Miss SVG 2023, Arena Foy is in Taiwan pursuing a four-week beauty industry course, courtesy the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF).
Foy is the first reigning beauty queen to travel to Taiwan to participate in a programme of this nature.
The Beauty Shows Committee said the training is a testament of its relationship with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Kingstown.
Foy has been given the opportunity to hone her skills with respect to entrepreneurship, personal beauty, styling, and special effects makeup, with an emphasis on hands-on practice in professional settings with industry leaders.
“Upon return, Ms. Foy will be poised to facilitate sessions as a seed instructor and provide opportunities for other Vincentians, to navigate the industry,” the committee said in a press statement.
Foy started her own makeup studio business “Slaya’s Place” and is widely known as Rena Slays.
She said she was honoured to have been given this opportunity to participate in the training, adding that it would undoubtedly redound to her professional development and the development of the industry in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Foy expressed gratitude to Taiwan ICDF for the opportunity. She returns to SVG on Aug. 9, to continue her duties in preparation for the staging of Miss SVG on Oct. 5.