FORMER Miss United Nations and Miss Jamzone International, Soyini Fraser, will take to the stage once again to represent Guyana at the Miss Grand International Pageant 2015, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday, October 25.This third staging of the world-renowned Ms Grand International will see delegates from around the world assembling to compete fiercely in the pageant. No stranger to pageantry, Fraser was selected by local franchise holder Clive Prowell to attend this pageant, which will address the scourge of war and violence around the world. Each delegate is expected to derive strategies to reduce war and violence.

Fraser has represented Guyana on the international stage on numerous occasions, and is confident going into the pageant. She intends to represent Guyana to the best of her abilities.

The competition commences on October 5, and will end with the grand coronation night on October 25 at an indoor stadium – Huamark in Bangkok. The delegates will be completing in several segments in various cities in Thailand. These are swimsuit, national costume, and talent and intelligence, among others. The scores from the preliminary competitions will be tallied in order to select the top 20 delegates to compete for the crown on the night of October 25.

Guyana’s National costume is expected to be designed by Olympia Small-Sonoram; and while one of Fraser’s gowns will be created by Michelle Cole, others will be designed by other local designers. Fraser wings out in mid-September 2015, and will spend some time in New York before heading to Thailand.