Six to contest Miss Big Bold and Beautiful (By Mondale Smith)This publication understands that the Linden Town Week preparations are in full swingfor the opening of the week of activities billed for Sunday April 25, at the Linden to Georgetown minibus Park and will feature cultural events galore.Event co-ordinators said, “People need to come celebrate with us our 40 years as a township because despite the good and bad times we are working to ensure that this year’s event is most memorable.”As part of the week of activities, a mini regatta is planned for the Mackenzie bandstand as well as cycling and a marathon. An evening of Gospel is planned while an abuse forum is carded for the Mackenzie Sports club among a host of many more activities.After reigning as the first Miss Big, Bold and Beautiful contest winner,Jerseys NFL Wholesale China, Shonette Layne is set to handover the crown to whoever wins the title on April 28. While the pageant is in second year as an official contest, it has been one of the main events of the Linden Town Week activities.Event co-ordinators, Marlyn Bourne and Shonette Layne, said this year a line up of six is billed to take on each other for the coveted title and prizes that include household items such as gas stoves, microwaves, jewellery etc.Bourne is adamant that the Miss Big, Bold and Beautiful contest is one of the main events on the Linden Town Week’s calendar and will be staged on Wednesday April 28 at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.The event is aimed at showcasing the natural talent and beauty of the full figured modern Guyanese woman and Bourne said the purpose is to provide a quality and respectful avenue for such women to further develop, express and showcase their artistic and natural abilities.The ladies weigh between 200 pounds and 320 pounds each and will be making appearances on stage in casual, beach wear and cocktail segments. Additionally, they will display their talents in dramatic presentations, dancing and singing as part of their efforts to show that big is also beautiful, talented and smart too.Prior to two years ago, the pageant was just a show where full figured women paraded for entertainment. But Bourne, after taking over the franchise decided that it should be a contest and this is the second contest of this nature.The six ladies drawn from around Linden are aged between 30 and 52.They are Canvas City, Wismar housewife, Barbara Dugan, 52,China Jerseys, and a proud grandmother whose profession is that of a seamstress and a housewife; mother of one, Nicole Bryan, 32, of Industrial Area, a popular clothing vendor in the Mackenzie Market is also a contender for the title.Another delegate is mother of three,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping, Marlin Baker, 35, of South Amelia’s Ward who is also a clothing vendor.Professional boxer, Shondell Parks, aged in her 30s of Half Mile Wismar who is a housewife when she’s not in the ring is also a contender. She has five children. Another contestant,Wholesale NFL Jerseys 2018, Samantha Williams, of Section C Christianburg, 30, is single.Another contestant is Juann Regis, aged in her early 40’s is a representative from Half Mile, Wismar. She is a security guard.Meanwhile, Jamaican artiste Macka Diamond will be arriving in Guyana next Friday night as the headline act for the Linden Town Week international concert. This would be her first visit to Linden and word from the promoters’ camp is that she is arriving two days before the show and is expected to attend the Miss Linden Town Week Pageant next Saturday.Macka’s fellow Jamaican entertainers,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Deejay Nikki-Z a more celebrated female caribbean Disc Jockey and music selector, and the runner up of the Jamaican talent show “Rising Star”, young Princess Tia will arrive the following day as will Guyana’s Timeka Marshall from Barbados.Local spokesperson, Gordon Mosley,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, said, “Plans are moving full ahead to bring the true international flavour to the show which will also feature an after party with the Hits and Jams DJs and Fusion Audio system bringing to Linden the kind of parties to enjoy.”