{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{For|the regional pageant in [[French Guiana]], also known as Miss Guyane|Miss French Guiana}} {{Infobox Organization |name = Guyana's Miss World |formation = 1966 |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] |location = [[Guyana]] |membership = [[Miss World]]<br>[[Miss and Mister Supranational|Miss Supranational]] |language = [[English language|English]] |leader_title = License Holder |leader_name = Natasha Martindale |budget = |website = [http://www.missworldguyana.gy/] }}

'''Miss Guyana''' is the national [[Beauty pageant]] in [[Guyana]] where the Titleholder/National Winner represents [[Guyana]] at the [[Miss World]] competition. Guyana first placed at the Miss World competition in 1966 which was the first of six consecutive placements from semifinalist to top 3 finish from 1966 to 1971.[3] The Miss Guyana trademark is under Natasha Martindale directorship.

==History== ===Miss Guyana=== Since 1966 Miss Guyana was known as the Independent Queen whose winners represented Guyana at the Miss World contest. The first Miss Guyana was [[Umblita Van Sluytman]] from [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]. She became Guyana's first representative at the Miss World competition in London, in November 1966. A UPI photograph of her dancing on a table in her navel-baring, minimal costume for the pageant was published in many newspapers. She placed as a semifinalist.

====Seasons==== *'''1967''': [[Shakira Caine|Shakira Baksh]], the 1967 Miss Guyana, went on to become a runner-up at the [[Miss World 1967]] pageant.<ref>{{Cite book|page=4|title=Walk with Me: All Over Guyana|author=Helena Martin|publisher=[[Hay House]]|year=2011|isbn=978-1452503103}}</ref> Baksh married [[British people|British]] actor [[Michael Caine]] six years later, becoming his second wife.<ref>{{Cite book|page=229|title=The Easy Quiz Master|author=Peter Allen|publisher=[[Lulu (company)|Lulu]]|year=2008|isbn=978-0955848100}}</ref> *'''2009''': Imarah Radix was named Miss Guyana World in 2009 and went on to compete at the [[Miss World 2009]] pageant in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[Stabroek News]]|title=Miss Guyana World lives beauty with a purpose motto|date=March 6, 2010|author=Oluatoyin Alleyne|url=http://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/the-scene/03/06/miss-guyana-world-lives-beauty-with-a-purpose-motto/|access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> *'''2010''': Aletha Shepherd, who was Miss Guyana World 2010, went on to compete in the [[Miss Asia Pacific World]] pageant the following year, from which she withdrew after allegedly being [[Sexual harassment|sexually harassed]] by the pageant's sponsors and [[Racism|racially discriminated against]] by the judges.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[Kaieteur News]]|title=Miss Guyana escapes 'hostage' situation in South Korea pageant|date=October 23, 2011|url=http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2011/10/23/miss-guyana-escapes-%E2%80%98hostage%E2%80%99-situation-in-south-korea-pageant/|access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> *'''2012''': [[Arti Cameron]], a [[pre-medical]] student, was crowned Miss Guyana World.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Times Newsweekly|title=LaGuardia Grad Is Now Miss Guyana: Competing For Miss World Crown|date=August 9, 2012|url=http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2012-08-09/Local_News/LaGuardia_Grad_Is_Now_Miss_Guyana.html|access-date=July 7, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033552/http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2012-08-09/Local_News/LaGuardia_Grad_Is_Now_Miss_Guyana.html|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> That July, Cameron appeared at the JRG Bikini Under the Bridge Fashion Show in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Caribbean Life|title=Miss Guyana World to appear in N.Y.|date=March 30, 2012|url=http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2012/4/2012_03_29_sub_miss_guyana.html|access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> It is traditional for beauty queens to be tall in order to better showcase their [[Human leg|legs]], but Cameron was one of several contestants at [[Miss World 2012]] who were [[Petite size|petite]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The New Paper]]|title=Short in stature, but not on performance|author=Charlene Chua|date=September 1, 2012|url=http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120830-368638.html|access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> *'''2013''': Natasha Martindale took over the leadership of the Miss Guyana World pageant, replacing Ken Chung who had previously filled that role.<ref name=Caribbean>{{Cite news|work=Caribbean News Desk|title=Miss World announces new Guyana Franchise Holder|date=June 6, 2013|url=http://www.caribnewsdesk.com/news/6001-miss-world-announces-new-guyana-franchise-holder|access-date=July 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130708061600/http://www.caribnewsdesk.com/news/6001-miss-world-announces-new-guyana-franchise-holder|archive-date=July 8, 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref> *'''2014''': Rafieya Husain was crowned Miss World Guyana 2014 on May 26, 2014. The 22-year-old scooped the top prize at the event held at the National Cultural Centre. Speaking after collecting her prize, Rafieya promised to work with various organisations to fight the scourge of domestic violence, by tackling it from the grassroot level. In addition, she is optimistic that she has what it takes to bring home the Miss World crown later in the year. The 1st runner up was Atisha Gaskill, with Denicia Williams 2nd runner up.

