Miss Talented - Tripti Diyali (Sikkim)- Northeast Super Model Contest 2011

From the hills of Manipur, to the rocky mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, the plains of Assam, the Scotland of the East or the Abode of cloud, Meghalaya, the land of Cheraw-bamboo dance, Mizoram, the land of forts, Tripura, the valley of flowers, Sikkim, and the land of festivals, Nagaland, witnessed a mega event of the decade in the guise of North East Super Model Contest 2011 on October 28 at Northeast Agri Expo Site, Dimapur.
Assembled as eighteen hopefuls for the best of the best models from the entire northeastern states including Sikkim in the commercial hub of the state, Dimapur, from October 24 to 28 to vie for the coveted title of “North East Super Model Contest 2011,” the girls during their stay felt that though they were from different race and culture, the contest itself had brought them together as one family - oneness-a great journey and life time experiences that entails ‘A Hope and A Dream’ to share together which would ultimately lead them for a new beginning and empowerment.
From poetry, dancing, crooning and to moulding intricate pots embellished with our day to day needs - dal and rice, the talent round which was held prior to the final saw most of the contestants putting in their unsurpassed abilities to woo the judges which was ultimately won by Tripti Diyali of Sikkim with her spell bounding dance.

Supported by Department of Planning & Co-ordination, Government of Nagaland (GoN), and Co-sponsored by North Eastern Council (NEC), Government of India (GoI), the contest was staged as an event to showcase the talent of beauty through competitions, diversified culture and unique clothing of the region, the contest saw eighteen contestants introducing themselves and highlighting their respective states in the modern ethnic wear round where Ketholeno Kense of Nagaland won the “Best Modern Ethnic Wear” title.

Miss North East 2011 Ketholeno Kense (C) flanked by 1st runners up Sukalpa Das from Assam and 2nd runners up Lily Maibam from Manipur.

Powered  with a view to give purpose to the contest held on the theme “Culture & Couture-Synchronizing Faces, Fashion and Feminism”, the girls were put on strenuous routine of choreography by none other than our very own Esther Jamir, Super Model, who with her vast experience of walking the ramps and brushing her shoulder with top notch super models of the country and displaying the creations of well acclaimed designers of the country and abroad, made the girls at ease for those contestants though first timers from the day they checked in at Hotel Saramati (NHL), Dimapur, the official hospitality partner of the contest.
The contestants were also given lectures during seminars on dining etiquettes, beauty tips and were also taken for outings which were included in their itinerary during their follow ups for the grand finale of the contest.
Niathu Resort, the enchanting and exotic locale at Chumukedima was the venue for the eighteen wannabe Super Models where the official photo session was conducted with Charlie, a renowned personality from Mizoram, who owns an in-house production unit of handlooms and handicrafts under the banner and style-Heritage Mizoram in Aizwal and a regular face in the fashion scenario also organizes shows in Shillong, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai as a choreographer.
The ever flamboyant Nise Meruno (Zowe Madrigal) and his boys did the opening act and serenaded the girls in their evening gown while other celebrated artistes were Mami Varte from Mizoram and our very own Faith In Action (FAI) team who with their acrobatic tactics and martial arts and stunts received an overwhelming response from the audience.
The much acclaimed Northeast Supermodel Contest 2011, which was initiated and organized by Ethnic Group of Nagaland (EGoN) also introduced Opangtongdang, the reigning Mr. India Earth 2011-12 and Alino Sumi, 2nd Runners-up (Miss Dimapur 2011) as entertainment fillers to the contest which was attended by select individuals to witness the mega show while reigning Miss Nagaland 2010, Hattinneng Hangsing and Miss Dimapur 2011, Kajenkala, made special appearances.

Hosted by Toshizen Longkumer and Moala Aier as co-host, Kahuli Sumi as the official designer for the contest, the evening was graced by ‘Who''s Who’ of the northeastern states as guests that also witnessed Ajay Bisht (Delhi), international choreographer and stylist, Lucy Sailo (Mizoram), Pioneer fashion designer of the region, Aldous Mawlong (Meghalaya), MCS, Director cum Chairman, Shillong Fashion Society (SFS), Nishikanta Khoishnam, convenor, Four Hopes (Miss Manipur) and Choreographer, and Rachael Among, Miss Nagaland 1992 and Miss East India 1995, amongst the panel of judges, who ultimately decided to crown Ketholeno Kense of Nagaland as ‘Northeast Supermodel 2011’ followed by Sukalpa Dal (Assam) and Lilly Maibam (Manipur) as first and second runners-up respectively.
Ketholeno walked away with a cash prize of `1 lakh along with complimentary gifts, Sulkalpa Das was awarded a sum of `50, 000 with gift hampers while Lily Maibam (Manipur) pocketed `30,000 along with gift hampers.

(L-R) Livika Chishi who also won the title of Miss Beautiful Smile and Miss Northeast Super Model Khetholeno Kense of Nagaland.

All the ten subtitle winners were also awarded cash prizes of `10, 000 each along with gift hampers while the five finalists walked away with wrist watches sponsored by the World of Titan, Dimapur.
Official make-up artists for the show were Aren Longchar and Asen Kichu while Hotel City Tower, Merrison Print House, Ekada, Café 77, Pixie Dust and Hiyo Café were the event associates.
The 2nd Northeast Supermodel Contest 2011 in Dimapur which was represented by three contestants each from Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, two representative each from Mizoram and Assam, and one representative each from Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, would definitely instill in them the experience of a new beginning, a new ray of hope and the dreams that they aspire to be in life.


Sub-title winners

1. Miss Talented - Tripti Diyali (Sikkim)

2. Miss Perfect 10 - Ketholeno Kense (Nagaland)

3. Miss Beautiful skin - Lily Maibam (Manipur)

4. Miss Beautiful Smile - Livika Chishi (Nagaland)

5. Best Modern Ethnic Wear - Ketholeno Kense (Nagaland)

6. Miss Congeniality - Gayatri Dey (Tripura)

7. Most Popular Audience Choice - Sukalpa Das (Assam)

8. Miss Catwalk - Himakshi Agarwala (Assam)

9. Miss Beautiful Hair - Pratima Thokchom (Manipur)

10. Miss Photogenic - Lalthanmawii (Mizoram)

Source-nagalandpost.