Miss Earth Guyana seeks contestants

The Miss Earth Guyana franchise, Guyana Premiere is seeking a new queen to represent Guyana at this year’s Miss Earth International leg of the pageant.

The Miss Earth Pageant is geared towards promoting environmental awareness.

This year Miss Earth Guyana National finalists will be given a number of opportunities which, include educational seminars focusing primarily on green education and public speaking, eco-tours to Fort Island, Madewini, Leguan and the Mangrove Restoration project, pageant training and coaching by Jada’s Consultancy, among many other benefits.

The candidates vying for the title are required to be: a natural born female of Guyanese decent; single, never been married, never given birth; 18-28 years of age (delegate must be 28 until December 2019); at least 5 feet 5 inches or 165.10 cm; outgoing and friendly; in excellent physique; and have a well-rounded knowledge of Guyana’s environment and culture.

Reigning queen Xamiera Kippins represented Guyana in Philippines among 100 other countries. Xippins copped the gold medal for her costume depicting Guyanese folklore, the Ole Higue as well as the silver medal for her talent.

For the second consecutive year, Demerara Bakery Inc. of Land of Canaan, East Bank of Demerara is the pageant’s official ‘Beauties for a Cause’ sponsor. Miss Earth Guyana 2019 is also sponsored by recently acquired ISO certified, Nand Persaud & Company Ltd., Precise Printing & Stationery Supplies, Department of Tourism and Ministry of Social Cohesion.

Xamiera will crown her successor on June 15th at the National Cultural Centre. Miss Earth Guyana 2019 will go on to represent Guyana at this year’s international leg. Her prize will total one million dollars in cash and other prizes.

Interested applicants can apply at www.missearthguyana.org