Last Updated on July 27, 2023, 11:48 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The reigning national carnival queen of St Kitts and Nevis, Shafeyah Guishard, is travelling to Antigua and Barbuda for the 60th staging of the Miss Jaycees Queen Pageant. St Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Committee, the official sponsors of the reigning National Carnival Queen, have shared the news of her departure from St Kitts and Nevis.
The reigning national carnival queen would be among the ten contestants from the various Caribbean nations competing for the title of Miss Jaycees Queen. The pageant will take place on Monday, July 31, 2023. The following beauties will vie for the title of Miss Jaycees Queen:
- Adicia Burton representing Dominica
- Rynel Harris representing the United States Virgin Islands
- Miriam Alexander representing Guyana
- Shadyn McClean representing St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Jareena Penn representing the British Virgin Islands
- Shafeyah Guishard representing St Kitts and Nevis
- Valentchina Dantes representing Haiti
- Janet Turner representing Montserrat
- Shanice Butcher represents Saint Lucia.
The theme for the event is “Celebrating 60 Years of Vibrancy, Culture and Talent.” The participation of the National Carnival Queen of St Kitts and Nevis, Shafeyah Guishard in the competition is highly significant. This is because the 2022 edition of the Miss Jaycees Queen Pageant was won by St Kitts and Nevis 2021-22 National Carnival Queen, Nekirah Nicholls.
Nicholls will crown her successor and the new Jaycees Queen on the day of the pageant. After the victory of St Kitts and Nevis in the previous edition of the pageant. It is expected of Shafeyah Guishard to uphold the legacy of Nekirah Nicholls and retain the title for her home town, St kitts and Nevis.
Nicole Gumbs and Iantavian Queeley, who had represented St Kitts and Nevis in the Jaycees International Queen in 2001 and 2011 respectively, were also declared the winners of the Miss Jaycees crown.
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