Paul Charles says that winning the title is like a dream come true and feels overwhelmed that he is the crowned king.
Competing with nine other macho men was indeed a difficult task and he had to be determined to achieve his goal. Charles stated that since the inception of the pageant, he stayed focused, with his eyes on the big prize.
He worked extremely hard over the past three months getting the right tone, posture, attitude and charm which he used to captivate the judges.
The king stated that as in any competition, all the competitors wanted to be winners. “I would say my greatest competitor would have been the competitors themselves. They all brought their A game and that pushed to work harder and strive harder for what I was there to do.”
On pageant night, he recalled being in another world knowing that it was judgment night and only one of the 10 men would be crowned Mr Guyana International 2015. As such, he remained as calm and humble as possible. |
Now that the pageant is over, he intends to focus his attention on educating Guyanese to be prominent role models in society, to become ambassadors. This, he noted, will be done by conducting a number of initiatives such as workshops and more so, encouraging young men to join male competitions to better themselves in a positive way.
“Gone are the days where men used to be the foundation, so I want to bring that back, being the first-ever Mr Guyana International, the face and the voice of our men in society today,” he added.
Charles is a man with lots of plans and wants to see a change in society. He also intends to address the scourge of school dropouts which was his platform for Mr Guyana International Competition.
He intends to host charitable events and bring a change to lives in Guyana. “I will be taking the world at large,” he said. He plans to promote his country as a one that is blessed with rich cultural diversity when he takes to the international stage.
“My take would be the determination that our people have, never give up and work for what we want. Guyanese have that mentality; we fight for what we want,” he stressed.
With all the negativity about male pageants in Guyana, Charles stated that the Mr Guyana International Pageant is a great motivation for men who want to be better individuals in society. He added that it helps to bring out the inner being and helps to deal with issues that affect men in general.