By Bobby Walker
with photos by Aubrey James
The delegates from Dominica, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago quite literally got a leg up on the competition when contestants took to the National Culture Centre stage on Wednesday evening, in the first round of this year’s Miss Jamzone International Pageant.
The night began with reigning Miss Jamzone International Lesa Gayle Wee Tom being taken on stage, elevated by four well-oiled and strapping men in loincloths. Wee Tom, the reigning Miss Jamzone International, wore an extravagant yellow headpiece and long African-inspired dress. She gave her introduction and a short speech about her reign as Miss Jamzone International. And, like a true queen,
