February 8^th, 2002:--Nassau, Bahamas:- Bahamas On-Line, the leading Internet Service Provider and Gold Partner for the Miss Bahamas Universe 2002 Pageant, today officially launched the website for the Miss Bahamas Universe Pageant www.missbahamasuniverse.com. The first website for a Bahamian beauty pageant, was launched at Bahamas On-Line’s headquarters at Centreville House during a joint press conference to launch the pageant.

Mark Sweeting, vice president of Internet Operations at Bahamas On-Line commended the Miss Bahamas Universe Organization for its decision to make the pageant available online to Bahamians and the world. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to design the Miss Bahamas Universe website and to host it on our portal www.bahamas.net.bs .The Pageant’s organizers are visionary and we share that vision that the Miss Bahamas Universe and indeed  every viable local entity must avail itself of Internet technology to promote itself locally and globally.”

Mr. Sweeting also emphasized the tremendous amount of exposure the site would provide for the pageant, delegates and sponsors. “The site  is expected to receive 500 or more hits per day. That’s more than 10,000 a month. That’s a great deal of exposure. Bahamas On-Line also offers a unique opportunity through the web to hyperlink their logos to their websites or sponsor pages to fully display their product lines and services. Such exposure for sponsors, and indeed a Bahamian pageant was never before available.”

National Pageant Director, Mr. Doug Gardiner, invited the Bahamian community to visit the pageant web site, missbahamasuniverse.com for up-to-date information on the pageant. “You will be able to view all of the delegates, their profiles, bios and sponsors on-line. You can also learn about the organizers, hosts and ticket venues. Pageant enthusiasts can also follow the delegates schedule in the coming weeks and decide which events they’d like to attend,” said Mr. Gardiner.

During the press conference, Deirdre Thompson, Bahamas On-Line’s Public Relations & Marketing Manager and Richard Sweeting, webmaster and designer of the site, briefly illustrated how easy the site was to use. “The pageant site is elegant, it’s eye-catching and yet very professional. Quite comparable to other International pageant sites. But most importantly, the site is extremely easy to comprehend and navigate,” said Ms. Thompson.  

Bahamas On-Line is also designing and facilitating a voting poll to give the Bahamian public for the very first time an opportunity to vote on-line for a beauty pageant delegate of their choice in the first ever Miss Bahamas Universe On-Line Miss Photogenic contest. That site will be launched in less than two weeks. Voting begins on Feburary 20^th, 2002.