Meet Miss Teen India Worldwide

JUST to be able to represent Guyana at an international level in pageantry was a great accomplishment for 18-year-old Beauty Razack. But being able to win the title of Miss Teen India Worldwide pageant in New Jersey made her incredibly happy to know that the hard work she put in and the support she received did not go in vain.

Hailing from the small Amerindian community of St. Cuthbert’s Mission, located some 65 miles up the Mahaica River with an approximate population of 1,700, Beauty grew up with her single-parent mother and grandparents who instilled in her certain values that she believes have gotten her where she is today.

At 12 years old, after writing the National Grade Six Examination, she gained a scholarship to pursue her secondary education in Georgetown. She attended Richard Ishmael Secondary, wrote CXC and achieved 21 passes.
Now pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and another degree in International Relations with hopes of getting into law, Beauty has big plans for herself ever confident that she will be able to achieve whatever it is that she sets her heart on.

Even with an academic inclination, Beauty has always entertained the thought of getting into pageantry, especially with her relatives and friends prodding her along the way. She recalls what an impression the girls on stage had on her as she viewed them on television as a child growing up.

She also recalls seeing the directors of Miss India Guyana Organisation promoting their pageants. “A lot of people also sent me the flier encouraging me to do it. So I think it is the belief of people that influenced my decision to join pageantry,” she reflected in an interview with Pepperpot Magazine recently.

Among the persons who helped her was Yoga teacher Agnela Mazrekar. “What I did for my talent was incorporating yoga with instrumental music. I came here a few weeks before the pageant, and she really worked with me. Even though the pageant is over, yoga is something that I want to continue doing,” Beauty shared.

While yoga may seem an easy thing to do, Agnela shared that it takes a lot of practice, even months before getting into certain stretches. “What she [Beauty] had was confidence. I kept telling her that her face is so beautiful. I am hoping that she will continue this journey of yoga,” Agnela shared.

She impressed upon the teenager that with hard work, dedication and practice, she was going to be successful, and Beauty’s attitude of always being punctual and showing up for her classes only made things easier.
Agnela was able to help Beauty with her breathing and meditation. “Yoga is not only about physical fitness. It also works with your mental health, especially when you’re going on such platforms. It keeps you very calm; you walk with grace. A person who does yoga will always have a calm face or when speaking, the voice will be in control; the nervousness would not be shown,” Agnela shared.

One of Beauty’s directors, Melicia Partab-Alli, explained that Beauty is the second Guyanese over the 30 year span of the pageant to capture this international title. The teen category was launched in 2019.
“It wasn’t an easy road. Those girls came with their ‘A’ game; they are pageant enthusiasts at heart. But Beauty kept up with all that competition. You always look for the girl with the ‘it’ factor and Beauty had that; you couldn’t take your eyes off her.”

According to her, Beauty currently holds over 25 global titles and nominations and would have recently represented Guyana at the Caribbean Youth Ambassadors Program aimed at promoting leadership and civility among the countries in the Western hemisphere.

She is a Changemaker with UNITE2030 (an initiative that falls under the works of the United Nations). The Global Peace Chain also appointed her as one of the Global Peace Ambassadors for the years (2020-2022).  Beauty is the country representative for the Global Youth Model United Nations (GYMUN), Country Director and Representative at the International Crisis Summit (ICS), Representative at UNFPA Caribbean, Advocate at UN

Women Caribbean, Ambassador at Blessed Girls Global Chapter, Representative at the International Affairs Committee (IAC), Deputy Country Coordinator at the International Youth Summit (IYS), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Ambassador, Member of Cure Violence and Foundation for Environmental Education among other local and international bodies that deal with the affairs of youth and the social ills of the global community.