Jenel Cox won the right to represent Guyana at the 58th edition of Miss Universe which was held on the Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 23rd after winning the Miss Guyana Universe 2009 at the National Cultural Centre.
Story broke nation-wide on a popular local entertainment programme “In Da Mix” that reigning Miss Guyana Universe Jenel Cox is expecting. Pageant organizers only learnt of the pregnancy when the story broke on the tv show and that very evening the beauty queen attended the prize giving ceremony! The organizers had very little to say to her and remained tight lipped on the issue. Jenel Cox told GtShowBiz.com that she is indeed pregnant and “very proud”. She also told us that she is happily engaged to a wonderful guy and she is anxiously anticipating the arrival of her bundle of joy!
Fifteen super-sizzling ladies battled for supremacy and many unleashed their 'pageant fire'. But in the end, it was the pretty, sophisticated and provocative Jenelle Cox who blazed a scorching trail to whisk away the crown and title from 14 other contestants.
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In the first runner-up spot was Rachael Bakker, followed by Lecrisha Rambalack, Janella Lewis and Nandani Seecharan who occupied the second, third and fourth runner-up spots respectively. Rambalack also won the Miss Photogenic and the People's Choice awards, while Lewis and Cianna Persaud copped the Miss Body Beautiful and Miss Congeniality prizes, respectively.
Miss Universe 2009, which will be aired live from the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas on August 23, is a joint venture between the Trump Organization and NBC Universal.
The local queen will head to the Bahamas in August to compete with 91 other women from around the world.
The new queen will receive some $2.5M in prizes, inclusive of a 21 days stay at the world famous Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, and two round-trip tickets to Jamaica for one week, with hotel accommodation.
Yep that's rite ya'll, it's time to step down Meleesa not that we didn't love u but we're ready for a new queen.After a one-year hiatus Miss Guyana Universe is back and Guyanese may see 15 — the number is still to be decided — contestants face off on the National Cultural Centre stage come June 27.Manager of the pageant Nicolette Lumumba said the committee is in the process of collecting applications from prospective contestants and this process closes on May 18.
She said the committee hopes to have 12 to 15 contestants on stage and the winner will represent Guyana at the Miss Universe pageant set for the Bahamas on August 23.
The last pageant was held in 2007 with the crown going to catwalk model Meleesa Payne. Miss Guyana Universe franchise holder Odinga Lumumba was subsequently involved in an accident and there was no pageant last year.
As usual the contestants for this year’s pageant will compete in three segments: interview, swim suit and evening gown. For a number of years, the interview segment has been conducted prior to the pageant night and on live television.
Nicolette said the pageant is dubbed ‘The Quest’ as in previous years and the committee is focused on selecting a winner who could represent Guyana. As for the pageant itself it is expected to be “short and powerful”.
Persons interested in applying can contact Nicolette Lumumba on telephone number 629-0774 and Artistic Director Dereck Moore on 663-8213 and 220-0691.
This week Moore was in Berbice, at the Tain Campus and the Little Rock Hotel, while Nicolette journeyed to Essequibo to seek out contestants.
DANG it's bout time.
