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to endure, she learnt to walk in heels and to face the fear of stage fright. In the run up to the pageant she and the other contestants joined broadcasters every Saturday on the Bartica Regatta Vibes radio programme which aided in preparing them for public speaking.
The Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant, Arian said, further gave her a sisterhood with the girls especially the twins who competed, Tianna and Tia Rigby, the latter of whom won the Miss Congeniality Award.
For girls who feel today like Arian felt some years ago, she encourages them to give pageantry a try. “Pageantry allows you to see your true self. You’re always under pressure and more is expected of you. You never realize your limits until you try. It takes you out of your comfort zone to makes you your best,” she said.
Chief Judge and executive producer of the Caribbean Next Top Model Wendy Fitz William encouraged Arian to try for the competition advising her that no goal is ever too big.
Already she has made up her mind that come next year she’ll be representing Guyana on the Caribbean Next Top Model runway. Arian also has her sights set on competing at the Miss Universe Guyana in the future.
The queen whose platform was ‘Combatting Sexual Abuse among Hinterland Communities’ has already began planning a camp around this. The camp called ‘Guyanese Glow Bartica’ is expected to be held at the end of the next term. Its objective is to neutralize sex education between boys and girls by promoting gender fluid activities such as sports, academics and art classes. The camp will cater for youth between the ages 12-18. Arian hopes this is the beginning of an organisation she wants to someday form to provide holistic sexual education as well as counselling for sexually abused victims especially children.
The Scorpio is a blogger on her Instagram page ‘Journey of a Guyanese Girl’ and hopes to someday write a book about what it is like for a girl to grow up in Guyana.
Her free time finds her enjoying singing jazz and blues, jogging, travelling, and reading autobiographies and history.
Arian’s prizes include trophies, a twoday, one-night stay at the Baganara Resort for two, two outfits from That Look Boutique, a makeover by Toya Halo Salon, a Samsung J2 handset and $300,000.
First runner-up was Kasherell Payne, while Takeisa Boston came third.