Miss Guyana

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Guyana's Miss World
Formation1966
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Georgetown
Location
Membership Miss World
Miss Supranational
Official language
English
License Holder
Natasha Martindale
Website

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.

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History

Miss Guyana

Since 1966 Miss Guyana was known as the Independent Queen whose winners represented Guyana at the Miss World contest. The first Miss Guyana was Umblita Van Sluytman from Georgetown. She became Guyana's first representative at the Miss World competition in London, in November 1966. A UPI photograph of her dancing on a table in her navel-baring, minimal costume for the pageant was published in many newspapers. She placed as a semifinalist.

Seasons

  • 1967: Shakira Baksh, the 1967 Miss Guyana, went on to become a runner-up at the Miss World 1967 pageant. [1] Baksh married British actor Michael Caine six years later, becoming his second wife. [2]
  • 2009: Imarah Radix was named Miss Guyana World in 2009 and went on to compete at the Miss World 2009 pageant in South Africa. [3]
  • 2009: In the United Kingdom in 2009, a gynaecologist was accused of giving an orgasm to a patient who allegedly claimed to be a former Miss Guyana World winner, but the patient denied having made this claim. [4]
  • 2010: Aletha Shepherd, who was Miss Guyana World 2010, went on to compete in the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant the following year, from which she withdrew after allegedly being sexually harassed by the pageant's sponsors and racially discriminated against by the judges. [5]
  • 2012: Arti Cameron, a pre-medical student, was crowned Miss Guyana World. [6] That July, Cameron appeared at the JRG Bikini Under the Bridge Fashion Show in New York City, New York, United States. [7] 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. [8]
  • 2013: Natasha Martindale took over the leadership of the Miss Guyana World pageant, replacing Ken Chung who had previously filled that role. [9]
  • 2014: Rafieya Husain was crowned Miss World Guyana 2014 on May 26, 2014. The 22-year-old scooped the top prize at the event held at the National Cultural Centre. Speaking after collecting her prize, Rafieya promised to work with various organisations to fight the scourge of domestic violence, by tackling it from the grassroot level. In addition, she is optimistic that she has what it takes to bring home the Miss World crown later in the year. The 1st runner up was Atisha Gaskill, with Denicia Williams 2nd runner up.

Miss World Guyana

Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearTitleholdersMiss World GuyanaPlacementSpecial Awards
1966 Umblita Van Sluytman Top 15
1967 Shakira Caine Allan Warren.jpg Shakira Caine 2nd Runner-up
1968 Adrienne Harris5th Runner-up
1969 Pamela Patricia Lord3rd Runner-up
1970 Jennifer Diana Evan WongTop 10
1971 Nalini Moonsar3rd Runner-up
1988 Christina JardimUnplaced
1989 Reeya MajeedUnplaced
1999 Indra ChangaUnplaced
2001 Olive GopaulUnplaced
2002 Odessa Abenaa PhillipsUnplaced
2003 Alexis GlasgowUnplaced
2004 Suzette Marissa ShimUnplaced
2005 Jasmine Samoy HerzogUnplaced
2006 Dessia BraithwaiteUnplaced
2007 Miss Guyana 07 Candace Charles (cropped).jpg Candace CharlesUnplaced
2008 Christa Lasaunta SimmonsUnplaced
2009 Kalerouann RadixUnplaced Miss World Talent (Top 22)
2010 Aletha ShepherdUnplaced Miss World Sports (Semifinalist)
2012 Arti CameronUnplaced Miss World Sports (Finalist)
2013 Ruqayyah Boyer, Invictus, profile.jpg Ruqayyah Boyer Unplaced Miss World Beach Beauty (Semifinalist)
Miss World Talent (Quarterfinalist)
2014 Rafieya Miss Guyana.jpg Rafieya Husain Top 10
2015
Miss World Guyana 2015 LisaPunch.jpg
Miss World Guyana 2015
 Lisa Punch Top 10
2016 Nuriyyih GerrardUnplaced Beauty with a Purpose Certificate (Quarterfinalist)
2017 Vena MookramUnplaced
2018 Ambika Ramraj on come chat wid me.jpg Ambika RamrajUnplaced Miss World Talent (Finalist)
Beauty with a Purpose (Semifinalist)
2019 Joylyn ConwayTop 40
2020Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020—2022
2023Andrea King [10] Unplaced

Miss Supranational Guyana

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
YearMiss Supranational GuyanaPlacement at Miss SupranationalSpecial Awards
2021 Felicia AllyUnplaced
2016 Jaleesa Mar-Chell PeterkinUnplaced

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References

  1. ↑ Helena Martin (2011). Walk with Me: All Over Guyana. Hay House. p. 4. ISBN   978-1452503103.
  2. ↑ Peter Allen (2008). The Easy Quiz Master. Lulu. p. 229. ISBN   978-0955848100.
  3. ↑ Oluatoyin Alleyne (March 6, 2010). "Miss Guyana World lives beauty with a purpose motto". Stabroek News . Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ Nick Britten (December 18, 2009). "Gynaecologist chatted with colleagues about 'Miss Guyana' patient". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Miss Guyana escapes 'hostage' situation in South Korea pageant". Kaieteur News . October 23, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "LaGuardia Grad Is Now Miss Guyana: Competing For Miss World Crown". Times Newsweekly. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Miss Guyana World to appear in N.Y." Caribbean Life. March 30, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ Charlene Chua (September 1, 2012). "Short in stature, but not on performance". The New Paper . Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Miss World announces new Guyana Franchise Holder". Caribbean News Desk. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Confident and humble: Andrea King is Miss World Guyana 2022".
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