Miss Mauritius GB 2011 : 19 Finalists for one title !
Written by Editor Monday, 28 March 2011 13:16
Saturday 5th February 2011 at Wandsworth Town Hall. What a fantastic evening. Sleek and glamorous, they were all aspiring ‘Miss Mauritius GB 2011’. These fine ladies put up a great show. It took a lot of effort, courage and no doubt cost them all some money to appear before an audience and a panel of eight judges to be scrutinised and judged as to whether or not they had what it takes to be crowned ‘Miss Mauritius GB 2011’.
Non-Mauritians who attended the event were impressed with the high standard of the participants and commended the organising committee for providing such an opportunity for young ladies in the community.
In between, the traditional segas provided by Dorian Delia of Jalsa des Iles , songs by RnB Singer and Music group and music from DJ Indi, DJ Steph, DJ Eagle and DJ Shaney, of Maurice Sound Systems, the young ladies aged between 18 to 27 years of age, paraded with different dresses and answered to their best ability questions posed to them by the charming Charles Maurice, host for the evening. Although from the same culture, their family backgrounds differed. All with different experiences, they displayed courage, confidence, beauty, achievements and Knowledge.
All these qualities were mustered for this occasion and in the end as we all know, there can only be one Miss Mauritius GB 2011. This beauty contest was judged on their appearances based upon their initial casual dress, their evening gown and their personality as it transpired through their responses to the questions they faced.
Due to their life experiences, we had a variety of personalities which came through. It was a refreshing and gratifying experience to see so many educated and well-spoken ladies combining charm and willing to do charitable work at such an early stage of their life.
Such contest as Miss Mauritius GB 2011 organised by Mauritius News, led by Peter Chellen, gave these young ladies a convenient platform to gain exposure. It has provided the contestants with a valuable opportunity to show what they are capable of achieving in front of an audience. I believe that this takes a lot of courage and willpower on their part to put themselves to such scrutiny.
Participation to such contests is nowadays regarded as a valuable experience and will strengthen any curriculum vitae and give the participants this extra advantage on their fellow competitor when going up their career path. Participation and indeed winning such contest will no doubt give prospective employers an insight into one’s ability to achieve a goal if one makes an effort and shows commitment to pursue such goal.
I commend the finalists and congratulate the winner of Miss Mauritius of Great Britain 2011, Miss Melissa Nathoo.
I should once more wish to end on a vote of thanks to Peter Chellen for his initiative, to Mauritius News and its partner, The Mauritius Cosmopolitan Society, for diffusing the news through the community, all the sponsors whose financial donations have greatly helped, all those supporters who have untiringly worked for weeks before to put up the show. But not the least the judges with the delicate task of picking up a winner.
Savina Choolun-Boodhoo (Solicitor)
Editor’s note: The tiara crowning Miss Mauritius GB was donated by Mrs Boodhoo, and those for the two runners-up were donated by Mel Armoogum of the Miss M Organsing Committee.
