Miss Guyana Universe 2009 Explained

Miss Guyana Universe 2009
Date:	July 4, 2009
Presenters:	Wanita Huburn Stan Gouviea
Entertainment:	Adesia Lambert, Gordon Marsh, Jessica Xavier, Aspara Dancers, Wayne Marshall
Venue:	National Cultural Center, Georgetown, Guyana
Director:	Derek Moore
Entrants:	15
Winner:	Jenel Cox
Congeniality:	Cianna Persaud
Photogenic:	Lucria Rambalak
Award1 Label:	People’s Choice Awards
Award1:	Lucria Rambalak
Award2 Label:	Miss Body Beautiful
Award2:	Janella Lewis

Miss Guyana Universe 2009 was held at National Cultural Center, Georgetown on 4 July 2009.

Jenel Cox was crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2009.^[1] She beat 14 other contestants to take the title.^[2]

Jenel Cox represented Guyana in the Miss Universe 2009 at Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on 23 August 2009.

Schedule of Events

• June 28 : Swimsuit competition at Castellani House^[3]
• July 2 : Question & Answer Segment, Live on NCN
• July 4 : Pageant Final

Results

Final results	Contestants
Miss Guyana Universe 2009	Jenel Cox
1st Runner-up	Rachael Bakker
2nd Runner-up	Lucria Rambalak
3rd Runner-up	Janella Lewis
4th Runner-up	Nandani Seecharan

Special awards

Award	Name
Miss Photogenic	Lucria Rambalak
People’s Choice Awards	Lucria Rambalak
Miss Body Beautiful	Janella Lewis
Miss Congeniality	Cianna Persaud

Contestants

Contestant	Age	Height(ft)
Rachel Bakker	22
Jenel Cox	19
Melissa Hendrax	19
Candace Horatio	24
Althia King	19
Janella Lewis	20
Lotoya Maraj	19
Asanti Mickle	21
Faye Nicholson	19
Cianna Persaud	23
Lucria Rambalak	22
Ornella Ramcharan	19
Nandani Seecharan	26
Divya Sieudarsan	20
Shivon Siewdyal	21

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed at other beauty pageants:

• Jenel Cox, Miss Guyana Universe, was previously Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2006 and 2nd runner-up at Guyana's Next Top Model. She had competed at Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, The Bahamas but unplaced.^[1]
• Lucria Rambalak, 2nd runner-up of Miss Guyana Universe, has finished 2nd runner-up at Miss Guyana India Worldwide 2009. She was appointed as Guyana's delegate to the Miss India Worldwide 2010 in Durban, South Africa.^[4]
• Janella Lewis, 3rd runner-up of Miss Guyana Universe, had completed at Miss Caribbean World 2008 in the British Virgin Islands.^[5]
• Ornella Ramcharan had completed at Miss Guyana India Worldwide 2011 but unplaced.^{[6] [7]}
• Divya Sieudarsan has finished 2nd runner-up at Miss Guyana India Worldwide 2011. She was crowned Miss Guyana India Worldwide 2014 in Georgetown.^[8] She represented Guyana at Miss India Worldwide 2014 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alleyne. Oluatoyin. Confident Jenel Cox sets sights on Miss Universe. Stabroek News. July 6, 2009. January 1, 2018.
2. Web site: Wayne. Alex. Jenelle Cox crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2K9. Kaieteur News. July 6, 2009. January 1, 2018.
3. Web site: Miss Guyana Universe contestants revealed. Kaieteur News. May 31, 2009. January 1, 2018.
4. Web site: Miss Guyana runner-up for Miss India Worldwide pageant. Stabroek News. March 20, 2010. January 1, 2018.
5. Web site: Christa Simmons to represent Guyana in ‘Face of the Universe’ pageant in Ghana. Stabroek News. September 9, 2008. January 1, 2018.
6. Web site: Ten to vie for Miss India Worldwide Guyana 2011 crown. Stabroek News. March 5, 2011. January 1, 2018.
7. Web site: Roshini Boodhoo crowned Miss India Worldwide Guyana 2011. Stabroek News. March 13, 2011. January 1, 2018.
8. Web site: Divya Sieudarsan crowned Miss Guyana India. gtvibes.com. May 8, 2014. January 1, 2018.
9. Web site: Rodrigues. Jairo. Divya Sieudarsan champions stamping out child abuse. Stabroek News. June 21, 2014. January 1, 2018.