Kara Lord

{{Short description|Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Kara Lord

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| hair_color = Black

| title = Miss Guyana 2011

| nationalcompetition = Miss Guyana 2011
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011

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Kara Lord (born March 24, 1988{{Cite web|date=2011-07-16|title=Kara's on a mission to succeed|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/07/16/the-scene/kara’s-on-a-mission-to-succeed/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}) is a Guyanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guyana 2011 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://ncnguyana.com/ncngy/index.php/local/local-news/social-issues/890-kara-lord-was-crowned-miss-guyana-universe-2011-at-the-princess-hotel |title=Kara Lord was crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2011 at the Princess Hotel |date=July 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814071253/http://ncnguyana.com/ncngy/index.php/local/local-news/social-issues/890-kara-lord-was-crowned-miss-guyana-universe-2011-at-the-princess-hotel |archive-date=August 14, 2011 }}

Pageants

Lord, from Georgetown,{{Cite web|date=2016-11-29|title=Miss Universe Guyana 2011 - Kara Lord|url=http://missuniverse.com/members/profile/599530/year:2011|access-date=2021-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129010343/http://missuniverse.com/members/profile/599530/year:2011|archive-date=2016-11-29}} competed as one of the nine finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Guyana Universe 2011. Despite technical difficulties and rain,{{Cite web|date=2011-07-11|title=Kara lords it over Miss Guyana Universe contestants|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/07/11/news/guyana/kara-lords-it-over-miss-guyana-universe-contestants/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2011-07-11|title=Aspiring psychologist crowned Miss Guyana Universe|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2011/07/11/aspiring-psychologist-crowned-miss-guyana-universe/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Kaieteur News|language=en-US}} Lord won the opportunity to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.{{Cite web|date=2011-09-24|title='It was truly an honour'|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/09/24/the-scene/‘it-was-truly-an-honour’/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}

In 2011, Lord was on the judges panel of the Elite Model Look contest to select Guyana's representation for the Caribbean region.{{Cite web|date=2011-10-29|title=Elite Model Look picks two|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/10/29/the-scene/elite-model-look-picks-two/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}} She was also a guest model during Guyana Fashion Weekend 2011.{{Cite web|date=2011-09-27|title=Exotic displays as fashion weekend closes|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/09/27/news/guyana/exotic-displays-as-fashion-weekend-closes/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}

In 2012, Lord said she was "honoured to have represented Guyana on an international stage and thrilled to pass on her crown so that another beautiful young woman can have the unforgettable experience she did."{{Cite web|date=2012-09-18|title=Ruqayyah Boyer is the new Miss Guyana Universe|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/09/18/news/guyana/ruqayyah-boyer-is-the-new-miss-guyana-universe-2/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}

Education

Lord attended St. Joseph High School, and the University of the West Indies where she studied psychology.{{Cite web|date=2011-07-10|title=Kara Lord wins Miss Guyana Universe Pageant|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/07/10/news/guyana/cara-lord-wins-miss-guyana-universe-pageant/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}

References

{{S-ttl|title=Miss Guyana

|years=2011}}

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:Guyanese beauty pageant winners

Category:Miss Universe 2011 contestants