THE Miss Glamorous Canada Pageant, which promotes noble causes, was recently launched in Edmonton, Alberta by a young vibrant Guyanese woman, Alicia Nankissoor. It is a visionary pageant geared at empowering girls and women through selfless giving.

“The pageant is a charitable Foundation that gives back more than 50 percent of profits to nonprofit organisations. We are helping to develop associations for the less fortunate. We also bring awareness to different platforms of stigmas in and around the world,” Nankissoor said.
These platforms would be highlighted in the coming months leading up to pageant night slated for October 2019. The pageant has four categories: Princess, Teen, Miss and Mistresses. The contestants are ages three to 45.

Nankissoor, whose personal platform is domestic violence said, “We give people a voice by focusing on noble duties. We volunteer our time to teach young children to be empowered to stand for the right things in life. We volunteer also to bring awareness to associations that focus on teen pregnancies, abused women and autistic children. In short, we will live the slogan Beauty with a Heart,” she said. “There are many social issues that need to be seriously dealt with. Not enough resources are available to address them. Therefore, this pageant will help to fund much needed awareness. As the pageant grows we will be able to give in a greater way. I am thankful that each contestant, especially the Princess and Teens, has this opportunity to give.”

The idea of this pageant was conceived while she was a participant of the Miss Noble Canada Pageant 2019. She currently holds the title of Miss Multimedia Canada 2019. And, models for RAW and Edmonton FashionFest 2019.

She utilised the Miss Noble Canada Pageant 2019 to highlight her platform of domestic violence. “I focus on domestic violence and crises because I believe it is not given enough attention in our society and it happens more often than it should in anyone’s life.”

She believes that the Miss Glamorous Canada Pageant offers her the opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges affecting the family. In fact, she values the family.

“My family-parents and siblings- have to be credited for my success. Even though, my siblings and I left Guyana when we were young- I was 13 when we migrated- our parents imparted the Guyanese way. I am thankful we were exposed to both cultures and that helped to groom us well,” Nankissoor said.

Alicia is the eldest daughter of Dr. Basdeo Nankissoor, former CEO of Prashad’s Hospital and now Clinical Professor at the University of Alberta in Canada, and Patricia Nankissoor, former hospital administrator.

Like her dad, Nankissoor had ventured into the Sciences but soon realised her passion for creativity. “My passion was Laboratory Research Science but after university, I realised that I was more creative. So, I fulfilled my wishes and got a Degree in Human Resources Management and Marketing,” she said.

She is a woman who is passionate about her individual independence and is determined to plan her own life as a single mother to five-year-old Aryan Veer Nankissoor. Because of this eager attitude, Alicia has furthered her education to attain her financial advisor license which allows her to assist Canadians with an important aspect of life, their finances.