Nicole’s oxygen touches Antigua

The event created partnerships with the Miss Antigua and Barbuda 2017 delegates, all of whom were present at the O2N Antigua and shared their individual personal development platforms with the much stylised audience.

Vanda Neale-Gardner, chairperson of the Miss Antigua committee, commented on the impact of the event, stating that the development of strategic and regional partnerships was of paramount importance in the development not only of the pageant, but more so of the development of the Caribbean brand Host Richard Young guided the audience through each of the presenter’s journeys, then created the “ties that bind”, through the unique similarities of each of the experiences, said a media release.

Young said: “The shared experiences of these women can be echoed across the region.

These are the experiences that colour who we are as Caribbean people, thereby furthering the development of the Caribbean aesthetic.” The O2N event which was held on June 22 saw heartfelt and powerful presentations by Sen Aziza Lake; motivational speaker Paula Jacobs; jewelry artisan Miranda Askie; former senator and rights activist Malaka Parker; artist and carnival producer Heather Doram; and former Miss Antigua and Barbuda Kai Davis.

The event was coursed by Young who is international creative director and O2N co-producer.

Oxygen with Nicole’s founder Nicole Dyer-Griffith closed the session with a plea to continue to find and develop ways to encourage regionalism.

She stated that the O2N events have become larger than her and Young, and have provided more than a safe space for the sharing of stories and experiences, but “more of a regional platform to celebrate our journeys”.

Dyer-Griffith and Young thanked the Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission, The Miss Antigua Pageant Committee and delegates, the Blue Waters Resort and Spa, ABS TV/Radio Antigua, and the many who worked behind the scenes to ensure a successful event.

Oxygen with Nicole is a motivational event for women, where a safe space is created to encourage the sharing of experiences and stories for the benefit of others.

The event has been hosted on Trinidad, Guyana and Antigua and has reached more than 1,000 women.