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Jasmine
Herzog's
Wild Side
A
beauty queen catching and preparing caimans and snakes might
seem odd, but not for Jasmine Herzog.
She is soon to become 20, and for as long as she can remember,
she has been around wild animals, owing to her father's
export business. So while even touching an Anaconda might
send chills down your spine, it's nothing strange for this
hazel-eyed beauty.
Jasmine
Herzog recently completed her reign as Miss Guyana World.
When she is not helping out her father, she is playing Rugby.
Currently, she is training for the Guyana national team
which will take part in a regional competition in Jamaica
late next month.
Jasmine
has completed two years of biology studies at the University
of Guyana and intends on switching to veterinary science.
She
just loves animals – dogs preferably, having had 10
once.
Actually,
Jasmine grew up around animals. Her father, Kurt Herzog,
a Swiss, came to Guyana some 30 years ago, fell in love
with the country - and Jasmine's mother - and decided to
get into the wildlife export business. As a result, Jasmine
is no stranger to the interior and its wild creatures.
Be
it caimans, snakes, cockroaches, or spiders, Jasmine has
come up close and personal, and, as mentioned at the outset,
would even jump into the caiman pond, collect the animals,
and prepare them for export.
'My
father trained me to hadle them' she said.
At
age 14, she started modelling, but she was never photographed
with her father's animals. So when the Guyana Chronicle
decided to go for the shoot, she was all too happy.
We
are therefore thrilled to share with you therefore this
collage of Jasmine Herzog's wild side.
A
taste of home
Paul
U-Ming on Dessia's London bash
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Miss
Guyana World 2006 Dessia Braithwaite parties at the
Dinner and Dance held in her honour in London.
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In
the prestigious Kensington area of London two Saturdays ago,
Dessia Braithwaite was feted and showered with love by Guyanese
as she heads for Miss World in Poland.
The
event was the annual Dinner and Dance put on by the Miss
Guyana World organisation.
The
food was fantastic. I wish I had a bigger appetite on the
night, as I felt I could not give the cuisine the attentiveness
it truly merited. Unfortunately due to my present diet regime
my belly had shrunk!
The dishes were varied, but traditional - from the
sweet aroma of pepper pot, to the rustic but tender bite
size chunks of garlic pork, channa, salted-fish, curried
mutton, stewed chicken, followed by a variety of deserts.
The
company was pleasant and the live acts made for an entertaining
evening
First
up was internationally known exciting talent Fatz President.
He is an extremely graceful man and his three numbers touched
the audience like a velvet glove and left me with a
smile.
Next
was Jamaican born internationally acclaimed reggae superstar
Donna Marie, whose sweet soulfulness warmed the embers
of my spirit like fine rum,
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Dessia
Braithwaite poses with Guyana’s Miss World franchise
holder Ken Chung.
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The
final artiste was Anja, all the way from Copenhagen Denmark,
known throughout Europe extensively for her television and
festival appearances. This lady was a real live wire, a fiery
mix, full of beans. I was very impressed with her energy and
passion that she put into her songs. It was a dynamic performance,
I
felt a little under-dressed at first, as my memory of the
last function I attended was a little more informal. However
this year the stops were pulled out. Everyone, barring myself,
looked real dapper.
The
High Commissioner, Laleshwar Singh and his wife honoured
us with their presence for the whole event.
Overall
the evening was a total success, and credit must be given
to Ken Chung in making light of a difficult task in organizing
such a prestigious event. Well done Ken.
Other
guests of the evening were contestants of the Miss T&T
UK pageant.
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