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Miss
Universe Guyana, Soyini Fraser
during her meet and greet event
at the house of
Consul General
of Guyana in Country Club,
Old Balara, Quezon City
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The competing delegates to the 65th
Miss Universe pageant have the support of their country’s Ambassadors and
Consuls officially residing in Metro Manila including Miss Guyana Universe 2016
Soyini Fraser who was feted with a reception organized by the Honorary Consul
of the Republic of Guyana, Mr. Joseph D’Oliveira held at the Tivoli Royale in
Quezon City on Tuesday.
Fraser, a 26-year-old, 5-foot-9, professional
model, dancer and actress, is one of the earliest to arrive in the country for
the Miss Universe contest on January 30. An aspiring Christian Child
Psychologist, the Georgetown native has been working with the less fortunate elderly
and children by empowering them through mentorship. She is appointed as a Special Ambassador by
the Guyana Tourism Authority and plans to share and promote the warmth of the Guyanese
people with her fellow candidates at the Miss Universe competition.
“While I have been competing in
several pageants for the last five years, I still feel nervous. I am especially
afraid to trip on my high heels during the evening gown competition. I am
excited to ride in your famous ‘jeepneys’ and to see what Manila has to offer,”
Fraser, who speaks fluent English, said during the reception.
“My primary concern as Miss Universe
Guyana 2016 would be the Plight of the Elderly who after giving the best years
of their lives to the development of the family unit, community and the
country, who are often times left to fend for themselves and are treated in
some cases as non-existent in their later years,” Fraser said of her chosen
Miss Universe advocacy.
Fraser, who has competed but unplaced
in Miss Erath 2010 and Miss Grand International 2015, has a tough goal to
accomplish of Guyana its first placement in Miss Universe pageant. Guyana has
so far only achieved several runner-up finishes in Miss World in the late 60s,
including 1967 second runner-up Shakira Caine, the second wife of British actor
Michael Caine.
Guyana, the fourth smallest and the
only English-speaking country in South America, is considered a Caribbean
country situated east of Venezuela and north of Brazil, both powerhouses in the
Miss Universe contest. Words and photos
by Eton B. Concepcion
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