Shillong, Sep 20 : The Miss North East Pageant will provide more than a feast for the eyes when its silver jubilee celebrations begin in Shillong on October 10.The occasion will comprise more than just a bevy of beauties walking down the ramp.
The organisers of the event, Fashion Society, Shillong, will host the two-day North East Festival, beginning on October 10, in collaboration with the government-run North East Forum of Indigenous Culture and Arts.
Visitors can gorge to their heart’s content on the ethnic cuisine available at the festival. All the northeastern states, including Sikkim, will participate in the event.
Declaring the names of the 18 contestants for the beauty pageant last night, the chairman of the society, Aldous Mawlong, said, “Through the events, we hope to attract both domestic and foreign tourists as the event will bring together the rich cultural heritage of the region.”
The biggest and oldest contest of its kind in the region, the Meghalaya state government supports the event as an occasion to attract tourists.
The contestants are Moom Darang and Taba Chommi (Arunachal Pradesh), Stuti Choudhury and Diksha Das (Assam), Linphoi Devi and Pratima Devi (Manipur), Kyntiewlin Rapthap and Layla Iarisa Kharkongor (Meghalaya), Manuni and Meseli (Mizoram), Akum Naro and Imsu Lemla (Nagaland), Tashi Lepcha and Supriya Pradhan (Sikkim) and Rini Deb Burma and Uma Reang (Tripura).
The pageant, to be held at the Crinoline Swimming Pool in Shillong on October 11 evening, will also feature singers and performing artistes from Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura, including Sikkim.
Part of the proceeds will go to the Jowai Presbyterian School, which was recently gutted in a fire.
Formed in 1983, the Shillong Fashion Society has been promoting fashion and arts and undertaking charity work as well.
According to Mawlong, the society has made remarkable strides in bringing the culture of the northeastern region to the fore by promoting weavers, designers and artistes.
The society had in the past invited celebrities like Zeenat Aman, Moon Moon Sen, VJ Kim, actress Sushma Reddy, model Kelly Dorjee and renowned models like Shikha Swaroop, Natasha, Rahul Roy and worked with famous choreographers like Kaushik Ghosh.
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