Four shining stars; Miss Jamaica World 2008 Brittany Lyons (second right) is surrounded by Jamaica's golden Beijing Olympians, (from left) Nesta Carter, Shelly-Ann Fraser and Michael Frater, at the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica Welch's Heart Fund Run 2008 at the Altamont Court Hotel yesterday. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

With the US election taking centre stage around the world, Something Extra remembers those who had other reasons to celebrate.

Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson looks like he's had a good one (joke, that is) from Sir Alister McIntyre at the launch of Davis Tyndall Consultants Limited at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Monday. - Colin Hamilton/freelance photographer

Olympian Grace Jackson (right) is introduced to Gillian Merron (left) by British High Commissioner Jeremy Cresswell (centre) at a reception held at Trafalgar House in New Kingston on Monday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Adriana Herran (left) and Carmen Berna find plenty to smile about at a reception hosted by the Colombian ambassador for visiting Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Jaime Bermudez-Merizalde, at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer