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	'''Lisa Rene Hanna''' (born August 20, 1975)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=lisa hanna birthday - Google Search\|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=lisa+hanna+birthday&oq=Lisa+Hanna+birthday&aqs=chrome.0.0.8534j1j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=www.google.com}}</ref> is a ]n ] and beauty queen who was crowned ],<ref name="deseret"/> becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition ], Hanna currently serves as ] for ], and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012-2016. Hanna was a candidate in the ], following the PNP's defeat at the ] and the subsequent resignation of PNP President and Opposition Leader, ]. Hanna was defeated by ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2020-11-08 \|title=Mark Golding wins presidential race for opposition party in Jamaica \|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/11/08/mark-golding-wins-presidential-race-for-opposition-party-in-jamaica/ \|access-date=2022-03-29 \|website=Barbados Today \|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna''' (born August 20, 1975)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=lisa hanna birthday - Google Search\|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=lisa+hanna+birthday&oq=Lisa+Hanna+birthday&aqs=chrome.0.0.8534j1j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=www.google.com}}</ref> is a ]n ] and beauty queen who was crowned ],<ref name="deseret"/> becoming the third Jamaican to win the title. A member of the opposition ], Hanna currently serves as ] for ], and was Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture from 2012-2016. Hanna was a candidate in the ], following the PNP's defeat at the ] and the subsequent resignation of PNP President and Opposition Leader, ]. Hanna was defeated by ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2020-11-08 \|title=Mark Golding wins presidential race for opposition party in Jamaica \|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/11/08/mark-golding-wins-presidential-race-for-opposition-party-in-jamaica/ \|access-date=2022-03-29 \|website=Barbados Today \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Education==		==Education==
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	===Jamaican Parliament===		===Jamaican Parliament===
	In the 2007 general election, as a member of the ], Hanna contested and won the seat for ]. Hence, positioning her as a ] for that Constituency.<ref name=mp/> She is one of the youngest women to be elected to the Jamaican Parliament.<ref name=Blackmore>{{cite news\|last=Shakespeare-Blackmore \|first=Keisha \|title=Women in the House \|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070907/lead/lead5.html \|accessdate=24 April 2012 \|newspaper=The Jamaica Gleaner \|date=7 September 2007 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204144257/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070907/lead/lead5.html \|archivedate= 4 December 2008 }}</ref> In addition to her duties as constituency representative she served as opposition spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture up to December 2011.<ref name="opposition"/> In the 29 December 2011 polls her party was elected into power. She was subsequently appointed as Minister of Youth and Culture.		In the 2007 general election, as a member of the ], Hanna contested and won the seat for ]. Hence, positioning her as a ] for that Constituency.<ref name=mp/> She is one of the youngest women to be elected to the Jamaican Parliament.<ref name=Blackmore>{{cite news\|last=Shakespeare-Blackmore \|first=Keisha \|title=Women in the House \|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070907/lead/lead5.html \|accessdate=24 April 2012 \|newspaper=The Jamaica Gleaner \|date=7 September 2007 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204144257/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070907/lead/lead5.html \|archivedate= 4 December 2008 }}</ref> In addition to her duties as constituency representative she served as opposition spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture up to December 2011.<ref name="opposition"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://jis.gov.jm/media/Final-Green-Paper-2015_April-9.pdf\| title= Green Paper No. National Youth Policy 2015 - 2030 \| date=9 April 2015 \| publisher=Jamaica Information Service \| location=Jamaica \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>
⚫	On November 7, 2020 the PNP elected ] as its 6th President after he defeated challenger Hanna by 1,740 votes to 1,444 in the ].<ref name=":0" />

			Under Hanna’s ministry, the National Foster Care programme was revamped, allowing the placement of over 855 children with 800 families. <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://go-jamaica.com/pressrelease/item.php?id=2959\| title= Foster Parents are Nation-Builders \| date=12 February 2014 \| publisher=Child Development Agency \| location=Jamaica \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>

