UNDER directorship of Missosology Guyana, Cherese James was appointed Miss United Continents Guyana 2015, and will travel to Guayaquil, Ecuador to compete in the 2015 staging of the Miss United Continents pageant.This will be the first time a Guyanese beauty will be competing in this pageant, which will see participation of different countries from all over the world battling it out in Evening Gown, Swimsuit, National Costume and Interview segments. The final of Miss United Continents is scheduled for September 12th, 2015.

Twenty-four-year-old Cherese James was born at the GPHC and raised in Guyana’s Region 3. She migrated to the USA at fifteen, where she qualified herself. She is currently a Vascular Surgeon Assistant at the New York Vein Centre. Saving lives and making a difference is what she enjoys doing. She is a kindhearted and community-minded person who has a passion to raise awareness for individuals with disabilities.

Cherese James is no stranger to the world of pageantry. She competed in Miss World Guyana 2014 and copped the 4th runner up spot, as well as placing in the top five in the Fitness and Talent Fast Track events. Earlier this year, Ms. James represented Guyana at the Miss Caribbean United States 2015 pageant and placed 2nd runner-up. She also won the People’s Choice Award for this competition.

Before she entered the Miss World Guyana Pageant, she always donated charitable stuff to disability homes in Guyana every time she visited Guyana. Her determination was recognized during the pageant. After the pageant, she was assigned the ambassador for the “Guyana Association for the Visually Impaired”. She envisions leading the organisation to greater successes, planning and executing fund-raising activities.

She is also a member of the “Roraima Scholarship Funds”. “I realise that the sky is not the limit. There is so much I can do as long as I have the strength and drive. I love to challenge myself to make a positive difference. I love the decision I have made in my life, and I live every day without regrets. I want to be remembered as a role model to young girls, (to show) that they can achieve anything they set out to achieve. I want to make an impact in the society that moulded me, Cherese James”.

Her hobbies are reading, acting, and dancing. Her favourite sports are cricket, soccer and track-and-field. She loves to listen to music by Bob Marley, Lucky Dube and Beres Hammond.

For all updates leading to the finals of Miss United Continents 2015, you can follow Cherese James’s journey by visiting the official facebook page of Miss United Continents Guyana at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-United-Continents-Guyana/1603096606616371