Georgetown: Newly-crowned Miss Guyana India Worldwide 2015 Lieve Blanckeart is quite passionate about children and so will be taking on improving the lives of orphans as her platform for the international pageant to be held in India in a few months.
The 17-year-old says she loves children and as a result of this, her platform deals extensively with education and orphans.
The School of the Nations student, who describes herself as down-to-earth and kind, says that many are privileged to have that one-on-one relationship with their parents when they get home from school, but when orphans return to their homes, there is just one or two adults who would have to manage many of them, so the entire one-on-one concept is lost.
She said she has been planning to set up a mentorship programme where young people can volunteer their time to sit and teach these students, so that they can boost their grades. She believes that with the new title, she would now be able to push her dream a bit further.
Although Blanckeart is just 17 and about to tackle the Miss India Worldwide 2015 Pageant with over 40 beauties of Indian descent from around the world competing for the crown, she is confident that she will do well. Blanckeart believes that age is not the only determining factor of one’s capabilities as it also has a lot to do with experience.
She noted that she has been receiving overwhelming support from family, friends and well-wishers over the past few months.
Blanckeart will begin her preparations for her talent piece from today. She will be performing a dance number choreographed by Apsara’s Chandini Rambalack, featuring a blend of flamenco and belly dancing.
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