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Lisa Hanna
Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna (born 20 August 1975) is a Jamaican politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1993, becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition People's National Party, Hanna currently serves as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012–2016. Hanna was a candidate in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election, following the PNP's defeat at the 2020 Jamaican general election and the subsequent resignation of PNP President and Opposition Leader, Peter Phillips. Hanna was defeated by Mark Golding, receiving 1,444 votes to Golding's 1,740 votes, a difference of 296 votes.
She was educated at Immaculate Preparatory School, and The Queen's School in Jamaica, where she served as Head Girl, as well as where, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme. Miss Hanna earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in communications from the University of the West Indies.
On Saturday November 27th, 1993, at a glitzy ceremony at the Sun City Resort in South Africa, Lisa won the 1993 Miss World pageant.
In 1998, Hanna acted in the romantic comedy How Stella Got Her Groove Back. In 2003, Hanna tried her hand in broadcasting, hosting a Jamaican talk show Our Voices and was a guest presenter on Xtra in the United States. She returned to her country a year later and was a communications consultant for the Hilton Hotel in New Kingston.
On Monday September 3rd, 2007, on the night of Jamaica's general elections, as a member of the People's National Party, Hanna won the seat for St. Ann South East. Hence, positioning her as a Member of Parliament for that constituency. She is one of the youngest women to be elected to the Jamaican Parliament. In addition to her duties as constituency representative she served as opposition spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture up to December 2011. In the 29 December 2011 polls her party was elected into power. She was subsequently appointed as Minister of Youth and Culture.
During her tenure as Minister of Youth & Culture, Hanna developed the Green Paper for the National Youth Policy 2015–2030. This policy aimed to address the needs of all young people through partnerships with the public sector, private sector, youth organizations, NGOs, faith-based organizations, academia and with Jamaica’s international development partners.
Under Hanna’s ministry, the National Foster Care programme was revamped, allowing the placement of over 855 children with 800 families.
Hanna’s ministry also bolstered the Ananda Alert System which allowed 85% of missing children to be returned safely to their homes in August 2013.
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Lisa Hanna
Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna (born 20 August 1975) is a Jamaican politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1993, becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition People's National Party, Hanna currently serves as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012–2016. Hanna was a candidate in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election, following the PNP's defeat at the 2020 Jamaican general election and the subsequent resignation of PNP President and Opposition Leader, Peter Phillips. Hanna was defeated by Mark Golding, receiving 1,444 votes to Golding's 1,740 votes, a difference of 296 votes.
She was educated at Immaculate Preparatory School, and The Queen's School in Jamaica, where she served as Head Girl, as well as where, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme. Miss Hanna earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in communications from the University of the West Indies.
On Saturday November 27th, 1993, at a glitzy ceremony at the Sun City Resort in South Africa, Lisa won the 1993 Miss World pageant.
In 1998, Hanna acted in the romantic comedy How Stella Got Her Groove Back. In 2003, Hanna tried her hand in broadcasting, hosting a Jamaican talk show Our Voices and was a guest presenter on Xtra in the United States. She returned to her country a year later and was a communications consultant for the Hilton Hotel in New Kingston.
On Monday September 3rd, 2007, on the night of Jamaica's general elections, as a member of the People's National Party, Hanna won the seat for St. Ann South East. Hence, positioning her as a Member of Parliament for that constituency. She is one of the youngest women to be elected to the Jamaican Parliament. In addition to her duties as constituency representative she served as opposition spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture up to December 2011. In the 29 December 2011 polls her party was elected into power. She was subsequently appointed as Minister of Youth and Culture.
During her tenure as Minister of Youth & Culture, Hanna developed the Green Paper for the National Youth Policy 2015–2030. This policy aimed to address the needs of all young people through partnerships with the public sector, private sector, youth organizations, NGOs, faith-based organizations, academia and with Jamaica’s international development partners.
Under Hanna’s ministry, the National Foster Care programme was revamped, allowing the placement of over 855 children with 800 families.
Hanna’s ministry also bolstered the Ananda Alert System which allowed 85% of missing children to be returned safely to their homes in August 2013.