Jamaican entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Tonica Williams, hopes to safe the leading spot in the 2021 Miss Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant.
The pageant is getting held nearly in Newark, New Jersey, in the United States, from September 20 to October 2.
Achieving for the stars is the topic of the pageant, while the intention is”to empower women with vision decline by supplying tools to cultivate and persuade their every day life encounter”.
“My reasons for entering the contest is to symbolize Jamaica and the Caribbean, to establish significant connections and to inspire our women,” reported Williams, who is legally blind.
She is the only contestant from the Caribbean.
One particular of the highlights of the pageant is for every single contestant to deliver a 3-minute online video displaying how they can be unbiased.
The jobs they will execute incorporate chores like washing and cooking or beginning a company on their possess.
Williams graduated from The University of the West Indies this 12 months with a Bachelor of Science in entrepreneurship.
She has considering that fashioned her have firm, Kreative Minds Business Solutions, which she says is executing incredibly nicely.
The Miss out on Independent winner will be decided on on Friday, and on Saturday, the Skip Blind Diva winner will be topped.
The yearly pageant, which began in 2017, is operate by American Krystle Allen, founder of Eyes Like Mine Inc.
It is recognised in Newark as the initial pageant made and executed to empower women of all ages with vision impairment and blindness.
The pageant’s title incorporates the name ‘Diva’, which Allen nicknamed herself even though in university.
Allen would like to be recognised for the ‘diva’ she continues to be — divine, independent, vivaciously and an amazing female who happens to be lawfully blind.
Williams is encouraging Jamaicans to solid their votes by liking her YouTube online video. Voting for Miss out on Independent ends currently.
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