# Miss Universe Guyana

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)

## Titleholder

| Year | Miss Guyana | Region |
| 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 |

## Titleholder under Miss Universe Guyana org.
### Miss Guyana Universe

* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner
       On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Region | Miss Universe Guyana | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
| 2024 | Demerara-Mahaica | Ariana Blaize | Unplaced | | |
| 2023 | Pomeroon-Supenaam | Lisa Narine | Unplaced | | Teri Brown Walker directorship. |
| Did not compete between 2018—2022 ||||||
| 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 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 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. |
| Did not compete between 2000—2001 ||||||
| 1999 | Demerara-Mahaica | Morvinia Sobers | Unplaced | | Miss Guyana Association directorship ― The first time by using Guyana sash on the Miss Universe stage. |
| Did not compete between 1967—1998 ||||||
| 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 | | |
| Did not compete between 1959—1962 ||||||
| 1958 | Demerara-Mahaica | Clyo Fernandez | Unplaced | | |
| 1957 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 1956 | Demerara-Mahaica | Rosalind Iva Joan Fung | Unplaced | | Miss Vigorelli and Queen of the Beauties of the Guianas 1956 ― as Miss British Guiana. |