BBeauty and Aesthetic Society of Nagaland (BASN) is all set to organise the 29th edition of Miss Nagaland 2021 and the auditions would be held online on October 9 and 10.
Informing this at a press conference held in Kohima Wednesday af¬ternoon, BASN president Mele Pucho said that this year’s Miss Nagaland 2021 will also mark the 30th anniversary of the existence of BASN.
Disclosing that BASN has already released the Ads for Miss Nagaland, Pucho added that the online registration had already begun since Septem¬ber 11 and will go on till October 7.
Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, he said BASN could not organize Miss Nagaland in 2020. He however said that BASN has decided to host the Miss Nagaland 2021 online on its YouTube chan¬nel and other social media platforms.
He said the participants will be trained and groomed in Kohima for a period of seven to eight days.
Pucho also informed that since the majority of the districts were unable to hold the district pageant this year 2021, except Peren and Phek, the selection of participants will be done through open online audition, where 14 to 16 contestants will be selected from the online audition.
Winner of Miss Nagaland 2021 will receive cash reward of Rs. 1 lakh with gift hampers and as state icon, the winner will get direct entry for Miss Northeast 2022. The first runner up will receive a cash reward of Rs. 70,000, gift hampers and as district icon, will also get direct entry for Miss Northeast 2022 while the second runner up will receive a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 with gift hampers.
Eligibility criteria for the Miss Nagaland beauty pageant will be- the contestant should be a bona-fide citizen of Nagaland, age- 18-25 years, should be unmarried/not engaged and height should be minimum 5’4 and above (without heels).
For district representation, the contestants should also mention personal information about their birth, present address and employment status as well.
Meanwhile it was also informed that BASN will be hosting the first edition of ‘Northeast Beauty Pageant 2022’. BASN also informed that an organization under the platform of ‘North East Beauty Pageant Organisation’ was formed comprising members from all the eight North East states with Mele Pucho as the president of the organisation.