Miss Guyana cracks top 10 at Miss World 2014 pageant…

Dec 15, 2014 News

Guyana’s very own Rafieya Husain managed to be one of the top 10 contestants in the Miss World 2014 pageant, which was held last night in London. This marks Guyana’s first time in over 40 years in making it this far in the international competition, since Nalini Moonsar was adjudged Third Runner-up in 1971.

Miss Guyana 2014, Rafieya Husain

Husain took to the popular social media site, Facebook, to give thanks to all her supporters. At the time she remarked that she was still in “a world of emotions”. She remarked that despite being sick on the night of the competition, she gave it her all and was proud to represent Guyana in the pageant.
The other nine contestants who also topped the competition were Miss India, South Africa, England, Brazil, Hungary, Kenya, the United States, Mexico and Australia.
In addition to cracking into the top 10, Miss Guyana won the title of “Beauty with a Purpose”, which she shared with India, Kenya, Brazil and Indonesia.
The title was awarded to contestants who made great contributions advocating for their respective platforms in their respective countries. Husain’s platform was to raise awareness for signs of spousal abuse, especially among youth in Guyana.
Coming out the overall winner was Miss South Africa’s Rolene Strauss with Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar being crowned the runner-up.