			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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://jis.gov.jm/information/ananda-alerts/more-than-85-per-cent-of-missing-children-have-returned-home/\| title= More Than 85 Per Cent of Missing Children Have Returned Home \| date= 2013 \| publisher= Jamaica Information Service \| location=Jamaica \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>

			In 2016, Hanna shared her strategy for tackling the needs of Jamaican children at a ] conference in New York City. That same year, Jamaica moved up 52 places on the UNICEF Kids Rights Index to be ranked 51 out of 163 countries. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130616/lead/lead9.html\| title= Lisa briefs UNICEF \| date= 16 June 2013 \| publisher= The Jamaica Gleaner \| location=Jamaica \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>

			In 2015, Hanna successfully lobbied to have Jamaica’s ] declared a ] World Heritage Site. They became the first UNESCO World Heritage site for Jamaica and the Caribbean. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.theluxurytravelgroup.com/nature-and-heritage-at-jamaica-s-first-unesco-world-heritage#:~:text=In%202015%2C%20Jamaica%27s%20Blue%20and,an%20area%20of%20480%20km2 \| title= Nature and Heritage at Jamaica's First UNESCO World Heritage Site \| date= 2015 \| publisher= The Luxury Travel Group \| location=United States of America \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>


		⚫	On November 7, 2020 the PNP elected ] as its 6th President after he defeated challenger Hanna by 1,740 votes to 1,444 in the ].<ref name=":0" />

			In 2021, Hanna became a weekly columnist for the Jamaica Observer, where she opined on an array of topics, from the value-added opportunities of Jamaican Agriculture to her desire to see Bob Marley named National Hero. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/a-global-vision-to-spice-up-jamaicas-agricultural-exports/ \| title= A global vision to spice up Jamaica’s agricultural exports \| date= 29 May 2022 \| publisher= The Jamaica Observer \| location=Jamaica \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/bob-marley-for-national-hero/ \| title= Bob Marley for National Hero \| date= 3 April 2022 \| publisher= The Jamaica Observer \| location=Jamaica \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>

			In March 2022, Hanna was appointed to APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council (IAC). Her role is to expand the Caribbean and Latin American focus in the areas of food security, trade, global economy and matters concerning gender and the security related to gender. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://apcoworldwide.com/people/lisa-hanna/ \| title= Lisa Hanna\| publisher= APCO Worldwide\| location=United States of America \| accessdate=2 June 2022 }}</ref>

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Jamaican politician and beauty queen, Miss World 1993 winner

The HonourableLisa Rene Shanti HannaMP


Minister of Youth and Culture
In office 6 January 2012 – 7 March 2016
Preceded by	Olivia Grange
Succeeded by	Olivia Grange
Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2007
Preceded by	Aloun Ndombet-Assamba

Personal details
Born	(1975-08-20) August 20, 1975 (age 49) Jamaica
Nationality	Jamaica
Political party	People's National Party
Spouse(s)	David Panton (m. 1999; div. 2004) Richard Lake (m. 2017)
Children	1
Education	Queen's School, Jamaica
Alma mater	University of the West Indies

Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna
Born	Lisa Hanna
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Jamaica World 1993 Miss World 1993
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Jamaica World 1993 (Winner) Miss World 1993 (Winner) (Miss World Caribbean)

Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna (born August 20, 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.

Education

She was educated at the Queen's School, Jamaica, where she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme, and has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Communications from the University of the West Indies.

Professional life

Career in entertainment

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.

Jamaican Parliament

In the 2007 general election, as a member of the People's National Party, Hanna contested and 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.

In 2016, Hanna shared her strategy for tackling the needs of Jamaican children at a UNICEF conference in New York City. That same year, Jamaica moved up 52 places on the UNICEF Kids Rights Index to be ranked 51 out of 163 countries.

In 2015, Hanna successfully lobbied to have Jamaica’s Blue and John Crow Mountain’s declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They became the first UNESCO World Heritage site for Jamaica and the Caribbean.

