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Christa Simmons | |
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| Born | Christa Simmons 1985 (age 38–39) |
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| Title | Miss Guyana 2008 |
Christa Simmons is a Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guyana 2008 and went on to represent Guyana in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa. She has a degree in sociology and has studied law.
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Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.
Candace Charles is a Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who has been representative for the country in various pageants including Miss World 2007 held in China, and Miss Europe & World Junior pageant in Czech Republic from September 20 to October 5, 2008. Candace received a bachelor's degree in Food and Beverage Management from Kendall College in Chicago, USA in 2015.
Joy-Ann Biscette is a Saint Lucian model and beauty pageant titleholder that has represented her country at several regional and international pageants from 2005 to 2013.
Miss Guyana Universe 2009 was held at National Cultural Center, Georgetown on 4 July 2009.
Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the Earls Court Two in London, United Kingdom. As part of the events, the contestants also travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland between 23 and 27 October. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela at the end of the event, she is the sixth Venezuelan woman to win Miss World - currently tied with India for the most wins in the competition's history. Although over 120 delegates were expected to compete, problems regarding the timely acquisition of visas prevented several candidates from participating, thus reducing the final number to 113. Miss World 2011 was viewed by over 1 billion people worldwide.
Kara Lord is a Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guyana 2011 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2011.
Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in a Muslim majority country. Contestants from 127 countries and territories competed in this year's Miss World pageant, marking the biggest turnout for any beauty pageant globally as of 2024. Yu Wenxia of China crowned her successor Megan Young of the Philippines at the end of the event, marking the only time to date that the Philippines has won the Miss World title. This victory also made the Philippines the third country to win all of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
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Miss Guyana is the national Beauty pageant in Guyana where the Titleholder/National Winner represents Guyana at the Miss World competition. Guyana first placed at the Miss World competition in 1966 which was the first of six consecutive placements from semifinalist to top 3 finish from 1966 to 1971.[3] The Miss Guyana trademark is under Natasha Martindale directorship.
Arti Cameron is a Afro-Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder. She graduated from LaGuardia Community College in 2008. She was named Miss Guyana in 2011, but she was unable to obtain a visa in time to participate in the Miss World 2011 pageant, so her entry was deferred to the following year's international competition. She met with Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana, after having won the national competition. At the Miss World 2012 pageant, Cameron won the People's Choice Award. It is traditional for beauty queens to be tall in order to better showcase their legs, but Cameron was one of several contestants at Miss World 2012 who were petite. The pageant was held in China and Cameron praised Chinese architecture while she was there. The Guyana Tri-State Alliance provided Cameron with three cocktail dresses for the competition. That July, Cameron appeared at the JRG Bikini Under the Bridge Fashion Show in New York City, New York, United States. Her reign as Miss Guyana lasted until 2013.
Katherina Roshana is an American-Guyanese doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guyana 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 in Russia.
Miss International 2014, the 54th Miss International pageant, organized by the International Cultural Association held on November 11, 2014 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Bea Santiago of the Philippines crowned her successor Valerie Hernández of Puerto Rico at the end of the event.
Miss Earth Guyana is a national beauty pageant for women in Guyana. The winner represents Guyana in Miss Earth.
Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the outdoor arena of the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. 114 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned her successor Mireia Lalaguna of Spain at the end of the event. It was the first time in the history of Miss World that Spain won the pageant.
The Miss Universe Guyana is a national beauty pageant in Guyana which feeds into the Miss Universe pageant.
Shauna Ramdyhan is a Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guyana 2015 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas, United States.
Soyini Asanti Fraser is a Guyanese television host, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder, who also won Miss Guyana 2016 and represented Guyana at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
Rafieya Aasieya "Zara" Husain is a Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Guyana 2014 and represented Guyana at Miss World 2014 in London and placed Top 11. she also was crowned Miss Universe Guyana 2017 and also represented Guyana at Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
Umblita Van Sluytman was a Guyanese beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guyana 1966, the first Miss Guyana to compete internationally at the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.
