Khadine Hylton Khadine Hylton, popularly known as Miss Ki琀琀y, is a Jamaican radio & television personality, actress, author, emcee, voiceover talent entertainer and mo琀椀va琀椀onal speaker. She has become one of the most popular female hosts in media as the “昀氀u昀昀y diva" urging women that beauty doesn't stop at 'size zero', along with her famed "Lalalalalala". She ac琀椀vely entered the entertainment scene in 1999 when she hosted RJR 94FM's Youth Factor. However, it was decided that she would not limit herself, and thus ventured into other areas in the media. Thanks to her sparkling personality, she was recruited by cable channel Reggae Entertainment Television (RETV) to serve as host for their VIP Backstage feature. She has interviewed and networked with various promoters as well as interna琀椀onal recording ar琀椀stes from all over the world. The 昀氀oodgates were opened, and she has not slowed down since. Miss Ki琀琀y has hosted signature events like Reggae Sumfest and Rebel Salute. She has also hosted the 2007 Fully Loaded concert alongside Hot 97’s Jabba from New York City and Jamaica's Tony 'Mentally ill' Ma琀琀erhorn, the most visible and a琀琀ended STING stage show in 2013 which was aired on Pay Per View, several other high pro昀椀le entertainment events and was a staple judge on the popular TV series “Magnum Kins & Queens of Dancehall”. Her fun and undeniable stage presence has made her the 'go-to-di- va' for hos琀椀ng events. Always one to broaden her knowledge base and experience she has delved into standup comedy by both hos琀椀ng and presen琀椀ng at the lty & FancyCat Christmas Comedy Cook Up Comedy Show. She has appeared in the epic movie Des琀椀ny alongside singer Christopher Mar琀椀n and Karrian Sang and has also appeared in popular music videos by Mr. Vegas and pla琀椀num selling ar琀椀ste Shaggy. She has also been featured on several songs including Grammy Award Winning Rapper Eve. It is no surprise that she was a columnist in the JAMAICA STAR newspaper column dubbed Talk di Tings. A stunning MC and media personality, Ms. Ki琀琀y purred entertainment magic on Na琀椀onwide 90FM's with Miss Ki琀琀y Live for a decade, closing the chapter in December 2022. During that 琀椀me, she started the Miss Ki琀琀y School Life tour; a project to edify and entertain high school students across Jamaica. In 2018, as part of her civic duty and responsibility she launched the Miss Ki琀琀y Blood Drive to emboldened the e昀昀orts of the Na- 琀椀onal Blood Bank of Jamaica. The 昀椀rst year of this ini琀椀a琀椀ve saw 122 units of blood collected, while 147 units and 200 units were collected in the second and third years respec琀椀vely. Known for her uncanny ability to e昀昀ortlessly move from the 'Queen's English' to the Jamaican 'patois', she has cap琀椀vated a wide fan base that spans from two years old to ninety-nine years old. She con琀椀nues to strive for bigger, be琀琀er, and extraordinary things. We've come to know her for being the fun, fashionable, 昀氀u昀昀y and fabulous diva who reigns on both the big screen and on the airwaves. In 2018, she graduated as one of the top students from the Faculty of Law, with a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of the West Indies and was elected Class Valedictorian. In 2021, she was one of three persons honored by the Governor General of Jamaica with the special 30th Anniversary Governor General's Achievement Awards (GGAA) for Excellence and Valuable Contribu- 琀椀ons to Community Development. Never one to limit herself, she is now an A琀琀orney-at-Law a昀琀er being called to the Bar in 2020. 15 15

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