KRISTIE Emily Rambharat, a 16-year-old of Karrau Village in Region Seven is this year’s Miss Amerindian Heritage Queen.

The teen’s participation in pageantry clashed with her CSEC preparations but with the help of her relatives and fellow villages, she was able to rise above her challenges and succeed.

“I said I will go and try my best…But I kept telling myself that I have to win this; I have to take home the crown to Karrau,” she said as she highlighted that this was her first major pageant.