Medical student Rafeeza Mohamed was crowned Miss Region One on Saturday last at the Mabaruma Settlement Ground after she wowed the judges with her elegance, poise and confidence despite it being her first time. Rafeeza’s platform for the pageant suicide.
The 20-year-old young woman, who is originally from the community of Barimanobo, explained that initially when she had seen a post about the competition, she had jokingly told her aunt that she should compete. However, her aunt thought it was a splendid idea and urged her to reach out to the pageant coordinator since she was living in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara at the time.