Twelve young women have been shortlisted as semifinalists for the Miss World Guyana pageant from a cohort of 25, after competing in a series of challenges.
A selection of 15 was made on January 26, but two of the contestants have dropped out and withdrawn and a third is no longer eligible.
The semifinalists are Aaliyah Anthony, Alicia Jordan, Aliya Wong, Celicia Campbell, Ederle Stephen, Gabriella Chapman, Jamicia McCalman, Jhadee Gordon, Raeshaunna Jones, Reshana Khan, Sasha Hughes-Williams, and Sherzana Munilall.
Already, they have competed in the Republic Day, two-looks inspired photoshoot where each candidate was challenged to ace two looks. Those wanting a designer look wore Mark Roy Junor headpieces, but Jamicia, Sherzana, Sasha and Ederle had their own custom-made pieces to reflect more of their personality, as in Aliya’s case. UK-based Alicia flaunted a headpiece by All African Colours for her shoot while USA-based Jhadee opted for her own custom-made piece as well.
They will next complete a social media-inspired pitch as they highlight their Beauty With A Purpose projects. They will also compete in philosophy, classical music, dining etiquette and the creation of a personalized playbook for success inclusive of a SWOT analysis and a five-year plan that will see the best 10 contestants as finalists. At this point, each will be assigned one of Guyana’s administrative regions.
Official license holder of the pageant, Majesty International, is inviting interested partners in the business community to join as corporate supporters of the semifinalists.
The final ten will compete in Talent, a Head to Head Challenge, Sports and Fitness, Beauty With A Purpose, and Top Model.
On coronation night, May 26, one will be deemed the most suitable to represent Guyana at the international leg and will be crowned Miss World Guyana 2020.
