In Guyana news, The Miss Guyana beauty pageant is in search of contestants for the upcoming Miss Guyana UK pageant. This is a worldwide pageant that takes place throughout the world in various countries, but predominantly in the UK, USA, and Canada. Its aim is to support and promote Guyanese culture and tourism.
Since 1994, the pageant has become extremely high profiled within the Guyanese community and receives substantial support from the Guyanese High Commission. Numbers attending the shows have progressively increased to in excess of 2,000.
This particular competition stands alone as the premier event of its kind. The competition will feature Eight beautiful and talented contestants descendants of the six races that contribute to the make up of the people of Guyana.