Junior carnival band holds fundraising pageant
They are well known for their participation in the Carnival Road March every September, and this year the members of Black Pearl will hit the streets once again. Determined to do so in colour and style, the group is holding a special fundraiser this Saturday night when they will crown Little Miss Black Pearl. This afternoon, News 5 caught up with six of the eight contestants.
Janelle Chanona, Reporting
If it’s one thing Belizeans love, it’s a pageant. And the carnival group Black Pearl is banking on that fact, hoping to raise money for this year’s road march by holding a special competition to crown Little Miss Black Pearl.
Janelle Chanona
“What are you going to be doing to different from the other girls to make sure you win?”
Deandrea Bell, Contestant
“I’ll be doing a monologue so that I can win.”
Janelle Chanona
“What’s the monologue about?”
Deandrea Bell
“War is not the answer. It is about how not to kill, not to steal and not to hurt the others.”
Shanice Jones, Contestant
“It’s just for the fun of it, so that you don’t have to stay in your house.”
Ashley Gladden, Contestant
“If they don’t come…the others who come and go and tell them that the pageant was well, and I just have to say, tell them that they missed out.”
Sharlene Yard, Contestant
“They tell me to try my best and try to win, so that my family could fell good and my mom, because she really, really want me to win.”
All the young ladies will be using the experience to get ready for what they really love: carnival.
Keisha Buller, Contestant
“The dancing, the music, everybody just jump up and having fun.”
The competition will be held this Saturday night at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City and tickets are available from all the contestants. Reporting for News 5, I am Janelle Chanona.
The other two Little Miss Black Pearl Contestants are fourteen year old Natasha Zuniga and thirteen year old Shanaleigh Enriquez. The competition is being co-ordinated by Errol Gentle.
