Miss Guyana

Alana Ernest

What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
My interests are manyfold. Indoor and outdoor activities fasinate me. Cooking is one of my most enjoyable pastimes. Reading gives me great pleasure. When I am outdoor I partake in a good game of basketball or swim in my favourite creek.

Name one person other than your parents who has had the most influence on your life. Why?
OPray Winfrey. Her life achievements seem attainable. She represents success under pressure.

What is your career ambition and what are you doing or plan to do to accomplish that goal?
My career ambition is to become a Professional Registered Nurse and further my studies in Medicine. I am currently studying at the New Amsterdam School of Nursing.

Describe where you were raised and what your childhood was like.
I was raised in Mahdia (the native Amerindian word for Crb Wood) a small village amidst the rainforest of Guyana spproximately 200 miles from the commercial centre Georgetown. Surrounded by mountain ranges, Mahdia is nestled at the bottom of one of Guyana's spectacular mountain ranges, the Toucan Mountain Range. Mornings are basked in cloud like blanket of mist where myriads of colours from the sun and the sounds of birds and other exotic creatures of the rainforest are a natural part of the awakening. This small village of approximately 2,500 persons economy is based on gold and diamond mining and logging. The commercial centre is usually busy with miners and loggers daily. My childhood was a simple one, simple and uncomplicated as the village itself. My childhood activities included nature explorations such as forest rendezvous and frequent dips in the creeks and meandering streams. There were also constant visits to the mining areas to steal glimpses of miners at work.

What makes you unique and different from the other contestants?
I possess the uncanny ability to read and write upside down (opposite directions, reverse direction).

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