ZIRO, 29 Jul: Nabam Sumpi Nich was crowned Mrs Lower Subansiri in the grand finale of the second edition of the beauty pageant at Nago Putu Dree ground here on Sunday evening.
Taba Yajo Bengia, Nako Mamung Tilling, Tado Setho Rotom and Nenko Yallu were the first, second, third and fourth runners up, respectively.
The winner was awarded a cash prize of 1.50 lakh, while the first, second, third and fourth runners up were given Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 70,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs. 40,000, respectively.
Mrs India director Deepali Phadnis, Mr Arunachal chairman Jack Taniya Budh and Miss Arunachal Universe state director Takam Anju were the judges.
Attending the function, IPR, industry, skill development & entrepreneurship minister Nyato Dukam said, “Confidence is a pre-requisite quality needed in a person to prove and showcase one’s mettle be it talent or beauty.”
“Every individual is beautiful in one’s own perspective. However, confidence and the way you showcase your talent or beauty to outside world is the cutting edge which makes you stand out from the rest” the minister pointed out.
Informing that the centre and the state government have declared 2024 as the ‘year of the youth,’ the minister said, the “state government is poised to encourage many such similar programmes in the field of games & sports, culture and beauty pageant which would help in growth and development of the youth.”
Appreciating the organizers for conducting the mega beauty pageant in a grand scale by roping in the services of national and state level organizers, he suggested the organizers to scale down the length of the programme from the next version.
Ziro-Hapoli MLA Hage Appa said the event serves as a window of opportunity to showcase the hidden talents of the married ladies of the twin districts.
“Earlier our people emphasized their children to only read and write and become govt. servants. However, with change of time, people have now realized that employment and income generating avenues are also available in the field of games and sports, beauty pageants for which skills and trainings are necessary,” the MLA said.
Mrs India director Deepali Phadnis said that physical beauty is secondary while real inherent beauty lies within the heart and soul. “The idea of beauty pageant for married women is to discover the inner aesthetic beauty and to identify them through such platforms for society to acknowledge and appreciate,” she said.
The beauty contest with theme ‘beauty with a purpose’ was also attended by Lower Subansiri DC Vivek HP, SP Kenni Bagra, panchayat leaders public, relatives and well-wishers of all the 19 finalists from the twin districts of Lower Subansiri and Keyi Panyor districts. (DIPRO)
