Vena Mookram is Miss World Guyana 2017

Miss Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Vena Mookram, outshone her nine other rivals to cop the coveted Miss World Guyana 2017 title, when the pageant was held on Sunday evening before a large audience in the grand ballroom of the Marriott Hotel, Kingston.
Setting the catwalk on fire were 10 beauties – Miss Region One (Bairma-Waini), Delisha Wright; Miss Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), Sharda Pramdeo; Miss Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Hemwantie Seodat; Miss Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Vena Mookram; Miss Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), Joelly Valentine; Miss Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Thamesha Watson; Miss Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Ariell Basdeo; Miss Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), Crystal Wills; Miss Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo), Manisha Wong; and Miss Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), Nitifah Thompson.
The event commenced promptly at 20:00h and featured Guyana’s most popular Television sensation, Joel Ghansham as co-host with last year’s Queen, Nuriyyih Gerard.
As expected, Ghansham made a dramatic jaw dropping entrance onto the stage as he hid behind a curtain held up by two boys from which he appeared to be undressing and momentarily flinging pieces of clothing over the curtain much to the delight of the audience, before finally revealing himself to a thunderous applause and laughter in a black dress with glittering silver.

He also appeared throughout the show in two other outfits.
It was indeed a night of elegance as attendees were seen decked out in the latest style and fashion. The event, which was well attended, saw the girls’ appearing in three short segments: introduction, casual wear and evening wear. Entertainment was provided in the form of dances and musical interludes by a saxophonist and a guitarist.
The delegates were shortlisted to five who were then asked the same final question: ‘Why should you be the next Miss World Guyana? Mookram was the last to be asked and she answered with confidence.
This led to the final three spots resulting in the Queen Miss World Guyana 2017 Vena Mookram of Region Four, first princesses Manisha Wong of Region Nine, and second princess Ariell Ghanie of Region Seven.
It was an eye watering moment for many when Miss Region One, Delisha Wright serenaded the queen with her talent piece, after which the new queen crowned each of the other delegates with a smaller version of her crown.
Mookram will be representing Guyana in China in November for the international pageant where it is expected that more than 100 countries will participate.