Na’Zirah S. Armstrong
A 9th generation Crucian, Na’Zirah currently reigns as the 71st Miss St. Croix Festival Queen 2023-2024 where she embodies her platform “Each One Teach One, Pick It Up and Pass It Along. A self-proclaimed ambivert, Na’Zirah’s chivalrous attitude has entrusted her engagement in many public speaking forums.
Her current endeavor as an Environmental Educator at the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, assists Na’Zirah with the amplification of one of her favorite quotes “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Humble by nature, but vociferous in spirit; Na’Zirah truly believes that you must first be the change to see the change. This is why she serves throughout the Virgin Islands in varying capacities such as a Board Member of the St. Croix Landmarks Society and Youth Prevention Coordinator for both the Access to Racial and Cultural Health Institute: Inc. (ARCH) and the Drug-Free Coalition of Adolescents and Young Adults (CAYA).
Na’Zirah stands as a proactive optimist who believes in youth engagement and advancement. All of which are evident in how she continues to serve and has served her community. At a mere 14 years old, she was employed as a Youth Services Counselor at the Virgin Islands Department of Labor where the selection for her return every summer warranted her the responsibility to personally train and pair over 2000 applicants with employers. Moreover, Na’Zirah’s philanthropic tendencies garnered her a position as the Symposium Chair for the Virgin Islands Youth Health Equity and Leadership Symposium, where her duties included planning and executing the event for 80 adolescents from St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John and as far as South Africa from inception to conclusion. With grace, formidable intellect, and unwavering spirit, Na’Zirah is a true beacon of hope for her community: as a true believer that “Serving is the best kind of leading.”