Date Posted: April 17, 2008.

SHABEAU Magazine (acronym for Shades of Caribbean Beauty), a publication which features Caribbean designers, models and entertainment practitioners,  announced in February that it would be adding Anguilla to its repertoire come April 2008. It offered male and female models living in Anguilla  the opportunity  be a part of the competition and possibly fulfill their dream of becoming an international model  with an  international model contract up for grabs. The models were to participate in the Face of Shabeau Caribbean Competition in Barbados, a key component of the  Shabeau Magazine Style Weekend on April 19th and 20th.

In communication with anguillanews.com on Wednesday, April 16, Senior Editor with the Magazine, Akeem Branch said "Shabeau Style Weekend is on [but] there are no representatives from Anguilla". The reason given for the failed venture into the island was that "persons didn't have the finances to attend the show" - a requirement that we must note was not stated in the initial announcement released in February by the magazine and that was carried on this website.

The Style Weekend is slated to take place in Barbados this weekend and according to Branch, there will be contestants from:

Barbados,
Grenada,
Guyana,
St. Lucia,
St. Kitts,
St. Vincent,
Trinidad & Tobago.