Following her crowning as the 1st Miss Waterhouse, Miss Gapour in one of her first interview with Empress Skortcher spoke passionately about the cries from youths in Jamaica that there are "not enough jobs" as she offers viable solutions.

She stated, "We as the young and coming, they should have persons there to properly monitor us in the career choices we are choosing. We should forget about becoming lawyers, and teachers and doctors, not that it's a bad job to have, but because there are other areas that are in demand. She added "that's how you're going to see the money coming in." In voicing her opinion she referenced a newspaper article a few years ago in which it was suggested that, "Jamaica don't need any more lawyers." Miss Gapour reiterated, "You need to be trained properly for the jobs that are in demand now in Jamaica." She later disclosed that her initial ambition was to become a lawyer but was swayed after reading that article and analyzed the value of training to entering into a in-demand field. On completion of university, Shante Gapour's career aspiration is to follow in the footsteps of her role model, the Honorable Lisa Hanna, who in 2012 was appointed as Jamaica's Minister of Youth and Culture and who continues to serve in that role.

Name :Shante Simone Gapour
Born: November 24,1995
School: University of the West Indies(Entertainment and Culture)

Height: 5"5 1/2
Hair Color: Black

Major Accomplishments
President of the Student Council Body (Merl Grove HS)
Miss Waterhouse 2015

Early Life

Shante Gapour born to Aubrey Gapour and Myrna Simpson grew up in Waterhouse, Kingston. She strongly believes in voluntarism. At a younger age you could find her volunteering at a different children's home every Summer as a part of giving back to her country. She started a now tradition at Merl Grove High where she would visit a children's home every Christmas bearing food items, clothes and toys.
Not only does she believes in voluntarism but she strongly believes in education. She believes that education is the route to escaping poverty. With her passion for learning she started a homework program to help the youths of her community. This program, Miss Gapour explained has spring-boarded into many other programs being offered to community members such as cooking and sewing classes as well as reading programs for youths and adults. She attributed the program's success to World and Olympic Women's Track and Field champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after whom the community center in which these programs and classes are held was renamed. Fraser_Pryce was also born and raised in the Waterhouse Community.

Life As Miss Waterhouse

After months of training She was rewarded with the title Miss Waterhouse 2015, a scholarship of $120,000 and she was fast tracked into the United Nations Pageant. Miss Gapour was invited to be a contestant in Miss Global Nation Pageant and Miss Jamaica Pageant.
An activist for strength and perseverance, she made it clear not only to the members of her community but to Jamaica that there are beautiful, educated and talented females in the community of Waterhouse.

Songs included in this episode:
Sophia Squire - Mi Nuh Know
Alaine - Sidewalk Hotel
Queen Ayacodobae - The Message

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