Applications open for local legs of India Worldwide pageants

Rashena Hanif being crowned Miss India Guyana 2019 by previous queen Shoshanna Ramdeen.
Rashena Hanif being crowned Miss India Guyana 2019 by previous queen Shoshanna Ramdeen.

The Miss India Worldwide Guyana is accepting applications for the Miss India Worldwide Guyana, Miss Teen India Worldwide Guyana, and Mrs India Guyana and Guyanese women of Indian descent are invited to apply.

According to the organisers, applicants must be 18 to 27 years old as at December 31, 2020; must be a citizen, resident or born in Guyana; must have never been married or given birth; and must have a passion for Indian culture and charity.

Applicants for the Mrs India Guyana can be of any age, but must be a citizen, resident or born in Guyana. Applicants can be married, widowed, divorced with or without children and must have a passion for Indian culture and charity.

Teens hoping to be Miss Teen India Guyana must be 13 to 17 years old as at December 31, 2020; must be a citizen, resident or born in Guyana; must have never been married or given birth; and must have a passion for Indian culture and charity.

Each finalist will be eligible for the opportunity of a lifetime experience to travel to India and represent Guyana at the 2020 staging of the Miss, Teen and Mrs India worldwide pageants in Mumbai. She will be exposed to the richness of Indian culture and will be able to embrace art forms in classical dancing, yoga, and Indian cooking in addition to extensive pageant training with a leading pageant coach which will focus on routines, intelligence, etiquette, image, and personality. These pageants are of the calibre that promotes self-awareness and growth as regards confidence, public speaking, self-worth, and talents among other qualities.

Over the years, the pageants have empowered contestants and supported them in becoming voices for causes dearest to them; they were availed a platform to contribute to the growth and betterment of their communities and the country at large.

This is the third year that the franchise is being run by Hashim Alli; the third edition of the Miss India Guyana, and the second editions of Mrs and Teen India Guyana, which saw their representatives being selected by the Miss/Teen/Mrs India Guyana Organization last year. This year however, these two categories will be in competition.

Last year Rashena Hanif emerged as Miss India Guyana 2019 while a surprising twist at the Miss India Guyana Competition saw Amisha Sarjoo being crowned Miss Teen India Guyana 2019, and Kristal Inshan as the new Mrs India Guyana 2019. This year all three ladies will be crowning their successors on coronation night

Interested persons eligible to participate in the pageant should submit a biographies and two photographs to missindiaworldwidegy@gmail.com The application process ends on February 21.