Article Appearing in the Guyana Chronicle,

MAY 17 2006

Carolan does well in Russia pageant

POPULAR local model Carolan Lynch has returned home after taking part in the Mrs. World 2006 pageant held in St Petersburg, Russia, against 34 other married women from around the world.

Carolan said other countries participating included Peru, the United States, Bolivia, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Russia, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Kenya, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Great Britain, Paraguay and India.

Contestants were judged on intelligence (50% of the total score), swimwear (25%) and evening gown (25%). The national costume segment was judged by itself. Carolan said she placed in the top ten overall and her national costume was judged one of the ten best.

Her costume, which she and Deryck Moore designed, was a sari which also depicted the Guyana Flag. The Mrs World pageant, which is for married women only, is the third largest contest of its kind after the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.

Carolan's modelling career spans more than a decade and this she attributed to her success in Russia.

She was won the Miss Diwali and Miss Bartica Regatta pageants here. She said she is scheduled to represent Guyana at yet another beauty pageant called "Mrs. Globe" billed for July this year in California, in the U.S.

Carolan thanks her husband, family and friends for firmly supporting her.