The Upliftment Pageant

I am back as promised! So, this past Friday was the Annual Upliftment Pageant. Every year several children are chosen to participate in a beauty pageant. They all get their hair done and all the best clothes are pulled out of boxes to be worn. Throughout the years people have donated tons of children's dress clothes. This includes gorgeous dresses for the girls and suits and tuxes for the boys. They only wear these clothes for special occasions like Christmas and the pageant! Well, the event ended up being an all day affair. It was supposed to start at 10 o'clock. But like most things in Jamaica it didn't start on time. So, about 11:30 the MCs starting calling the kids names and one by one the children came out and strutted their stuff wearing their "Casual Attire." It was so fun to watch all of them! They were all SO excited to show off their clothes and new hair-dos! Several of the girls would come out shaking their hips back and forth as they walked and the boys came out dancing and everyone had smiles from ear to ear! After a couple hours all the kids had been called out. They also had a local highschool band there to play music and some of the people from the community came to watch. Next was the "Evening Wear." This was by far the best. The kids were SO dressed up. Here are some pictures:

The day finally ended about 5 o'clock or so. It was definitely a success. As you can see the kids were thrilled to be the center of attention! I hope you have enjoyed the pictures!