Name: Kamila McDonald

Sponsor: OCS Electrical and Lighting Company

Age: 25

Body stats: 36-26-38, weight -132 lbs, height - 5' 5"

Globe-trotting Kamila has travelled to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, England, Switzerland, France, Poland, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, USA, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa. This Jamaican ambassador also speaks Spanish, French, Norwegian and Swahili.

She attended the United World Colleges in Norway and Stanford University in California, USA, on full scholarships, where she obtained a bachelor of arts degree with honours in communications with a minor in French and Spanish.

Her passion for dance, music and theatre was honed from an early age through her involvement in the Jamaica Junior Musical Theatre and the Jamaica School of Dance. As a member of Marcia Lumsden Ashley's musical group, Rainbow Rhythms, she learnt to play the piano, guitar, drums, xylophone and steel pans. Kamila is also a holder of a gold medal for a solo dance piece in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Festival of the Performing Arts competition.

Her life's ambition is to use the power of music and media to counteract negativity and offer more positive and inspirational messages and products in entertainment and social commentary.

Kamila says she would most like to meet Oprah Winfrey because she evokes positive change and influences millions worldwide. On a personal level, Kamila is known to be a dynamic and visionary mobiliser and manager of people, inspiring ideas and activities.

See the 10 finalists on Saturday, August 22, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, starting at 8:30 p.m.

Name: Christina Benjamin

Sponsor: Betta Spring Water

Age: 22

Body status: 33-24-35, weight - 110 lbs, height - 5' 4"

Christina currently works as a freelance journalist, primarily with The Gleaner Online and Frame by Frame Productions. She also works as a voluntary publicist for Music Unites, a non-governmental organisation which focuses on providing Jamaicans who show interest and talent in music with a platform to pursue their talent.

Christina was educated at the University of Western Ontario and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in media technology while making the Dean's list.

Simultaneously, she attended Fanshawe College, Ontario, and graduated with a diploma in broadcast journalism.

Her ambition is to increase the awareness of social justice issues through production of documentaries and films, and to inspire positive change through educational initiatives. She also intends to devote more time to her self-established charity, One Love, which was founded a year after her father was murdered.

Her journalism experience has led to her covering several life-changing stories. She has interviewed a child slave who was sold into prostitution in North America, African refugees who were forced to kill their entire family during the genocides and child soldiers.