Four stunning young ladies were shortlisted as they each try to be Guyana’s representative at the 10th Annual Miss Global International which will be staged at Jamaica’s prestigious Resort Capital, Montego Bay from December 2-7.
The Guyanese delegates will be announced at a special event on Saturday, August 2 at the Pegasus poolside, commencing at 20:00h. The lucky young ladies will immediately commence additional training leading up to the pageant.
The four contestants selected will undergo an audition before a panel of qualified judges, both in pageantry and tourism, and they will be awarded a maximum of 70 points.
The additional 30 points will revolve around the number of text votes each delegate receives from the public. Commencing July 31, at 13:00h and concluding on Saturday August 2, at noon, Guyanese will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite contestant via text messaging.
These delegates are 25-year-old Ayana Harris, who has a wealth of experience in pageantry. She has copped several titles including Miss Central High (while she was a student there); Miss Guyana Junior Queen, 2003; and she was the third runner-up in the 2007 Miss Guyana Universe Pageant. Ayana was crowned Miss Jamzone Guyana in 2012 and went on to represent Guyana at the Miss Jamzone International Pageant, where she was awarded the third runner-up spot. Her experience is definitely a plus for her.
The second delegate is 22-year-old Onesha Hutson who is also no stranger to the glitz and glamour of the life and pageantry. She was a contestant in the Miss Guyana Universe Pageant 2012; that being her first pageant and also the 2014 Miss Jamzone Guyana Pageant where she places second, and has also walked the runway numerous times locally and regionally.
Next is 25-year-old, Rashawna Alleyne who hails from the West Coast of Demerara, but now resides in the capital city of Guyana. She is the holder of a Degree in Biology from the University of Guyana and a Diploma in Project Management from the Institute of Commercial Management-UK, passing both fields of study with honours.
Finally, we have Ashley Andrea Cameron, who is no stranger to the camera. From the year 2007 to present, Ashley has taken part in Facts 2, a designing competition for young people, Guyana Model Search and recently the Miss Guyana Jamzone 2013 pageant, where she was the first runner-up and was awarded the prize of most intelligent delegate. Cameron also competed in this year’s Hugh Ross Classic Body Building Competition.
She has worked as a model with various companies such as Digicel and GT&T and ever since then, she has continued to excel in all endeavours.
One of the initial aims of staging this pageant is to promote tourism, hence the theme: “Uniting the world through beauty and tourism”. With the anticipation of having a contestant base of over 50 beautiful and well talented beauties, the pageant is fully endorsed by the Jamaica Tourist Board and blessed by the Governor General and Prime Minister of Jamaica.