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  • Clinton DaCosta
    • Jan 23

News Release: Marica Rigg Baker


Marcia and Anthony Baker
Marcia and Anthony Baker

January 22, 2024


Marcia Rigg-Baker, founder, Miss Jamaica Florida Pageant leaves behind a lasting legacy of empowering young women across the Diaspora. Mrs. Marcia Elaine 'Mer' Rigg-Baker, former co-founder and principal of ABI Startime and the Miss Jamaica Florida Pageant, peacefully passed on Monday, January 15, 2024, after a period of ill-health. A native of Jamaica, Mrs. Rigg-Baker was born in Green Island, Hanover, on September 5, 1950. A former graduate of Rusea’s High School, in Hanover, she was employed to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and then at Barclays Bank, (Hanover and Kingston) before migrating to the United States in July 1980.





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  • Clinton DaCosta
    • Jan 15

Marcia Baker


Marcia Baker

The board of directors of the Partners for Youth wishes to express our condolences to the family of Marcia Baker who passed away this morning, our thoughts and prayers are with you. May her soul rest in eternal peace.


Marcia was the Matriarch of this organization, the Miss Jamaica Florida Pageant, and helped to establish an educational scholarship for a young woman graduating high school and accepted to an accredited college.


“No matter her social standing, no matter her origin…she is a Queen. Her excellence, intelligence, and commitment make our society a better place, we honor her.”

– Mrs. Marcia Rigg-Baker   

 

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