Saree Queen contest held in Malaysia
October 18th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANSIpoh (Malaysia), Oct 18 (IANS) Dinitha Ambiga, an undergraduate student, beat 11 other contestants to win the Miss Saree Queen 2010 (Perak) beauty pageant held here.
The 22-year-old, who aspires to be a human resource manager, took home RM1,000($322), a crown, a saree and gifts.
The first-runner-up was lecturer T. Subashinee, 24, who also won the Miss People’s Choice award. She received RM700 ($225), a crown, a saree and gifts.
K. Veshalini, a 24-year-old sales manager, emerged as the second-runner-up and took home RM500, a crown and gifts.
Thana Rani Thomas, 24, an air hostess, and 23-year-old physiotherapist Revathi Nair were placed fourth and fifth respectively.
The contest and a charity dinner were jointly organised by Bougainvilla Country Club Ipoh and Taiping Tourist and Cultural Association.
Malaysia is home to 1.7 million ethnic Indians, a bulk of them Tamils who settled here during the British era.
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