Fashion trends, intellect, beauty and talent are among the words that describe the Queen Pageant. Young ladies between the ages of 16 and 21 years old, are trained, groomed, rehearsed and staged in an elegant atmosphere of glamour and glitter. They compete in categories which include fashion wear, speech, talent, dance, and other standards of elegance.

This event is as old as the revived Carnival and has grown from simply selecting a winner based on the number of votes sold, to a process very much like the world renowned beauty pageants. A new Queen is selected on that night and the reigning monarch passes on the crown to her successor.

This event is unquestionably the most prestigious beauty pageant in the Virgin Islands based on the number of contestants and spectators, rigid standards and elaborate presentations rendered. Additionally, the image of the pageant grew dramatically after three reigning queens also achieved the title of Jaycees Caribbean Queen in the regional pageant held in Antigua during their Carnival festivities. Several other queens became first runners-up during the eight years that St. Thomas Carnival queens officially represented St. Thomas. The queens and members of their courts, during their one year reign, represent the Islands at numerous socials, pageants and other events in the Islands, the Caribbean, the United States and the world, the most prestigious being the Miss World Beauty Pageant.