For the second consecutive year, a Miss Guyana delegate in the Miss World Pageant was named in the top ten. On Saturday evening, Lisa Punch made Guyanese proud when the pageant was hosted in Sanya, China.
The Guyanese beauty ambassador was named in the top ten from among a list 114 countries who competed in the Miss World Pageant. From the inception many thought Punch was not pageant material but she has proven them wrong.
After the preliminary competition, the local singer and songwriter captured the audience and judges as she belted out her original song, “One Last Time”, which was written in memory of a young cousin who passed away a few years ago. As a result, Punch was adjudged the winner of that segment. This automatically placed her in the top 20 and moved one step closer to the title.
Then, on Pageant night, she again impressed the sitting judges and was named among the top 11 and more so, placed in the top ten in the beauty with a purpose initiative. Her focus was suicide among youths.
At the end of the competition, Miss Spain, Mireia Lalaguna Royo, 23, a professional model from Barcelona copped the coveted title.
The first runner-up was awarded to Miss Russia while Miss Indonesia was named the second runner-up. The remaining finalists were Jamaica and Lebanon.
However, the sport award went to Miss Namibia while the People’s Choice award went to Miss Vietnam as well as the best world designer’s dress.