UK-based Journalist and Life Skills Speaker, Sherry Dixon, who we featured back in October 2012 (Sherry Dixon, admitted to Black 100+ Hall Of Fame), recently graced the cover of Nubia Magazine and discusses her life and work in the community. This G.G. was also one of the recipients of the 2013 Stephen Lawrence Women’s Award – named after the slain 18 year old black youth whose 1993 murder galvanized London and forced its criminal justice…
Fashion & Beauty
“As queen, I am very proud and feel honoured to be representing my country in Malaysia for the Miss India Worldwide, April 2013 pageant and will do my best to make my country proud.” These were the words of reigning Miss India Guyana 2013, Katherina Roshana, during her acceptance speech back in January. Katherina will represent Guyana at the International Miss India Worldwide Pageant scheduled to be held in Malaysia on April 21st, 2013. She…
Miss Guyana World 2012, Arti Cameron, recently graced the cover of Alizé La Vie Magazine. We can’t seem to get enough of this beauty and she’s represent Guyana well. Keeping on Rocking Arti! .
Melissa Phillips is making her mark in the pageant world, and New York City as she works towards her life goals. Born to both a Guyanese mother and father in Brooklyn, NY the conditions of her environment shaped her perspective on the past and future. Understanding family traditions of honest work, principles of education and the necessity to remember humble beginnings, she worked to succeed in life. She attended St. Augustine’s Episcopal school, and…
Legendary Designer Patricia Coates, or Pat as she is more fondly called, is a well known name in the Fashion Industry not only in the Caribbean but also Internationally. Born and raised in Guyana, Pat was a teacher for some years, then worked in the private sector before making designing her career. It was her frustration with having to wait for others to sew for her that triggered her interested to design her own clothing. She survived…
Sarah Bacchus is the founder, fashion designer, stylist and wardrobe consultant of the high fashion brand, 34-24-36. Her sophisticated clothing line revisits the old Hollywood glamor era, with a modern flair for today’s women. She believes in celebrating femininity and always looking the part, especially since she is in the business of Fashion. Sarah realized her Fashion sense at an early age, in Guyana, where she was born and raised. She took her weekly allowance from her parents and bought fabrics to make…
Model presents a spectacular creation by designer Kristy Griffith at the hair and nails competition in the Walking on Sunshine fashion show in Isika, Guyana. Source: http://wodumedia.com/.
Canadian actress & international fashion model, Simone Small aka “Small & Mighty” was born to a Guyanese mother and Barbadian father. She attended Humber College and Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, Ontario. The only child for her parents, Simone recalled having a great childhood. She spent her school years in Toronto but every summer went to Barbados or Guyana, sometimes both, to spend time with her cousins, aunts and uncles. Simone’s mother is from…
“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” ― Marilyn Monroe .
Jenell Pierre, is the CEO of Bow Jay, a fashion accessories line, based in Georgetown, Guyana. A 2011 graduate of St. Stanislaus, and former science major, Jenell started out making bow as a just as an ‘accidental’ hobby. It quickly became apparent to Jenell that this teenage pastime was much more than that. As her designs caught the eyes of her family and family, they wanted her to make pieces for them and offered to pay…