Miss Tibet: The contest
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Revision as of 16:10, 21 March 2017
Minnesota’s MPR News described the contest that Lobsang Wangyal has |
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Sources
Organiser
Lobsang Wangyal
410 TIPA Road
McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala 176 219
India
info@misstibet.com
So far all the funds for the contest have been 'coming from the Director [Lobsang Wangyal]’s own pockets.' He has been described as 'a maverick impresario stages a most un-Tibetan spectacle: a western-style beauty pageant.' [1]
The Queens
Miss Tibet 2002 Dolma Tsering
Miss Tibet 2003 Tsering Kyi
Miss Tibet 2004 Tashi Yangchen
Miss Tibet 2005 Tenzin Nyima
Miss Tibet 2006 Tsering Chungtak
Miss Tibet 2007 Tenzin Dolma
Miss Tibet 2008 Sonam Choedon
Miss Tibet 2009 Tenzin Choezom
Miss Tibet 2010 Tenzin Norzom
Miss Tibet 2011 Tenzin Yangkyi
Miss Tibet 2012 None: Pageant was cancelled in homage to those who have died for the Tibetan cause.
Miss Tibet 2013 Tenzing Lhamo
Miss Tibet 2014 Tenzin Yangzom
Where held
Miss Tibet Pageant is often held in McLeod Ganj, India, which is where the 2014 contest will be held.
Miss Tibet Pageant 2013, was held from 11 to 13 February in Bylakuppe, South India.
The 2014 contest will be from 6 to 8 June.
Eligibility criteria
Inter alia, all contestants
Must be unmarried and must not have given birth to a child; and
Must have Central Tibetan Administration tax paid up to date. However, this criterion does not apply to a woman coming from Tibet to compete in the pageant.
Global ambassadors for Tibet
The winner of the Miss Tibet Pageant have in the past competed in some world beauty pageants, notably Miss Earth, as representatives of all of Tibet, not just Tibetan exiles in India and elsewhere.
Training
Past pageants provided one week of training before the competition, with courses in physical fitness, stage craft, cat walk, dance, and a make-up and hair styling workshop, along with an orientation on Tibetan history, culture, and current affairs. Due to lack of funding, training has been discontinued for 2014.
Historical trivia
Only 32 girls competed for the crown between 2002 and 2011. It was first started in 2002 by Wangyal, who drew criticism from some sections within Tibetan society, including the Tibetan prime minister Samdhong Rinpoche who said the pageant was "un-Tibetan" and "against Buddhist principles".
Four times in the pageant’s history unopposed contestants had to be declared winners.
In 2009 only one contestant did not get a tiara (crown): because there were only four contestants.So they gave the fourth girl, Lhamo, a consolation prize. The pageant director originally received seven applications, but three withdrew due to personal reasons.
The grand prize of Rs1,00,000 to the winner is by far the largest prize money given away in any event held in Tibetan society. 1st runner up gets Rs 50,000.Third prize: Rupees 25,000. Consolation prize: rupees 5,000. These prizes have remained the same over the years
See also
Miss Tibet: The contest// Miss Tibet: 2002-2005// Miss Tibet: 2006-2009// Miss Tibet: 2010-2013// Tenzin Khecheo // Miss Tibet: 2014// Miss Tibet: 2015// Miss Tibet: 2016
