Temisha “Caribbean Queen” Libert stands as the 2016
Crucian Christmas Carnival Calypso Monarch, four months later, the 2016 Virgin Islands Carnival Calypso Monarch, one month later,
the 2016 Atlanta Carnival Calypso Monarch and regained her crown as the 2017 Crucian Christmas Centennial Calypso Monarch.
In the spirit of competition and excitement of utilizing her passion for singing, she’s taken on the arduous task of competing in the
Leeward Islands Competition in Anguilla and portrayed why the name Caribbean Queen suits her so vividly. Ms. Libert believes once
given the opportunity to master her craft, a chance at winning another title and representing her home, the US Virgin Islands, is a will
she’ll never deny. One can see that this Queen was destined for the stage but besides strutting her stuff on stage or with a mic in her
hand, her career in medicine has called her to form an organization called, “Gifted Hands,” her platform initiative, which gives youths
and women the opportunity to find themselves within, search for a positive and influential role model and the awareness of Scoliosis.
“God grants us all with numerous gifts of talent, and it is up to every individual to harness it to the best of their ability and to share it
amongst other; this is who I’m meant to be,” said Caribbean Queen.
Temisha Libert is the embodiment of a Caribbean Woman: strong, resilient, and fearless. Aside from her singing and stage presence,
Temisha is a business woman and philanthropist. Becoming a self-made ambassador, complemented by her success and talent, she
undoubtedly has more to come.
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