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by pltm
It was quite a battle conquered for the newly crowned Emancipation Festival Princess of the Territory, Lyriq Rhymer, who stated that she had to overcome so many fears, including fear of the stage and crowd, to compete in this year’s pageant.
Lyriq was crowned Festival Princess, alongside newly crowned Prince, Jabari Pemberton, following the 2017 Prince and Princess Pageant, last evening July 23, at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall in Road Town.
In an interview with BVI Platinum News, Princess Lyriq, who was still stunned, told BVI Platinum News she was surprised to be announced as the winner.
The modest Princess noted that she had indeed worked hard in preparing for the show, but had thought her fright and fears were very evident in her appearances on stage.
“I’m so shy, I never thought I would’ve won, so when my name was called, I was so surprised,” Lyriq told BVI Platinum News.
She added, “I feel so happy.”
Winning the competition, Lyriq stated that this crown gives her a whole new outlook on life, adding that she would use her story to encourage other young people to push past their fears and conquer their dreams.
(PLTM) - “I was very scared. I did the show because my mother encouraged me and I had some cousins who did the show before, so I wanted to walk in their footsteps.”
She continued, “Now I won, it tells me that I can do anything. No matter what I’m afraid of, I’ll go for it.”
As encouragement to other young people, Lyriq said, “Push yourself, and do not give up.”
Meanwhile, Prince Jabari, who is very confident and talented, said he deserves his win, adding that hard work pays off.
“I feel like a real prince. I worked really hard just to win this. I feel good!”
He told BVI Platinum News that he had interest in doing the show for a very long time.
“I wanted to do this show long time, so I pushed myself a lot to win. My preparation was really hard, but my hard work paid off. I won, so it worked.”
As advice to other young people, Prince Jabari said, “Conquer your fears and do what you have to do.”
The newly crowned Prince and Princess look forward for their year of reign.
Previous Article Published July 23 - Jabari & Lyriq Are 2017 Prince and Princess
Jabari Pemberton and Lyriq Rhymer were crowned this year's 2017 Emancipation Festival Prince and Princess. The show took place this evening, July 23, at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall in Road Town.
The two also secured a number of segments together, including Best Ambassadorial Wear, Best Ambassadorial Speech and Best Sun, Sea and Sand Wear.
Jabari also secured the awards for Best Introduction Dance and Best Talent for the boys, while Lyriq secured the award for Best Evening Wear for the girls.
The First Runner-Up positions went to Sherwood Charles and Tyaisia Cameron.
Tyaisia was also awarded Best Intro Dance and Best Talent for the girls, while Sherwood secured the Best Evening Wear award for the boys.
Ashonte Brewley and Xhayne Pemberton were announced as the Second Runner-Ups of the competition.
Ashonte was voted Miss Popularity of the competition, while Xhayne walked away with awards for Mr. Congeniality, Mr. Popular and Most Photogenic.
Other awards in the competition went to Anaya Findlay, who won Miss Congeniality and Most Photogenic.
The other contestants in the competition were K’mari Grant,Christian Sommersel and Adrian Gilbert for the boys, and Emoyah Matthew and Tehillah Hutchinson for the girls.
