Imphal — Manipur Police department hosted an interaction session with the Femina Miss India 2023 contestants at the Khuman Lampak sports premises in Imphal on Saturday.
IGP(Ops) of Manipur Police department, IK Muivah, who is the police nodal officer for Femina Miss India 2023, along with IGP(Intelligence)K Kabib and other senior women police officers were present at the interaction session.
According to people familiar with the matter, the programme consisted of showcasing demonstration sessions of three sporting events -- judo, taekwondo, and boxing -- by eminent sports personalities of the Police and Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS) departments.
Olympian Inspector Likmabam Sushila(Judo), YAS coach Yumnam Shantibala (Taekwondo) and Additional SP(Sports) and world boxing champ Laishram Sarita(Boxing) along with their respective teams imparted self-defence lessons to the contestants.
The demonstration was followed by the contestants imparting tips and techniques of ramp walk, skin care and hair care regimes to the spectators present.
The event which started from 10 am lasted till 1pm with a group photo session with the contestants.
On Friday, all the contestants of Femina Miss India arrived at the Imphal International airport and they were accorded a warm traditional welcome and hospitality on their arrival with traditional lengyan(scarf) and kajenglei(headdress crown) amidst the sounds of beating welcome drums.
For the very first time, Manipur is hosting the grand finale of the country’s most glamorous beauty pageant in Imphal on April 15.
The country’s most glamorous beauty pageant which features the 30 state winners will be competing for the coveted title at Indoor Stadium of Khuman Lampak sports complex in Imphal. The winner of the beauty contest will represent India at the Miss World pageant.