Last weekend I received a message from the Missosology Guyana Organization, asking me if I would be kind enough to edit their interview with the current Miss Guyana Universe 2012, Ruqayyah Boyer. At first I was very excited and felt honored that they would even consider me to review such an important article. Then slowly the nervousness began to creep in along with the doubts of if I could actually do this. That feeling only lasted for a few seconds…
Fashion & Beauty
I had a really awesome time last night hanging with the lovely ladies of Les Deux Ms Jewelry (Antia McGill & Dyonne Miller); Miss Guyana World 2012 (Arti Cameron) and Michelle Cole of COLEFACTS. The Event was held at the Limelight Marketplace in New York City to showcase the fashion creations of several well known designers such as Edwing D’Angelo and Michelle Cole and jewelry from Les Deus Ms. All of the pieces on display were highly fashionable, beautifully…
Nadia Jabour is a Guyanese born jewelry designer living in Toronto. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, she revealed that she started designing jewelry in Canada about 5 years ago. “I have always been creative, but after moving back to Canada was never able to find a niche area of the arts to develop, but with having teenage girls always wanting to have something different, I ventured into a class and never stopped after…
When June Haynes was a young girl in Guyana, she would spend her afternoons in her mom’s clothing store flipping through Vogue magazines that had been sent from America. Her love of style brought her to New York, where she attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and majored in fashion buying and merchandising. The combination of determination and felicity landed her the Senior Vice President of Retail & Brand Ambassador position at Valentino, the luxury fashion house founded by…
The elegant and unique style of Guyanese designer, Michelle Cole, is taking the runways by storm! Quoted as “one of the Caribbean’s most dynamic and artistically talented fashion designers,” Michelle Cole in quickly broadening her influence over the industry. She is currently one of the most successful fashion executives in Guyana and CEO of Colefacts, an affordable yet exquisite fashion line. Whether by vision or intervention, on her eleventh birthday, Michelle was presented a sewing machine by her mother. She made…
Reigning from Guyana, Samantha “Storm” Boyce is living up to her name and taking this industry by “Storm”. Transition from modeling, Storm vigorously worked on her craft as a makeup artist, and through different events and photo shoots, was able to gain a vast amount of experience; which afforded her an opportunity to work with M.A.C. Cosmetics. The invaluable experience she gained while working for the company allowed her to fully launch her makeup career. Storm has…
It’s always really inspiring to see young creative talents making an impression on the world and this 23 year old Guyanese model/actress/fashion designer is doing just that. Born on July 29, 1989 Shanice Jones has rapidly established herself in the New York fashion industry. Since migrating to the U.S in 2007, Jones has already launched her own clothing line “The Shanice Jones Collection”. Jones grew up in New Amsterdam, Berbice and attended the Trinity Street Primary School, New Amsterdam Multilateral then…
I stumbled upon a photo of a Guyana flag nail design and decided to explore the internet to see what else is out there. Here are some of the designs that I found. Which one is your favorite? .
Meet Ruqayyah Gabriella Boyer! She is a Guyanese-Dutch model, singer, actress, dancer, and reigning Miss Guyana Universe 2012. Born in Suriname to a Guyanese mother and a Surinamese father, Ruqayyah spent her first two years in her Dutch-speaking birth country before moving to Canada where she spent the next five years. Later on, Ruqayyah moved to her mother’s home country of Guyana where she currently resides. Ruqayyah was raised in an extended family and is the…
Arti Cameron is the reigning Miss Guyana World 2012 and represent Guyana this past Summer at the Miss World 2012 Competition in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. Arti is a highly motivated 23 year old with a passion for life.She is a pre-med student and plans to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a medical doctor. Arti has lived in three countries so far—Guyana, Jamaica, and the United States but has always seen Guyana as her homeland and the…