The Miss Universe Guyana (previously called Miss Guyana) is a national beauty pageant in Guyana which selects the country's representatives into the Miss Universe pageant.
History Guyana debuted in 1956 as the British Guiana until 1966 under the Miss British Guiana pageant. The very first Miss Universe British Guiana in that epoch, was Rosalind Iva Joan Fung from Georgetown. The British Guiana beauty pageant existed from 1947 when Phyllis Woolford won the first Miss British Guiana pageant. In 1999, the Guyana sash used on the Miss Universe stage for the first time. In 2016 the pageant was renamed from Miss Guyana (from previous directorship) to Miss Universe Guyana under Moonlight Productions. In 2023, the Miss Universe Guyana license was granted to Mrs. Brown Walker, an American director.
Editions On September 12, 2012, for the first time in history, Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011 of Angola attended the final of Miss Guyana 2012 while Ruqayyah Boyer declared as the new titleholder of Guyana.
On October 8, 2013, Katherina Roshana crowned Miss Guyana 2013. For the first time, the reigning titleholder of Miss Guyana was crowned Miss India Guyana 2013.
Directorships Queen of the Beauties of the Guianas (1956) Miss Guyana Association (1999) Odinga Lumumba (2002) Moonlight Productions, Jyoti Hardat (2016) Teri Brown Walker (2023-2025)
Titleholder YearMiss GuyanaRegion 1947 Phyllis Woolford Demerara-Mahaica 1956 Rosalind Iva Joan Fung Demerara-Mahaica 1958 Clyo Fernandes Demerara-Mahaica 1960 Julia Ann Adamson Demerara-Mahaica 1961 Hermione Clair Brown Demerara-Mahaica 1962 Ave Henriques Demerara-Mahaica 1963 Gloria Blackman Demerara-Mahaica 1964 Mary Rande Holl Demerara-Mahaica 1965 Cheryl Viola Cheeng Demerara-Mahaica 1966 Umblita Claire Van Sluytman Demerara-Mahaica 1967 Shakira Caine Demerara-Mahaica 1968 Adrienne Harris Demerara-Mahaica 1969 Pamela Patricia Lord Demerara-Mahaica 1970 Jennifer Diana Wong Demerara-Mahaica 1971 Nalini Moonsar Demerara-Mahaica 1988 Christina Jardim Demerara-Mahaica 1989 Reeya Majeed Demerara-Mahaica 1999 Morvinia Sobers Demerara-Mahaica 2002 Mia Rahaman Demerara-Mahaica 2003 Leanna Yulanie Damond East Berbice-Corentyne 2004 Odessa Abenaa Phillips Essequibo Islands-West Demerara 2005 Candisie Franklin Upper Demerara-Berbice 2006 Alana Ernest Potaro-Siparuni 2007 Meleesa Natasha Payne Demerara-Mahaica 2009 Jenel Cox Demerara-Mahaica 2010 Tamika Henry Demerara-Mahaica 2011 Kara Lord Demerara-Mahaica 2012 Ruqayyah Boyer Demerara-Mahaica 2013 Katherina Roshana Demerara-Mahaica 2014 Niketa Barker Demerara-Mahaica 2015 Shauna Ramdehan Demerara-Mahaica 2016 Soyini Fraser Demerara-Mahaica 2017 Rafieya Husain Demerara-Mahaica 2023 Lisa Narine Pomeroon-Supenaam 2024 Ariana Blaize Demerara-Mahaica 2025 Chandini Baljor Demerara-Mahaica
Titleholder under Miss Universe Guyana org. Miss Guyana Universe
On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year Region Miss Guyana Placement at Miss Universe Special Award(s) Notes 2025 Demerara-Mahaica Chandini Baljor Unplaced 2024 Demerara-Mahaica Ariana Blaize Unplaced 2023 Pomeroon-Supenaam Lisa Narine Unplaced Teri Brown Walker directorship. colspan=6 2017 Demerara-Mahaica Rafieya Husain Unplaced 2016 Demerara-Mahaica Soyini Fraser Unplaced Miss Universe Guyana Organization — Jyoti Hardat (Moonlight Production) directorship. 2015 Demerara-Mahaica Shauna Ramdehan Unplaced 2014 Demerara-Mahaica Niketa Barker Unplaced 2013 Demerara-Mahaica Katherina Roshana Unplaced 2012 Demerara-Mahaica Ruqayyah Boyer Unplaced 2011 Demerara-Mahaica Kara Lord Unplaced 2010 Demerara-Mahaica Tamika Henry Unplaced 2009 Demerara-Mahaica Jenel Cox Unplaced 2008 colspan=5 2007 Demerara-Mahaica Meleesa Natasha Payne Unplaced 2006 Potaro-Siparuni Alana Ernest Unplaced 2005 Upper Demerara-Berbice Candisie Franklin Unplaced 2004 Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Odessa Abenaa Phillips Unplaced 2003 East Berbice-Corentyne Leanna Yulanie Damond Unplaced 2002 Demerara-Mahaica Mia Rahaman Unplaced Odinga Lumumba directorship. colspan=6 1999 Demerara-Mahaica Morvinia Sobers Unplaced Miss Guyana Association directorship ― The first time by using Guyana sash on the Miss Universe stage. colspan=6 1966 Demerara-Mahaica Umblita Claire Van Sluytman Unplaced The last Miss British Guiana at Miss Universe pageant. 1965 Demerara-Mahaica Cheryl Viola Cheeng Unplaced 1964 Demerara-Mahaica Mary Rande Holl Unplaced 1963 Demerara-Mahaica Gloria Blackman Unplaced colspan=6 1958 Demerara-Mahaica Clyo Fernandez Unplaced 1957 colspan=5 1956 Demerara-Mahaica Rosalind Iva Joan Fung Unplaced Miss Vigorelli and Queen of the Beauties of the Guianas 1956 ― as Miss British Guiana.
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