Michelle Cole vs Randy Madray

Jyoti Hardat

The Miss Guyana Universe pageant has come and gone, with favourite Niketa Barker taking the crown and title at the Pegasus Hotel-staged event. I nicknamed it the Miss Gully Ras pageant, because I found it quite ridiculous that when patrons entered the VIP section they were given bands that read: “Gully Ras Birthday”. To read the entire review of the pageant, please see the web links below, or Google ‘Miss Gully Ras’.

Pageants are largely about the evening gowns and while they all appear here, I selected the two dresses that stood out the most to me on the night of the pageant. They were from Randy Madray and Michelle Cole.

After the pageant I began to reflect and understand why it is so important for designers to have the right persons wear their