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| June 7, 2010 | Varanasi girl crowned Miss Tibet 2010 | |
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh):Tenzin Norzon, the 23-year-old Varanasi girl was crowned Miss Tibet 2010 at the event organized at the Tibetan
Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA). Norzon received a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000.
Four Tibetan eves vied for the title of Miss Tibet 2010, as the Tibetan beauties
put their best foot forward at the grand finale of the contest held here on Sunday.
Norzon was extremely happy and excited after winning the crown and said that she
wanted to do something for Tibet and Tibetans-in-exile. "It's a wonderful opportunity
I got. I will step forward and will do something. I feel great with Tibetans and
as a Tibetan, means I performed as a contestant in front of all. I feel good that
I won," said Norzon. Nineteen-year-old Yangchen Metok, who came from Tibet to
India in 2008, was the first runner-up while 25-year-old Rinchen Choden, a hair
stylist based in Bangalore won the second runner-up's title. The titles were awarded
after conducting question-and-answer rounds as well as and tests of performing
arts where the participants showed off their skills in singing or dancing. The
Director of the event, Lobsang Wangyal, was happy with the successful grand finale
of the pageant. "It was a huge success. It was unbelievable. I am feeling so much
excited and emotional at the same time because there were so many people supporting
this pageant and although we are in the ninth year, we have only four contestants.
Nevertheless, the public is with us and I am so happy," said Wangyal. The UB Group's
Kingfisher brand sponsored this year's contest. |
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