Guyanese wins Miss India Worldwide Pageant winner

THE Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) wishes to extend heartfelt congratulations to the young, vibrant, intelligent and talented Ms. Alana Seebarran who was crowned Miss India Worldwide 2012 in the recent pageant held in neighbouring Suriname.
[Ms. Alana Seebarran]

Ms. Alana Seebarran
In the pageant, in which 35 girls of Indian origin took part, Alana stood out for her articulate and intelligent presentation and represented her country with pride and dignity. Beauty and brains, as we say, were put to use in the best way, not forgetting her talent piece with which she won the hearts of the judges and audience. The IAC is very proud of this achievement and wishes Ms. Seebarran success in all her future endeavours.

By Leon SuseranHistory was made yesterday as newly- crowned Miss India Worldwide, Guyanese Alana Seebarran was given a warm welcome by family, friends, well- wishers and Berbicians who flocked the Guyana- Suriname Ferry Terminal at Moleson Creek on the Corentyne. She left Guyana for Suriname by air and chose to return home through the county of Berbice on Sunday, while thrilling many who lined the roadway on the Upper Corentyne area as she waved to them while passing in a motorcade which left the stelling after she met and greeted persons and the media.
The 24- year- old beauty queen had been crowned only hours earlier—sometime around 1:00 hr to be exact—in Suriname after taking the coveted crown from 35 other candidates from around the world and doing her country proud at the same time. She was clearly a crowd favourite on Saturday evening. Seebarran had won the Guyana leg of the competition last November and moved on to the finals.
The 12:30 hrs ferry from South Drain Nickerie, Suriname arrived shortly behind schedule—sometime before 13:00 hrs—and had to wait for clearance before the passengers were allowed to disembark. The crowd outside the stelling was building. Many persons gathered with their Golden Arrowheads, waving, awaiting the queen’s arrival. The tassa drummers were on their mark. Then shortly after 13:00 hrs, Seebarran and her entourage (over 40 in number) who accompanied her, including her parents, and other supporters, were seen heading out of the terminal. The tassa drummers began their drumming and the crowds swarmed the outside of the terminal to greet Guyana’s newest famed beauty queen. She was greeted and given a bouquet of flowers and lots of hugs and kisses. She then started to join the group in some dancing to the tassa drums. It was a rousing welcome. Chairperson of the Teaching Service Commission, Mrs Leila Ramson was one of the persons who accompanied Seebarran to Suriname