Thrifty Car Rental sponsored four vehicles for the motorcade of the contestants of the Miss St. Maarten Senior Carnival Queen Pageant on Saturday, April 9. The contestants gathered at the St. Maarten Festival Village in the morning and hopped onto two Ford Mustang convertibles and two Wrangler Jeeps for a "honking tour" around Dutch St. Maarten.
President of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) Stuart Johnson said the foundation thought it was important to take the contestants to the various districts, in keeping with SCDF’s initiative to bring start jump-ups etc at the various districts.
"One of these young women will be crowned Miss St. Maarten and will compete in other pageants regionally carrying St. Maarten’s flag. So we wanted people to see who their ambassadors are," Johnson said. In that context, the contestants also stopped at the Princess Juliana International Airport and other areas to hand out Carnival calendars. They also made an appearance at Ram & Jams Glow party at the Emilio Wilson Park. The contestants also had lunch at Doctor Fish Restaurant in Simpson Bay.
"We would like to thank General Manager of Thrifty Tariq Amjad for his generous contribution towards this fun event. The contestants had a terrific time courtesy of Thrifty," Johnson concluded.