PHOTO: BNG ENCORE Winners

BNG ENCOREWinners

Regional, Western

July 9, 2014

PHOTO: BNG ENCORE Winners

The winners of the recent Beaches Negril ENCORE staff talent competition share lens time on stage after being selected to represent the resort in the regional ENCORE finals on July 19, where they will compete against finalists from Sandals Negril and Sandals Whitehouse in various categories. From left are Oshane Griffiths, dancer; Meisha Jones and Shellydean Bartley, female vocalists; Kenton Burrell and Adrian Malcolm, male vocalists; Shadeky Mitchell and Stacy Ann Watson, female models; Oshane Mills and Nicoy Fowler, male models.

(PHOTO: COURTESY OF SANDALS)

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