Georgetown: Analisa Andrews who hails from Moraikobai, the only Amerindian village in Region five was Sunday evening crowned Miss Amerindian Heritage 2013, defeating nine other contestants at the Amerindian Heritage Pageant held at the National Cultural Centre (NCC).
Letitia Daniels, Region three, Gleary Williams, Region seven, Shevon Hyderkhan , Region six and Vickiola Aaron, Region eight copped first, second, third and fourth runner-up respectively.
Letitia Daniels, Gleary Williams, Shevon Hyderkhan, Vickiola Aaron, who copped first, second, third and fourth runner-up respectively at the Miss Amerindian Heritage Pageant held at the National Cultural Centre
This event culminated the month-long Amerindian Heritage celebrations during the month of September which were held under the theme “Honouring our Culture, Advancing our future”.
The 10 young Amerindian beauties, one each from the Administrative regions, competed for the crown in the presence of Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, and Permanent Secretary, Collin Croal.
The pageant conveyed a mixture of diverse cultures of Amerindians’ way of life. The delegates highlighted the development, rich, unique and diverse cultural heritage of Guyana’s first people.
The exceptional talent segment depicted Amerindian traditions in the form of poetry, and dance, which saw the delegates strongly addressing the need for Amerindians to keep their traditions alive.
The confident 21-year old Analisa Andrews amused the judges with her spectacular cultural piece as an advocate for Amerindian culture and traditions.
The beauty believes that young people have an integral role in the development of their communities, hence, youth leadership in Amerindian communities was her platform.
Several prrizes were handed out including for the Most Elegant, Most Disciplined, and Miss Photogenic along with others that the queen received.
The event also saw cultural pieces from various Amerindian groups. The next Amerindian heritage pageant will be held in 2015.
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