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Miss World 2014 beauty pageant |19 December 2014

Seychelles’ beauty queen brings “valuable baggage” back home

 



Miss Seychelles … Another World 2014 Camila Estico has described her Miss World experience as an eye opener.

She said the experience gained will be passed on to the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) to boost its preparation of future Miss Seychelles ... Another World contestants for the Miss World pageant.

Camila returned to Seychelles with a handful of experience which if used wisely can make a great difference in the preparation of next year’s local beauty queen for the Miss World pageant.

Returning home on Tuesday this week after a little over three weeks in London preparing for the Miss World contest, Camila was welcomed at the airport’s VIP lounge by the chief executive of the STB Sherin Naiken, her father Xavier Estico and her brother.

Camila was accompanied on her trip back to Seychelles by the tourism board’s deputy chief executive Nathalie Didon, Camila’s mother and sister.

Describing her journey in the Miss World pageant as “a growing experience”, she said what she was sent to do at the Miss World pageant she did it and came out proud of her achievements and for flying high the Seychelles colours.

She said one of her greatest achievements was to surf to the quarterfinals of the Miss World talent contest -- a great achievement not only for Camila but for Seychelles.

Camila mentioned one element of the Miss World pageant - The Beauty with a Purpose Project - which she said is very important.

“You rather go in the competition not just as a pretty face for Seychelles but a pretty face with a purpose,” she added.

According to Camila, although her project did not make it to the final, it received due recognition at the Miss World.

“Even though my project was good nationally it did not get the attention on a world-wide platform because the social ills faced by Seychelles as an island is not as impacting compared to other countries,” she noted.

She added that this should not discourage future local contestants who will represent our islands at the Miss World to put their heart in their project .

“The Miss World pageant is a good platform which gives visibility to your project. Your project is seen all over the world on Youtube and other social networks. The future Miss Seychelles … Another World winners should work passionately on their projects and use the Miss World pageant’s visibility to showcase them,” said Camila.

For the third Miss Seychelles … Another World pageant, the STB introduced the Beauty with a Purpose Project and Miss Talent. Miss Naiken said these elements were vital to give the contestants adequate baggage to compete in the Miss World contest.  

She said Camila is one of STB’s success stories who carried with her the right baggage to compete in the Miss World pageant.

Miss Naiken congratulated Camila for making Seychelles shine in the pageant.

“She showed determination and was driven with the passion to reach as high as possible,” added Miss Naiken.

Miss Naiken said Camila’s Miss World experience will be used as a very wise tool by the STB to set the right criteria and quality for the next Miss Seychelles … Another World pageant.

Camila has thanked the STB team in London for all their support and echoed special words of thanks to Georgina Dhillon, whom she described as an ‘angel’ she met along the way.

The accompanying photo montage shows Camila being welcomed at the airport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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