(Kaieteur News) – Sita Singh Davenport, a Guyanese woman whose extraordinary life took her from the theatre stages of Georgetown to the glamour of the European modelling world, has died.
Davenport, who was born in Guyana on August 25, 1946, passed peacefully on October 1, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Florida, following a long illness. She was 80. Her death marks the passing of a woman remembered not only for her beauty and talent, but also for her pioneering contribution to Guyana’s theatre, beauty and fashion landscape.
Sita Singh Davenport
According to a statement issued by her sister, Supriya Singh Bodden, CCH, Davenport was among the performers in Mother Courage, a production which debuted in Guyana in the late 1960s. Her connection with the arts remains etched into the history of the Theatre Guild, where her photograph still hangs in the lobby. But theatre was only one dimension of Davenport’s creative life. A trained aesthetician and hairstylist, she established Coiffure d’Elegance in Guyana during the 1960s, one of the country’s early Parisian-inspired salons. The establishment reflected her flair for beauty, fashion and style at a time when such influences were beginning to reshape Georgetown’s social and cultural scene.
Davenport later moved to London, where she pursued a successful modelling career. Her life there brought her into the orbit of the celebrity culture of early 1970s Europe, where she encountered famous singers, actors and personalities and experienced a lifestyle far removed from the Guyana in which she had been born. Yet, according to her family, it was not the glamour, beauty or celebrity associations that ultimately defined Davenport. It was her heart.
“She was extraordinary,” her sister recalled, describing a woman with a “limitless, caring and loving heart” for everyone she encountered. Davenport remained deeply connected to her family and was known for looking out for its members with great love, while also giving back to the communities in which she lived. She leaves behind her daughter, Gina Gajraj.
She was the daughter of the late barrister-at-law Sugrim Singh and the late Chandra Singh, and sister of the late Krishna Singh, Dr. Ranjit Singh, her twin sister Savitri Prashad, Chiquita Rahaman, Kamal Matthews, Sorojini Alli, Andrani Singh, Nandini O’Connell and Supriya Singh Bodden, CCH.
She was also a beloved aunt to Rikesh, Dino, Nicholas, Natasha, Johann, Maya, Julian, Nadira, Emily, David, Graham, Amjad, Saara, Adam, Farah, Zahrah, Khalil and Javed. Her best friend, Ana Heitman Ardon, also mourns her passing.
Source: Kaieteur News
