(Guyana Graphic October 21, 1968)
Pretty Essequibo school teacher Pamela Lord was crowned Miss Deepavali 1968 before a crowd of thousands at the Guyana Indians Cricket Club ground on Saturday night.
Miss Lord who will get among other prizes a holiday trip in Trinidad and Barbados won the coveted title from a field of twelve contestants from the three counties and was crowned by last year’s winner Gaitree Singh.
She will also get a box of gold jewelry from L. Seepersaud Maraj and Sons and a cash prize of $50 from the Bank of Baroda.
Runner-up was Miss Lolita Sahoye and third Miss Esther Bissoo .
They will each receive a radio.
The crowning of Miss Deepavali was the main event at the annual three day fair sponsored by the Maha Sabha which ended last night.
Officials said that the Fair was a tremendous success despite a short black out which occurred between 8.30 and 9 o’clock Saturday night.
