The 28th annual Mother and Daughter Pageant, which was held last Saturday, saw three pairs of mothers and daughters crowned in Junior, Middle and Senior categories.
The evening at the National Cultural Centre, hosted by Supa Stylistics under the theme ‘The Supa Power of Love’ kicked off with a red-carpet affair in the lobby, leading patrons into the auditorium.
Competing in the Junior Category of the pageant, which was sponsored by Igloo Ice Cream, were Karen McAllister and Hamakayia, Amanda Monro and Emma, Yulisa Douglas and Gabrielle, Tramayne Britton and Unique, Patricia Herbert and Tahara, Lashaunna Singh and Zakiyah, Jenel Cox-Greaves and Trinity and Abeeka Archer and Coreeka. In this category, the mothers and their daughters had to display outfits that were appropriate for them both to attend a specific event.
Alana Beresford and her daughter Nyah, Llisa Jones and McCalssia, Nicole Marcus and Akeelah, Cedil Burgess and Kiara, Winetta Bayley and Shavana, Kellee Williams and Kiara and Subbrina Marcus and Nashavia, competed in the pageant’s Middle Category.
As part of the show there were various performances by the National School of Dance and the Heatwave Band. There was also a segment where fathers and their daughters turned the stage into a runway as they showcased their fashions.
Llisa Jones and another her daughters, Oclintia competed in the Senior Category along with Alicia Brown-Deeges and Aleria, Lisa Nicholas and Breana, Donna Eastman and Shemeka, Colleen Roberts-Collymore and Krystal, Angaleena Odle and Quissieana and Alana Beresford and Nianna.
Each pair in each category had approximately three minutes on the stage to showcase their outfits to the judges in an extravagant routine.
Winding down to the end of the show, the women were serenaded by Calvin Burnette and the Heatwave Band, they were also handed bouquets of flowers. When Burnette had finished handing out the flowers to the contestants, he left to stage to hand one to First Lady Sandra Granger who was seated in the audience. While singing the popular Foreigner song “I Want To Know What Love Is”, he handed the microphone to the First Lady who continued the song and had the audience screaming and applauding.
At the end of the competition, Jenel Cox- Greaves and her daughter Trinity came out as the winners of the Junior Category, while Subbrina Marcus and her daughter Nashavia won the Middle Category by just half a point over the pair placing second place. Alicia Brown-Deeges and her daughter Aleria copped the Senior title.
At the end of the show, Subbrina Marcus told Stabroek News that she was grateful for the experience as it was the first competition she and her daughter had been in together and it has strengthened her bond with her daughter.
Co-producer Sulan Fung said she was pleased with the production and the winners as she believed in her judges and their decisions. “I am very satisfied with everything. I think this is perhaps my best production ever,” she said.
