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Ruquayah Bouyer crowned Miss Linden
Spectacular performances, including a riveting talent display that merited a standing ovation, all but clinched the deal for delegate Number Four, Ruquayah Bouyer, who was early Sunday morning crowned Miss Linden, at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground.
Bouyer immediately grabbed the audience’s attention with her eloquently executed introduction, and maintained it throughout the duration of the pageant.
But the going was not always easy for her, as Delegate Number Two, (Wrenea Syndey) Delegate Number Three (Shellon Milling) and Delegate Number Seven (Michon Guillaume) were almost as eloquent.
However, by the time the talent segment came around, judging from the audience’s reaction to Bouyer’s performance, she was already a winner as far as they were concerned.
This delegate’s talent piece was so original that it took everyone by surprise.
First she sang, then waxed poetic, then sang again; all the while extolling the rich resources of our country and the audience loved her.
And as if her sheer eloquence was not enough, Bouyer chose to don a costume that depicted the rich flora and fauna of Guyana.
Thunderous applause erupted as she exited the stage, creating an almost insurmountable precedent for the others to follow.
The other delegates, except Monette Mingo and Shellon Milling, chose poetry for their talent pieces. These two sang and danced respectively.
All the poets, with the exception of Wrenea Sidney, who got a lukewarm response for her performance, received good responses for their renditions.
The swimwear segment saw the delegates donning pieces designed by Derek Moore; and here the delegates all did well.
Then it was time for the evening wear segment, and the delegates again looked exceedingly well and performed creditably.
This was the defining moment when the five finalists were chosen.
The finalists were Wrenea Sidney, Monette Mingo, Rhonda Harry,Ruquayah Bouyer and Michon Guillaume. Shellon Milling and Shennella Thomas were at this point eliminated.
One final question was the only thing that now stood between the finalists and the crown, as all previous scores had been eliminated. This move was not too well accepted by many in the audience who felt that all the delegates’ previous hard work was now reduced to naught.
However, their fears were soon allayed after crowd favorite Ruquayah Bouyer was announced winner at the culmination.
This came as no surprise to the audience, as this delegate outperformed her counterparts in every category, including the intelligence segment.
She also captured the prize for the best body and most intelligent.
Her first runner up was Wrenea Sidney. The second runner up was Michon Guillaume, with Rhonda Harry and Monette Mingo copping the third and fourth runners up positions respectively.
The Miss Congeniality prize went to Shellon Milling. (Enid Joaquin)
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