Photos by Joanna Dhanraj
Delicia Wright took the title of Miss Guyana Emancipation 2016, besting six other beauties on Sunday last at the Fifth Annual Guyana Emancipation Pageant hosted at National Cultural Centre.
The pageant got underway 20 minutes later than the scheduled 20:00 hrs, but once it did, every category certainly left a lasting impression on the audience.
The first segment saw the contestants—Shellon Massiah, Faith Harding, Shemaine Daniels, Kipany Jordan, Gabriella Chapman, Delicia Wright and Jasmin Adams—introducing themselves.
Each contestant had been tasked with writing an original piece that dealt with African Unity and was each expected to deliver same in spoken word. Outstanding performances came from crowd favourite Gabriella Chapman, Faith Harding and Delicia Wright.