Nikiesha Telford wins coveted Miss Linden crown

May 06, 2009 News

A superbly executed Miss Linden Town Week pageant saw Nikiesha Telford, who represented the Silvertown community, walking away with the coveted crown on Saturday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground.
Described as “the best in recent years”, “wonderful” and “a breath of fresh air” by satisfied patrons, the event thrilled the enthusiastic crowd from beginning to end.

Nikiesha Telford savours her victory with first runner-up Jenelle Babb (second from right) and Shellon Gilbert, 2nd runner-up (second from left).

Seven delegates, each representing a ward in Linden, competed for the honour of wearing the crown, through talent and intelligence segments, eloquence and deportment.
And even though the event did not attract the massive crowd that the Miss Big Bold and Beautiful pageant did on Wednesday night, patrons undoubtedly got their money’s worth in entertainment.
They were entertained by the likes of popular Linden poets Isha Shaw and Darren Henry and singer Yoland Nedd, who positively set the pace for the night’s proceedings, with a soulful rendition.
The recently formed Lichas Drama Group with their presentations “Old Higue” and the “Other side of Abuse” were positive testimonies to the group’s dedication to their craft. Both were excellently executed, and drew the comment, “riveting performances” by MC Sherene Blair.
The delegates made their first appearance on stage with their opening dance, followed by the casual wear sequence.
Here each delegate’s entrance on stage was preceded by a brief taped introduction, where the delegate spoke briefly about her self, the community she represented and her sponsor. This was shown on a huge projector.
The delegates later performed their individual talent pieces. They sang, recited poetry and danced their way into the hearts of the audience.
One particular talent piece, “Just pick me” which was superbly done by delegate number seven Jenelle Babb, immediately established her as the crowd favourite.
Delegate number one, Roshana Peters, wooed the crowd with her song “I’m wiser”
This was followed by the beach and casual wear segments, and finally the evening gown segment.
After the girls had paraded in their elegant gowns, and lined up for the judges to have a final look, the top five were chosen.
They were delegate number one Roshana Peters, representing Victory Valley, delegate number three Nikiesha Telford representing Silvertown, Tashana Allicock the number four delegate representing Kara Kara, delegate number six Shellon Gilbert, representing Central Mackenzie and delegate number seven, Jenelle Babb representing Retrieve.
Each girl was then asked a question to determine the winner.
Two of the delegates, Nikiesha Telford and Jenelle Babb tied, which required that they both answer another question. Telford effectively ousted Babb with her final response. Babb’s question was, “Do you think students preparing for a major exam should participate in extra curricular activities?”And why?
Telford’s question was, “If in a lifetime you could be a bird, eagle or pigeon, which would you rather be and why?” She said she would rather be an eagle and gave her reasons.
Shellon Gilbert, Miss Central Mackenzie copped the second runner-up position.
Delegate number four Tashana Allicock copped the Best Smile and Miss Congeniality prizes, while Nikiesha Telford who was eventually crowned queen, copped the Best Gown prize.
The gown was designed by Nikiesha and her sister Nadine Telford.