Miss Guyana Global Poonam Singh on Saturday evening copped the 1st runner-up spot and several awards in the Miss Global International Pageant 2016, held in the Dominican Republic.
Miss Guyana Global Poonam Singh
The 21-year-old Guyanese beauty queen finished behind the Brazilian representative.
Singh broke the news via a video she posted on her Facebook page following the Pageant. She stated that she could not believe she had done her country so proud, given that the pageant was her first.
“Guyana, I am so glad that I am bringing this home to you. I am bringing all these medals home to you, and I just want to say thank you for your support,” Singh stated.
The Guyanese beauty walked away with the Best Personality, Best National Costume and Best Evening Gown prizes, in addition to her second-place finish. She also captured the second-place prize for Miss Maja of the World and finished in the top three for the talent competition.
The delegates from around the world participated on the evening of the pPgeant in national costume, swimwear, evening wear and intelligence segments.
The delegates who would have placed in the top five in the talent preliminaries had the opportunity of showcasing their masterpieces on the night of the pageant.
Singh, who performed a song as her talent piece, definitely blew the crowd away with her melodious voice. That came as no surprise, since in 2011, at the age of 16, Singh shot to stardom when she placed second in the GT&T Jingle & Song Competition after which she ventured out to pursue her tertiary education.
She graduated with a Diploma in Communication Studies from the University of Guyana, and is presently pursuing a Bachelor of Law from the University of London through the Nations University.
At the Miss Global International 2015 Pageant, Guyana’s representative, Alicia Bess had secured the second runner-up spot. She came in for high praise from Singh in her Facebook video.
“Alicea Bess, you are the epitome of what a queen should be like,” she raved.
Singh stated that she did not have enough time to train for the international pageant, but it was Bess who worked with her extensively for approximately a month.
Singh’s Facebook video received an outpouring of warm wishes and love from friends, past queens and many others.
