{"id":25641,"date":"2025-01-17T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25641"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:20:02","slug":"zalika-samuels-crowned-miss-world-guyana-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/zalika-samuels-crowned-miss-world-guyana-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Zalika Samuels Crowned Miss World Guyana 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | December 9, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zalika Samuels of Region 10 was crowned Miss World Guyana 2024 during a spectacular ceremony at the Ramada Princess Hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, which marked the 10th anniversary of Guyana\u2019s Beauty with a Purpose platform, celebrated the achievements of Guyanese women and the significant contributions they make to their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s competition saw five finalists, each representing a different region of Guyana as Regional Ambassadors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each contestant showcased their unique Beauty with a Purpose projects, which align with the Miss World ethos of advocating for positive social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her victory speech, Zalika Samuels expressed immense pride in her achievement, noting that her win as the first Miss World Guyana from Linden would have a positive and lasting impact on her community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also highlighted how her Beauty with a Purpose project would benefit the people of Linden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme for this year\u2019s pageant, &#8220;Majesty,&#8221; honored the strength, purpose, and dignity of all Guyanese women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organizers emphasized that the event was not just about beauty, but about celebrating the powerful contributions made by women to their communities and society at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zalika Samuels&#8217; victory marks another milestone for the Beauty with a Purpose initiative, which was originally introduced by Rafieya Husain, the Miss World Guyana who brought international recognition to the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This competition continues to inspire young women to combine beauty with social responsibility and make a meaningful difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | December 9, 2024 Zalika Samuels of Region 10 was crowned Miss World Guyana 2024 during a spectacular ceremony at the Ramada Princess Hotel. The event, which&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25642,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25641\/revisions\/25642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}