Tsurila, a student of Mt. Mary College in Chumukedima wins the 1st runner-up title in the pageant
Mariam Longri from Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh was crowned the 16th Sunsilk Mega Miss North East 2018 at the ITA Cultural Complex in Guwahati on June 30.
Tsurila from Nagaland and Jyotismita Baruah from Assam were crowned 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up respectively.
A press release issued from the organisers on July 1 mentioned that the contestants who travelled to Guwahati had been part of various activities for almost a week including grooming and training sessions conducted by Contestant director of Mega Entertainment Juhi Gogoi, followed by rehearsals, leading up to the grand finale of the pageant.
The pageant is said to have been supported by title Sponsor Sunsilk, supported by Assam state biodiversity board, Hospitality partner radisson blu and Education partner ITFT college.
Mariam Longri was crowned by Sunsilk Mega Miss North East 2017 Mary Khyriem in front of a packed audience. Mariam, who has just appeared her class 12 exams from Donyi Polo School in Itanagar is said to be the youngest of nine siblings.
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Winners of the Garnier Men Mega Mister North East 2018 take to the stage for a photo session with the newly crowned winners of the 16th Sunsilk Mega Miss North East in Guwahati in Assam on Saturday.[/caption]
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(L-) Popular Assamese actress Barsha Rani Bishaya, 2nd runner up Jyotismita Baruah, winner Mariam Longri, 1st runner up Tsurila & Abhijit Singha, Founder of Mega Entertainment[/caption]
Beautiful Tsurila from Chumukedima in Nagaland is said to be the daughter of a retired government employee, and mother a homemaker. She is at present pursuing BA(Economics) in 5th semester at Mt. Mary College in Chumukedima. While the second runners up Jyotismita Baruah is a 3rd semester student at B. Barooah College in Guwahati. Her parents are government employees.
Mariam Longri is said to have won a prize package worth nearly INR 7,00,000, including the crown and sash of Mega Miss North East and INR 1,00,000 as cash prize along-with an opportunity to become the face of Sunsilk’s print and outdoor campaigns across Northeast India. She is also said to have won gift hampers from various sponsors.
Additionally, the winners will also get a scholarship for a 3-year bachelor’s degree course in Media & Entertainment at ITFT in Chandigarh and 6-month Aviation & Hospitality course from TRIG Empowering Institute in Guwahati, the release stated.
The organisers of the event, Mega Entertainment, had shortlisted 49 women, who vied for the coveted title of Sunsilk Mega Miss North East 2018. The gowns of the Top 10 round were designed by Akumnaro Imsong.
The judges who sealed the fate of this year’s winner included leading Assamese actress Barsha Rani Bishaya; Director General of International Chamber for Service Industry (ICSI) Dr. Gulshan Sharma; hotelier and entrepreneur Bobby Singh; Mega Miss North East 2016 Meriya Priyadarshini Subba and Fashion & Lifestyle Promoter Monika Devi.
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