Cassa Palmadita's FRANCESCA SOUTHWELL, Delegate #5
Francesca is a petite eighteen year old student whose thirst for knowledge is quenched by her academic pursuits. She stands 5’ 3” tall with statistics 31”, 22”, 36”.
Her early childhood began with a battle with a rare type of cancer that resulted in the removal of her coccyx and months of chemotherapy. Now Cancer free, she lives life as it comes.
She enjoys solitude of ballet and the physical stimulation of swimming as well as playing the piano. Francesca also shows great interest in art, modern languages and writing.
In 2012, she won the ‘Art At The Ridge School Christmas Card Competition’. In 2016, she represented Antigua and Barbuda in China as a result of the ACFA and HALO Foundation Essay Competition.
Francesca is a 2017 graduate and Valedictorian of the Christ The King High School and is currently enrolled as a science major at the St. Anthony’s Secondary School Advanced Level Department.