On November 7, 2020 the PNP elected Mark Golding as its 6th President after he defeated challenger Hanna by 1,740 votes to 1,444 in the 2020 People's National Party leadership election.

In 2021, Hanna became a weekly columnist for the Jamaica Observer, where she opined on an array of topics, from the value-added opportunities of Jamaican Agriculture to her desire to see Bob Marley named National Hero.

In March 2022, Hanna was appointed to APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council (IAC). Her role is to expand the Caribbean and Latin American focus in the areas of food security, trade, global economy and matters concerning gender and the security related to gender.

Personal life

Lisa Hanna was born in Retreat, St. Mary Parish to Rene Hanna of Lebanese descent and Dorothy Hosang of African and Chinese descent. Hanna married David Panton in 1999 in New York City. Hanna and Panton had a son in 2001. They divorced in 2004 in Atlanta. In December 2017, Hanna married Jamaican businessman Richard Lake in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Together Richard Lake and Lisa Hanna run Lydford Logistics a contract manufacturing, commercial warehouse and shipping operation in Moneague, Jamaica.

References

"lisa hanna birthday - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
"Miss Jamaica wins Miss World title". Deseret News. 28 November 1993. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ "Mark Golding wins presidential race for opposition party in Jamaica". Barbados Today. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
"Lisa Hanna MP". JAMP. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ "Wendy's partner estranged wife silent over affair". Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"Lisa and Carlene team in 'Our Voices'". The Jamaica Observer. 31 March 2003. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"Team PNP remains confident in Portia". The Daily Gleaner. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
Shakespeare-Blackmore, Keisha (7 September 2007). "Women in the House". The Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
"Positioning for power". The Daily Gleaner. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
"Green Paper No. National Youth Policy 2015 - 2030" (PDF). Jamaica: Jamaica Information Service. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"Foster Parents are Nation-Builders". Jamaica: Child Development Agency. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"More Than 85 Per Cent of Missing Children Have Returned Home". Jamaica: Jamaica Information Service. 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"Lisa briefs UNICEF". Jamaica: The Jamaica Gleaner. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"Nature and Heritage at Jamaica's First UNESCO World Heritage Site". United States of America: The Luxury Travel Group. 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"A global vision to spice up Jamaica's agricultural exports". Jamaica: The Jamaica Observer. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"Bob Marley for National Hero". Jamaica: The Jamaica Observer. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
"Lisa Hanna". United States of America: APCO Worldwide. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ Horowitz, Jason. In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support, New York Times, 23 April 2016.
"Lisa Hanna ties the knot with businessman Richard Lake". Jamaica: Loop. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Julia Kourotchkina	Miss World 1993	Succeeded by Aishwarya Rai
Preceded by Jody Weech	Miss World Caribbean 1993	Succeeded by Anita Bush
Preceded byJulie Bradford	Miss Jamaica World 1993	Succeeded byJohanna Ulett

Political offices
Preceded byOlivia Grange	Minister of Youth and Culture 2012–2016	Succeeded byOlivia Grange
Preceded byAloun Ndombet-Assamba	Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South Eastern 2007–present	Incumbent