===Miss World Guyana=== ;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists }} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Titleholders !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss World Guyana !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1966|1966]] | | [[Umblita Van Sluytman]] | '''Top 15''' | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 1967|1967]] | [[File:Shakira Caine Allan Warren.jpg|frameless]] | [[Shakira Caine]] | '''2nd Runner-up''' | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1968|1968]] | | Adrienne Harris | '''Top 7''' | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 1969|1969]] | | Pamela Patricia Lord | '''3rd Runner-up''' | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1970|1970]] | | Jennifer Diana Evan Wong | '''Top 10''' | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 1971|1971]] | | Nalini Moonsar | '''3rd Runner-up''' | |- | [[Miss World 1988|1988]] | | Christina Jardim | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1989|1989]] | | Reeya Majeed | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 1999|1999]] | | Indra Changa | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2001|2001]] | | Olive Gopaul | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2002|2002]] | | Odessa Abenaa Phillips | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2003|2003]] | | Alexis Glasgow | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2004|2004]] | | Suzette Marissa Shim | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | | Jasmine Samoy Herzog | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2006|2006]] | | Dessia Braithwaite | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2007|2007]] |[[File:Miss Guyana 07 Candace Charles (cropped).jpg|frameless]] | Candace Charles | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2008|2008]] | | Christa Lasaunta Simmons | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2009|2009]] | | Kalerouann Radix | Unplaced || [[Miss World Talent]] (Top 22) |- | [[Miss World 2010|2010]] | | Aletha Shepherd | Unplaced || [[Miss World Sports]] (Semifinalist) |- | [[Miss World 2012|2012]] | | Arti Cameron | Unplaced || [[Miss World Sports]] (Finalist) |- | [[Miss World 2013|2013]] |[[File:Ruqayyah Boyer, Invictus, profile.jpg|frameless]] | [[Ruqayyah Boyer]] | Unplaced || [[Miss World Beach Beauty]] (Semifinalist)<br>[[Miss World Talent]] (Quarterfinalist) |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2014|2014]] |[[File:Rafieya Miss Guyana.jpg|frameless]] | [[Rafieya Husain]] | '''Top 10''' | align="left"| * '''[[Beauty With a Purpose]]''' * '''Continental Queen of Caribbean''' |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2015|2015]] |[[File:LisaPunch.jpg|center|frameless|Miss World Guyana 2015]] | [[Lisa Punch]] | '''Top 10''' | align="left"| * '''[[Miss World Talent]]''' * <small>[[Miss World 2015|Multimedia Awards]] (Top 5)</small> * [[Beauty With a Purpose]] (Top 10) |- | [[Miss World 2016|2016]] | | Nuriyyih Gerrard | Unplaced || [[Beauty with a Purpose]] Certificate (Quarterfinalist) |- | [[Miss World 2017|2017]] | | Vena Mookram | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | [[File:Ambika Ramraj on come chat wid me.jpg|frameless]] | Ambika Ramraj | Unplaced | [[Miss World Talent]] (Finalist)<br>[[Beauty with a Purpose]] (Semifinalist) |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2019|2019]] | | Joylyn Conway | '''Top 40''' | |- | 2020 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no pageant in 2020—2022}} |- | 2023 | | Andrea King<ref>{{cite web|title=Confident and humble: Andrea King is Miss World Guyana 2022|url=https://newsroom.gy/2022/08/23/confident-and-humble-andrea-king-is-miss-world-guyana-2022/}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- | 2025 | | Zalika Samuels<ref>{{Cite news |title=Zalika Samuels crowned Miss World Guyana 2024|url=https://writeups24.com/zalika-samuels-crowned-miss-world-guyana-2024/|access-date=10 December 2024|date=9 December 2024|website=Writeups24|language=english}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- | 2026 | | Kelcia Nelson<ref>{{cite news |title=Kelcia Nelson crowned Miss World Guyana 2026 |url=https://newsroom.gy/2026/05/26/kelcia-nelson-crowned-miss-world-guyana-2026/ |website=Newsroom Guyana |language=en |date=26 May 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref> | TBA | |- |}

===Miss Supranational Guyana=== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}

{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Supranational Guyana !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss Supranational !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- | [[Miss Supranational 2021|2021]] | Felicia Ally | Unplaced |- | [[Miss Supranational 2016|2016]] | Jaleesa Mar-Chell Peterkin | Unplaced |- |}

===Miss Universe Guyana===

{{main article|Miss Universe Guyana}}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Miss World countries and territories}} {{Miss Supranational countries and territories}}

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