THE Miss Bartica Emancipation Committee is gearing up to hold its 2023 pageant in the Region Seven community on July 31 when seven beauties will vie for the title.

The Bartica Community Centre will come alive for the event during which the delegates will be competing in segments such as talent, African casual and African evening wear.

Below is a glimpse of each delegate:

Tytheon Jones, 16
Career: Aspiring psychotherapist
Hobbies: Playing football and dancing
Favourite quote: “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed towards the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.” – Nelson Mandela

Ilantie Prowell, 19
Career: Therapist
Hobbies: Engaging with children and reading novels
Inspirational quote: “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

Denika Marshall, 20
Career: Professional athlete
Hobbies: Reading, singing and athletics
Inspirational quote: “Live for the moment.”

Martina Richardson, 16,
Hobbies: Playing football, dancing, meeting new people and encouraging young women like herself.
Favourite quote: “Dream big, stay focused and make it happen.”

Waynecia Pollydore, 22
Career: Teacher and first year student of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE)
Hobbies: Travelling and experimenting in the kitchen
Food for thought: “How would you know you don’t like it if you’ve never tried it?”

Takeisa Caesar, 23
Career: Special Education Teacher and aspiring Social Worker
She is committed to ‘GirlstoWomen’, a small group of young women she has recruited to build a platform and community where they can connect and empower each other to do what they’re passionate about and become the women they were created to be.

Jadeia Washington, 17,
She loves to mingle and meet new people to keep herself motivated. She lives by the quote, “It takes one moment in time to change your life.”