Our Correspondent
JOTSOMA, DECEMBER 9
Nenghoilhing Hangsing was crowned the new Miss Nagaland 2015 at a beauty pageant held here this evening at the Regional Centre for Excellence in Music & Performing Arts (RCEMPA), Jotsoma. Alica Zhimomi and Yangerjungla Pongen were adjudged the 1st and 2nd runners-up respectively.
Nenghoilhing, who was also honoured with the Miss Photogenic title in the competition probably scored high with the judges when she replied to a query that the most important part of the competition (the beauty pageant) is what is given/projected to the younger generation. During the second set of the interview round, she was asked about any lesson that she learnt as a child which still affects her today, and young Nenghoilhing promptly replied that being the child of a broken home has taught her much.Other subtitle winners were- Miss Talent Shanchobeni Jungio, Miss Perfect 10 Yangerjungla Pongen, and Miss Queen of Hearts Zehovire Avi Kechu.
This year’s Miss Nagaland beauty pageant seemed to have started off on the wrong foot with the show starting more than an hour behind the appointed time and once the show commenced, the audience was disappointed with technical glitches. Somewhere along the show, a former beauty queen forgot her lines while she was highlighting the theme of a campaign where she stars as an icon. And mention may also be made here that the event was not publicized much in the media, and as a result, no one had a clear information about the profiles of the selected 7 finalists.
Since this event was showcased as a part of the ongoing Hornbill Festival’s major events, it should have been organized in a better and grander manner, owing to the fact that the Hornbill Festival is now an event of international calibre with hosts of guests and dignitaries from across the globe attending the festival’s many highlights.
