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Dharamsala, May 27
The Miss Tibet pageant which is an annual feature here will have six contestants this year. Organiser of the event Lobsang Wangyal said this year the 10th anniversary of the Miss Tibet Pageant would be celebrated. Six contestants from India, Australia, Switzerland and the US would participate in the event, he added.
He said, “The participants from India include Chemi Lhazom, Dolma Tsering and Tenzin Sangmo while Ngodupv Dolma is from Australia, Tenzin Yangkyi Switzerland and Tenzin Khecheo from the United States.”
Lobsang said, “As we mark our 10th anniversary here, monks and local Tibetans at and around Kirti Monastery in Amdo province of Tibet are undergoing great hardships and repression due to the Chinese crackdown since March. We hope and pray that the situation gets better in the coming days. We also salute the three brave and dedicated members of the Tibetan Youth Congress for their 25-day fast to protest the Chinese oppression in Kirti.”
He said, “The contestants will undergo training and grooming in the next seven days. The competition rounds will start from June 3 with the swimsuit round. There will be talk and talent rounds on June 4 and introduction, evening gown, traditional costume and interview rounds on the final night of June 5.”
Voting for Miss Photogenic will take place from June 1 to 3. The voting will be online at MissTibet.com.
A prize of Rs 1,00,000 to the winner is by far the largest prize money given away in any event held in the exile Tibetan society. The girl who takes second place receives Rs 50,000 and third winner gets Rs 25,000.
“The pageant is a 12-day programme in which the contestants are given orientation on Tibetan culture, philosophy, and current affairs. Activities include yoga, dance, modelling catwalk, personality development and excursions, with visits to the Tibetan government-in-exile, monasteries, schools, and NGOs,” Lobsang said.

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