WHEN Bombshell came up with this award just a year ago, it was because we felt the dynamic efforts of impressive female beauty ambassadors needed a forum to be acknowledged.

Hence we selected a young lady who has excelled enormously at pageantry and has contributed splendidly to society through her humanitarian exploits and aspirations.

We certainly hope the other contenders realize we were not just searching for a girl with a superb body and an attractive face. We wanted a rounded individual who was also capable of marketing Guyana splendidly on the entertainment frontier.

This coveted title was won last year by the beautiful and versatile Katherina Roshana. This year, it is the exquisite Miss Rafieya Husain who has won this award. This diva has just recently represented us at the Miss World Pageant, and was named in fourth position amongst the top ten finalists.

She has also placed among the top 15 in the ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ competition. Her presentation was based on “Domestic Violence”, and she educated the audience about this scourge in Guyana.

Bombshell salutes a true queen who, after a long drought, has placed Guyana on the map in the world of international pageantry.

In the lineup for this title also were former Miss Guyana Talented Teen, Tiffany Bonner; Miss Extravaganza 2013, Asheena Stewart; former Miss Guyana, the delightful Raquayyah Boyer; and three time international pageant title holder, Meleesa Payne.