Photo: United States Embassy, Jamaica / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lisa Hanna's arc is the kind I find genuinely inspiring. Born in Biddeford, Maine, she became the third Jamaican to win Miss World in 1993, but the crown is the least interesting part of her story. She studied at the University of the West Indies and turned pageant fame into public service, sitting in Parliament for Saint Ann South East and serving as Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture. I admire anyone who converts the fleeting capital of beauty into something durable like culture and young people's futures. It signals a seriousness and a backbone that the spotlight alone never reveals.
Overview
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 served as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East, and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012 to 2016.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lisa Hanna
- Name (Japanese)
- リサ・ハンナ
- Reading
- りさ・はんな
- Born
- August 20, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Biddeford, Maine, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / beauty pageant contestant / politician / radio personality / television presenter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of the West Indies
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.