Sylvie Robertson

**Sylvie Annemarie Huntington** (née **Robertson**; born 22 April 1949) is a Maronan-Ditrovian former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Marone 1968. She had previously been crowned Miss Île-de-Marone 1967 and Miss Hauts-de-Maré 1967, and placed as the first runner-up at Miss Marone, before assuming the title in January 1968 following the resignation of Anne Ormaegui. Robertson was the ninth woman from Île-de-Marone to win Miss Marone.

## Early life and education

Robertson was born on 22 April 1949 in Cockermouth, Ivshire to parents Albert (1907–1993) and Héloïse Robertson (née *Gauthier*; 1920–2010). Her father was a Ditrovian business executive who worked in international trade, while her mother was a Maronan homemaker from Pays-du-Verne who also worked as a part-time Maronan language tutor. Her parents met and later married while her father was living and working in Banoît from 1940 to 1947, when the family relocated to Ditrovia. Robertson was raised bilingually in Ditrovian and Maronan, and grew up in a wealthy family. She had three elder paternal half-siblings from her father's first marriage: Albert Jr. (1932–2010), Catherine (1934–2020), and Eleanor (1936–2016), and two elder full-brothers: Thomas (born 1945) and Henri (born 1947).

Robertson began her education in 1955, attending Plimpton School, an independent preparatory school for girls in nearby Plimpton, Ivshire. While in school, Robertson aspired to become an actress or fashion model, and briefly worked as a child model for a local department store between the ages of six and seven. In 1961, aged 12, the family left Ditrovia and relocated to Marone at the behest of Robertson's mother, who had grown tired of Ditrovia and desired to return to her home country. They settled in the affluent city of Chouilly-sur-Maré in the department of Hauts-de-Maré, outside of Delmas. The move was traumatic for Robertson, who initially refused to speak Maronan in an attempt to convince her family to return to Ditrovia. After arriving in Marone, Robertson enrolled in private, Eurean Catholic schooling for girls, graduating from *collège* in 1964. She subsequently enrolled in Lycée Sainte-Thérèse de Fuadeloupe, an exclusive, private, Eurean Catholic *lycée* for girls in Delmas, where she studied a *lycée académique* program in literature and languages. Robertson went on to graduate with honors in 1967. Initially planning to enroll in the University of Clarkshire to study Maronan literature, Robertson delayed her studies after winning her pageant titles. She went on to enroll in the university in the fall of 1969, and graduated with her degree in 1972. While at the university, Robertson joined the Phi Chi (ΦΧ) sorority.

## Pageantry

### Miss Île-de-Marone 1967

Robertson began her pageantry career in 1967, after registering to compete in Miss Hauts-de-Maré 1967 in March 1967. She was registered for the pageant by her mother, after her mother had seen an advertisement seeking potential contestants in a local women's magazine. She was ultimately selected as a contestant and went on to win the title. The title qualified her to compete in Miss Île-de-Marone 1967 in October 1967, which she also went on to win.

### Miss Marone 1968

As Miss Île-de-Marone, Robertson was qualified to compete in Miss Marone 1968. Miss Marone was held in December 1967 in Viersbourg, where Robertson went on to advance into the Top 7, and ultimately placed as the first runner-up behind winner Anne Ormaegui of Pitaine.

On 7 January 1968, two weeks after the final, the Miss Marone Organization revealed in a press release that Ormaegui had voluntarily resigned her title, due to homesickness and a desire to return to her hometown. According to Ormaegui, her homesickness had developed after visiting her family over the holidays. She did not anticipate that she would win Miss Marone, and thus was not prepared to relocate to Delmas and begin a new life as Miss Marone. After the resignation, Robertson replaced Ormaegui as Miss Marone 1968, becoming the ninth woman from Île-de-Marone to be crowned Miss Marone. The Miss Marone Organization considers both Ormaegui and Robertson to be former titleholders in their historic records. During her reign, Robertson resided in Delmas and worked as a promotional model and brand representative both domestically and internationally for Miss Marone and its sponsors.

As Miss Marone, Robertson represented Marone at Miss Parth 1968 in August 1962, and placed as the third runner-up.

## Personal life

Robertson married Ditrovian business executive Harold Huntington in 1973, following a three-year relationship. They had met in 1970, while both were students at the University of Clarkshire. Following their marriage, the couple settled in the town of Corwen, Clarkshire. Robertson and Huntington have three children together: Jeremy (born 1975), Kenneth (born 1978), and Eve (born 1980).

Robertson is a dual citizen of Marone and the Ditrovian Kingdom. In addition to her family home in Corwen, the family also owns a vacation home in the town of Dallauris-la-Mer in the department of Fares-Maritimes in Marone. Robertson is fluent in both Ditrovian and Maronan.

## Notes

1.**^** Robertson was originally the first runner-up, but became Miss Marone following the resignation of Anne Ormaegui.