Kerchelle Harris is our second featured contestant and also contestant number two in the 2008 Miss Basseterre High School pageant.

She will be competing against four other contestants on Friday, November 7, at Carnival Village.
The other four contestants that will be competing are Clivette Nias, Miss Sports and Development; Amanda Payne, Miss Industry; Crystal Nias, Miss Technology; and Berriscia Byron, Miss Education. Get to know more about Kerchelle below:

Form: 5G1
Age: 17
Address: #44 Keys Extension
Hobbies: Listening to music, Dancing
Career Goal: To be a travel agent

Motto: “Live your life day by day or you never know what your future holds.”

Extracurricular Activities: I was a member of the BHS Young Leaders team that won both the local and regional competition.

Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years? In the next 10 years I see myself as a very successful and independent woman following my dreams in working in tourism and being a role model to adolescents and setting examples for them.

What do you hope to gain by entering this pageant?
 
I want to gain confidence in myself by believing that I can do anything; also prove to others that I am not an enclosed shell and show them the unexpected because they see me as a failing individual and most importantly, prove to my mother that I can be a lady.

What do you think are the major problems that affect teenagers today and how would you solve them?
 
I see peer pressure as a major problem affecting teens’ life. Peer pressure can be resolved by showing teens educated ideas and taking part in activities showing them what is right from wrong because parents never take the time to sit with their children and talk to them about the outside world. So we as individuals would have to set good examples so the teens and upcoming teens can decide and know what is right from what is wrong.

Outline of Pageant Experience: I have no prior pageant experience.