Seventeen-year-old Mae Allicock is the winner of the Annual Rupununi Rodeo pageant, where her indigenous wear, a first for the event, set her apart from the other contestants and guaranteed her this year’s Rodeo Queen crown.
The event, which took place on the lawns of the Takutu Hotel and Bar in Lethem, attracted hundreds of people from all over the country and more from Brazil, who are visiting the region for a weekend of rodeo-related activities. The pageant had three segments, introductory segment, the beachwear segment and the Rodeo ‘Cowgirl’ outfit display segment.
During her introduction, Allicock, who is a receptionist at the Surama Eco Tourism Lodge, took advantage of her home village (Surama) being one of the main tourist attractions in the hinterland and highlighted its rich indigenous culture, wildlife and food.
