Adorylene Sawian was crowned Miss Cherry Blossom 2016 in India’s First Cherry Blossom Festival held on November 17 2016 at Shillong, Meghalaya. The first Cherry Blossom Festival was held from November 14 to 17, 2016 organised by the Government of Meghalaya in association with Institute of Bio resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), a National Institute of Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India.
The winner walked away with prize money of Rs. 30,000/- closely followed by Zeanna Mary Wahlang (1st runners up) and Nazareen Kharrubon (2nd Runners up).