v t e Miss World titleholders
Kiki Håkansson (1951) May-Louise Flodin (1952) Denise Perrier (1953) Antigone Costanda (1954) Susana Duijm (1955) Petra Schürmann (1956) Marita Lindahl (1957) Penelope Coelen (1958) Corine Rottschäfer (1959) Norma Cappagli (1960) Rosemarie Frankland (1961) Catharina Lodders (1962) Carole Crawford (1963) Ann Sidney (1964) Lesley Langley (1965) Reita Faria (1966) Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967) Penelope Plummer (1968) Eva Rueber-Staier (1969) Jennifer Hosten (1970) Lúcia Petterle (1971) Belinda Green (1972) Marjorie Wallace (1973) Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974) Wilnelia Merced (1975) Cindy Breakspeare (1976) Mary Stävin (1977) Silvana Suárez (1978) Gina Swainson (1979) Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980) Pilín León (1981) Mariasela Álvarez (1982) Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983) Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984) Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985) Giselle Laronde (1986) Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987) Linda Pétursdóttir (1988) Aneta Kręglicka (1989) Gina Tolleson (1990) Ninibeth Leal (1991) Julia Kourotchkina (1992) Lisa Hanna (1993) Aishwarya Rai (1994) Jacqueline Aguilera (1995) Irene Skliva (1996) Diana Hayden (1997) Linor Abargil (1998) Yukta Mookhey (1999) Priyanka Chopra (2000) Agbani Darego (2001) Azra Akın (2002) Rosanna Davison (2003) María Julia Mantilla (2004) Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005) Taťána Kuchařová (2006) Zhang Zilin (2007) Ksenia Sukhinova (2008) Kaiane Aldorino (2009) Alexandria Mills (2010) Ivian Sarcos (2011) Yu Wenxia (2012) Megan Young (2013) Rolene Strauss (2014) Mireia Lalaguna (2015) Stephanie Del Valle (2016) Manushi Chhillar (2017) Vanessa Ponce (2018) Toni-Ann Singh (2019) Karolina Bielawska (2021) Krystyna Pyszková (2023)

Miss World titleholders

Kiki Håkansson (1951)
May-Louise Flodin (1952)
Denise Perrier (1953)
Antigone Costanda (1954)
Susana Duijm (1955)
Petra Schürmann (1956)
Marita Lindahl (1957)
Penelope Coelen (1958)
Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
Norma Cappagli (1960)
Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
Catharina Lodders (1962)
Carole Crawford (1963)
Ann Sidney (1964)
Lesley Langley (1965)
Reita Faria (1966)
Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
Penelope Plummer (1968)
Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
Jennifer Hosten (1970)
Lúcia Petterle (1971)
Belinda Green (1972)
Marjorie Wallace (1973)
Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
Wilnelia Merced (1975)
Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
Mary Stävin (1977)
Silvana Suárez (1978)
Gina Swainson (1979)
Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980)
Pilín León (1981)
Mariasela Álvarez (1982)
Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983)
Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984)
Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985)
Giselle Laronde (1986)
Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987)
Linda Pétursdóttir (1988)
Aneta Kręglicka (1989)
Gina Tolleson (1990)
Ninibeth Leal (1991)
Julia Kourotchkina (1992)
Lisa Hanna (1993)
Aishwarya Rai (1994)
Jacqueline Aguilera (1995)
Irene Skliva (1996)
Diana Hayden (1997)
Linor Abargil (1998)
Yukta Mookhey (1999)
Priyanka Chopra (2000)
Agbani Darego (2001)
Azra Akın (2002)
Rosanna Davison (2003)
María Julia Mantilla (2004)
Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005)
Taťána Kuchařová (2006)
Zhang Zilin (2007)
Ksenia Sukhinova (2008)
Kaiane Aldorino (2009)
Alexandria Mills (2010)
Ivian Sarcos (2011)
Yu Wenxia (2012)
Megan Young (2013)
Rolene Strauss (2014)
Mireia Lalaguna (2015)
Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
Manushi Chhillar (2017)
Vanessa Ponce (2018)
Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
Karolina Bielawska (2021)
Krystyna Pyszková (2023)

v t e Miss World 1993 national titleholders
Stephanie Meire Tanya Memme Jéssica Eterovic Janina Fry Pamela Flood Barbara Chiappini Lisa Hanna Lee Seung-yeon Viveka Babajee Ruffa Gutierrez Victoria Silvstedt Mónica Lei

Major international pageant titleholders (1993)

Miss World
Lisa Hanna

Miss Universe
Dayanara Torres

Miss International
Agnieszka Pachałko

v t e Miss Jamaica winners in the Big Four beauty pageants
Miss Universe	-
Miss World	Carole Crawford (1963) Cindy Breakspeare (1976) Lisa Hanna (1993) Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
Miss International	-
Miss Earth	-
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