Miss Earth Guyana is set to display the Queen Amazonica National Costume on October 26 at the international pageant, where Guyana will be represented by Faydeha King. 
During the National Costume Competition, King will be wearing a Dexter Gardener design depicting Queen Amazonica.
This is in line with the theme for the competition this year, “Celebrating Flora.”
The Victoria Regia Lily, our national flower, is a species of flowering plant considered one of the largest of the water lilies. Its leaves can reach an amazing eight feet plus in diameter, and the plant is native to the Amazon as well as surrounding areas in South America.
The flower was discovered for the second time and given its official name in the year 1836 by explorer Richard Schomburgk in honour of Queen Victoria.
The costume features the placement of multiple miniature replicas of the Victoria Regia, and a butterfly execution style (representing the relationship between the gentle creatures and the flower itself). Regal and majestic like the flower, Queen Amazonica sprouts a pair of golden wings with a span of 70 inches dotted with multi-coloured stones.
From her back rise, eight replica lilies filled with “pixie dust” that is released on “flight” leaving a shimmering, almost magical trail behind her. Her majesty, Queen Amazonica is crowned by a headdress standing 17” high with gold buds, lily petals, two replica lilies, and hundreds of floral broken jewels and stones.
On her body is a suit made of sparkling silver and white lace, with an abdomen and breast exposure. It is embellished with white stones and green crystal beads on the lower thigh.
Every queen needs her sceptre and every enchantress needs her wand, so Queen Amazonica carries her sceptre wand. This symbol of power is made of broken crystalline stones, flower-shaped jewels and white flower petals covered in silver glitter.
A replica lily adorns the top of the wand and is filled with pixie dust as well as multi-coloured or plain white lights to add a magical effect. Her knee-length footwear is covered with over 300 white bridal flowers with centre stones and broken flower-shaped jewels. In total, the shoes carry a thousand hand- applied embellishments.
Last year, Miss Earth Guyana Xamiera Kippins won gold in the costume competition as she depicted the Ole Higue.
