Pageant showcases modern outlook of North-East and lays wonderful platform for the young women of the region.
Geetanjali Thapa became the first girl from Sikkim to win Miss Mega North-East contest. She entered the contest at the last moment and that too by a stroke of luck. But she immediately made an impact and was noted by the grooming and personality development experts as a potential winner. Confident and beautiful girls like Monalisa Marak were her competitors but overall grace, ready wit and look made the winner’s crown to deservedly sit on her head. She is not new to modelling having done quite a few assignments, some with even big brands like Elle. She at present is based in Kolkata, where side by side to her modelling she is also pursuing a degree in English Honours.
“I feel so happy. The Mega Miss North East pageant is the most prestigious crown of the region. To win it is like a dream come true for me. My friends and family are also very happy with my success. I have always craved to become a big time model. Winning this crown will surely help me to fulfil my ambition,” says Geetanjali after winning the crown. “I love Sikkim...it is a beautiful place. People took my participation in this pageant very well and are very excited at my winning,” the newly crowned queen of North-East said while thanking her friends and admirers.
“North-East and its people are laid back and so are lagging behind. They do not have the right kind of exposure. But surely things are changing...slowly opportunities are coming their way. The youngsters of the region are now changing their face and their outlook. Look at young people like Amit Paul. Today, they are the stars. They are examples,” opined the Sikkim girl.
“The Mega Miss North East 2007 really was a fantastic exposure. It was such a wonderful opportunity that came my way. It gave a tremendous boost to my personality and self confidence ...I am sure all the other girls feel likewise. Also it helped us to understand life better. We won’t forget our visit to Sishu Sarathi in a hurry...it made one humble and realise how lucky we are...” were some of the views that Geetanjali shared.
The Mega Miss North East Beauty Pageant has already become a famous brand in itself, giving shape to many a dream of the women of the North-East year after year. Thanks to the Mega entertainment Group who provides and manages the event and also to the organisers Rajbari Natraj troupe and Purnima Handicrafts.
The 5th Mega Miss North East Pageant was held in Guwahati on September 8. 21 title aspirants from all over the North-East vied for the crown. The 21 finalists underwent a 20 days grooming and personality development programme under experts like Sandeep Cherian, Nirmali Bhattacharjee. All the grooming and personality development processes were meant to work on the shortcomings of every finalist. During this period of grooming in the run up to the pageant, the finalists also went through various sub-title contests along with health awareness campaign, plantation programme, a special visit to Sishu Sarathi which is a well known voluntary organisation of the region providing care and training to children disabled by cerebral palsy and even had a stint of gun shooting to make them tough and battle hardened.
The success of the Mega Miss North East Pageant can be gauged from the quality of judges that it has been attracting over the years. The panel was again high profile this year with famous designer and official grooming expert of Femina Miss India Hemant Trivedi being the star attraction. That a person of Mr. Trivedi’s stature came down to judge the pageant was no less than a fashion and beauty scene in the whole of North-East. All the judges had a one to one interactive session with all the finalists, giving them an opportunity to know and understand all the contestants closely so that on the day of pageant absolute fait judgement is done to declare winners.
The day of the final contest saw excited friends and fans pouring in from all over the region. The finale was divided into three rounds. The finalists first introduced themselves in traditional attire of the North-Eastern states that they belong to. This was followed by sarees and Indian designers wearing costumes designed by young designers. Y. Deepika Devi and Joy Singh. The climax of the show saw the beautiful girls attired in stunning long gowns as evening wear. In this round all the girls were wrapped in different tones and shades of the single colour green to spread the message of awareness for conservation of the environment. Every year, since its inception, Mega Miss North East stood for a cause. This year the theme of the contest was – “The search for a true being who cares for and helps in the preservation of the environment.
In the run up to the pageant and even after it through the winners the mission of Mega Miss North East was to increase the level of awareness on the current environmental issues, to organise campaigns and promote projects for the winners to enable them to reach out to the masses and encourage them to be responsible in caring and preserving the environment locally, nationally a well as globally. That the audience in the final appreciated the gesture became very clear when the 21 girls looking simply gorgeous in their green is beautiful attire received warm applause from the packed auditorium including the high profile judges. This round saw the top 10 get selected as also the crowning of the ultimate winners in the latter stage following the question and answer session with the select panel of judges. In between, the winners of the 10 sub-titles were also declared in this all important third round.
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