Still battling a disorder that sometimes makes her hate the way she looks, the reigning Miss Guyana World Nuriyyih Gerrard says she continues the process of loving herself even as she has gotten over the initial shock of winning the crown and is settling into enjoying her reign and the preparation for the Miss World stage later this year.
She is long past the shy timid primary school girl and emboldened secondary school student who had a knack for debates and impromptu speaking. What is still somewhat of a surprise for her is the fact that she is into pageants.
She did not say it but maybe she sometimes pinches herself to ensure that it is not just a dream that a crown sits on her head because as she painfully revealed to The Scene there was a time when she could not bear to look at her reflection in the mirror as she did not consider herself pretty enough.