Sharda Pramdeo is a young lady with a vision, a heart that finds passion for the finer things in life but also to look out for those who have no means of looking out for themselves.
This 18-year-old belle was born on January 8, 1999, at the West Demerara Regional Hospital to an ecstatic young mother who sacrificed a lot to make the young woman the person she is today.
Sharda, who currently resides in Tuschen Housing Scheme, on the East Bank of Essequibo, is new to the world of pageantry, with Miss World Guyana 2017 being a whole new realm for her. But don’t be fooled, she might not have the experience but she is bringing her ‘A’ game to the competition.
Pramdeo is currently an employee of the Guyana Revenue Authority – Tax Operations and Services Division – and in her spare time she makes sure she does the things that she’s passionate about. These include photography and drawing. She related that she loves looking at things around her as though her eyes are the lens of a camera. She professes to have a very high sense of taste for creativity and class. The beauty also enjoys dancing, cycling, playing with children and reading books.
The Miss World pageant is all about promoting young women, helping them to grow in confidence. It is for this reason, among others, that Pramdeo decided to be a delegate in the pageant. She is already confident and self-love is her greatest quality, but she wanted to use this to inspire others to look at themselves the way she looks at herself. As she said, “I believe in myself and I know with hard work as my priority, I can get anything done. I’m not just saying it but it was proven from past experiences.” Her Beauty With a Purpose platform will be implemented under the title “Raising Awareness For Physical Violence Against Women.” Thus far, she has already started and has even formed an alliance with RIVAH, a non-governmental organisation formed by Miss World Guyana and Miss World Caribbean 2014, Rafieya Husain. The organisation which is dedicated to assisting women who suffer domestic violence, will allow Pramdeo to take her project one step further.
Her mother was the reason why she chose that platform. In fact, her mother had given birth to her at a very young age and it made growing up difficult for both her and her sister. They moved around quite a bit and it was evident to her that her mom was hurting because she was struggling to take care of them. From moving around that much as well, she saw many women enduring domestic abuse and being the person she is, she just had to take a stand against it.
Little needs to be asked about who her inspiration is but if you haven’t figured it out by now, her mother has been her greatest form of inspiration and will continue to be so for as long as she lives. “The most influential person in my life is my mother. My mother is exactly who I want to be like in the future; kind, compassionate, hardworking and a true epitome of a God-fearing individual. She is an inspiration for me and others who know her.”
This was her message to young women now discovering themselves: “To all the young ladies out there who do not know who you are or you’re now discovering who you truly are, I would like to say that you should first learn to love yourself and believe in everything that you do. If you can’t love yourself then you can’t love others. It is said that strong women don’t play victims, they don’t make themselves pitiful and they don’t throw stones and point fingers at others. They stand and they deal. Do not allow anyone to make you feel inferior….” Definitely words of wisdom and words we hope someone will take meaningfully.
The recently sashed Miss Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) already has plans for when she becomes Miss World Guyana 2017 as she stated, “Should I become the next Miss World Guyana or when I become the next Miss World Guyana, I would like to empower women all around us. I am very passionate about my platform – Domestic Violence Against Women – and I hope to hold a voice for all those out there who do not seem to have the courage to speak up. I would be active in many charitable works so that I can give back to our society. I would also like to target children so that they will be able to know the consequences of domestic violence and won’t even dare take a chance to be a perpetrator of such an act.”
Life is paved with many difficulties, there are always ups and downs but as an individual who loves herself, Pramdeo is able to overcome any situation. She believes that if you love yourself, there is no individual or situation that should bring you down.
