POPULAR franchise holder for the Miss Guyana World Pageant, Ken Chung, has hung up his gloves and passed the baton on to the peppy and talented Natasha Martindale, who is presently negotiating with several local beauties to represent this country at the upcoming pageant, billed for September in Indonesia.

One of the persons with whom negotiations are ongoing for the pageant is reigning Miss Guyana Universe, Ruqayyah Boyer.
Over the years, a number of the Miss Guyana World contestants have been handpicked in lieu of a contest. The reigning Miss Guyana World is the beautiful and provocative Arti Cameron.
According to a press release, the Miss World Pageant, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious beauty contests, has announced that New York-based Guyanese businesswoman and financial analyst Natasha Martindale has been awarded the Miss World Franchise for Guyana.
She will now be tasked with organising and hosting the Guyana leg of the international beauty event to find the best candidate to represent Guyana on the international stage, the release informed.
Miss World Limited, based in London, England, thanked previous franchise holder Ken Chung for his years of service, and offered him best wishes in his endeavours.