Fourteen young, intelligent, beautiful woman, are vying for the coveted title of Miss Guyana Universe 2016. These women were on Sunday sashed by their respective sponsors during a simple ceremony at Gravity Lounge.
The Miss Guyana Universe Pageant finale will be held at the Marriott Hotel on September 17, 2016.
The 14 beauties were first unveiled to the public earlier last month and they have since been promoting themselves on social media.
At the sashing ceremony, franchise holder Jyoti Hardaat announced that one can expect an extravagant event with multiple items on the programme, in addition to the pageant.
She explained that a preliminary competition will be held at a yet to be decided venue which will incorporate a swim wear segment by renowned “Kandice Pelletier” a usual sponsor of Miss United States of America (USA).
Hardaat said that she was proud of all of the delegates and expressed confidence that they will all bring their ‘A’ game throughout the competition.
The contestants are Soyini Fraser, Rafieya Hussain, Ariella Basdeo, Malika Russell, Ashley John, Keleisha Kelly, Xameria Kippins, Meleisa Defreitas, Iman Jaisingh, Odessa Grogan, Ayana Whitehead, Denisha Rogers, Ashley Cameron and Aysya Kelly.
The delegates have been involved in intense training for several months and the amazing delegates are all optimistic about winning the coveted title, claiming that they have been training hard to get the perfect posture for the big night.