Miss Heritage World Bahamas, the lovely Shequera King (Miss Grand Bahama) left today, November 26th for Zimbabwe, Africa to compete in the Miss Heritage World Pageant which serves as a platform to promote Heritage exchange amongst the participating Queens and promotes and preserves World Heritage, implementing UNESCOS World Heritage convention to achieve the Millennium Development Goals Declaration. /br>
To see Miss Heritage World Bahamas off was Glenn Davis, President, Miss Grand Bahama Organization; Vanessa Sietsema-Hall, Assistant Director; James Bridgewater, Committee Member; and the young beauty queen's parents, Thomas and Myrton King.

Shequera, the reigning Miss Grand Bahama is a 24 year old, ambitious, intelligent, talented, young lady that loves modelling, reading, singing, dancing, travelling and spending time with family and friends.

Shequera is a graduate of Sunland Baptist Academy and her parents are Thomas and Myrton King, natives of Cat Island and Long Island respectively. She pursued her tertiary education at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where she graduated in May 2009 on summa cum laude honours with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Marketing.

MIss King previously participated in the Bahamas Galaxy Pageant where she placed 2nd runner up and competed in the Nu Face Model Search, placing 1st runner up. Shequera's has much experience in modeling and has walked for local and international designers.

She is empowered to achieve her goal of effectively carrying out her platform “Building Character and Confidence in Bahamian Youth” and assists young people in the community through two young adult groups.

In future, Shequera wants to obtain a Master’s Degree in Project Management and become an entrepreneur, establishing her own promotion and event planning company. She is proud to be an ambassador for the Bahamas, and when in college she helped establish Caribbean in Action (CIA), a group which brings awareness to the beauty, culture, and people of the Bahamas.

"I am very grateful for the opportunity to represent The Bahamas at the Miss Heritage World beauty pageant in Zimbabwe, Africa this month," said Miss King. "Never having gone anywhere outside of the Bahamas and the United States, it’s surreal that I will be travelling half way across the world to compete for this coveted title, and to the motherland at that! I am extremely excited and confident that I will do exceptionally well. I have been making all of the necessary preparations to ensure that I am an excellent representative of The Bahamas and an ideal candidate for the crown."

"I have been working on fitness with Mrs. Charmaine McNabb at the YMCA; practicing my walk, speech, and talent; collecting all of my items that I need to take with me, and gathering all of the information I need to successfully compete and make my mark at the pageant. My goal is to bring the crown home to the Bahamas and to make history by becoming the first Miss Heritage World! However, in spite of what happens, I will be sure that Zimbabwe remembers The Bahamas was there! I am geared up, all set, and ready to go!" Her fans and supporters can follow her adventures on the Miss Heritage World Bahamas facebook page. Miss King will also represent her country at the Miss Coffee International Beauty Pageant in Colombia in January, 2014.

The Miss Grand Bahama Organization wishes to thank the following: The Grand Bahama Port Authority; Mr McBride / YKM Studio; Charmaine McNabb / YMCA Fitness; Ms. Karon Johnson/ YMCA; Kelly’s Freeport Ltd; Patrice; Escanti Shoe Store; Ms Rengin Johnson; Mr. Archer/ Terreve College; Animale; Ardrels Fashion of Eight Mile Rock; Fay's Elegant Design; Veronica Ellis – Empress; BWA; Ms. Robbin Whachell / TheBahamasWeekly.com; John Heath Jewelers; Hedley Forbes; Frank Outten; Paul Darville; Bloniva Percell; Mr. & Mrs. Mannie Smith; Demeco Nesbit; Garnet Knowles: Mr. & Mrs. King; Eric Baptista; Sawyers Fresh Market; Peter Turnquest, MP; Donna Jones; ABC Pharmacy; Chris Gouthro; James Sarles Realty; Crown Ice; Seventeen Shop; Daphne Tynes; Discovery Cruise Line; and Jackie Carroll.

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