After a protracted hiatus, the Ministry of Tourism and Tradition and Nationwide Centre for Arts and Tradition (NCAC) in collaboration with the Affiliation of Vogue Designers of the Gambia and Biddy’s Promotion is about to stage the Nationwide Miss Gambia Competitors slated for December 30 on the Kairaba Seaside Resort.
The occasion, which celebrates glitz, glamour and wonder, additionally seeks to showcase Gambian fashions, intelligence and elegance, concentrating on members aged 17 to 27.
Thus, the target of this yr’s version is to advertise the fantastic thing about Gambian girls with morals and intelligence, thereby exposing the nation’s picture, thereby forging nationwide unity.
At a presser held Thursday on the Miss Gambia Secretariat at Ida’s Concepts Vogue Design establishment in Bakau, Ida Saine-Konteh, president of the Affiliation of Vogue Designers of The Gambia, applauded the Ministry and the NCSC for partnering with them to stage the upcoming showpiece.
Following earlier successes coupled with achievements registered to this point, the famend designer additionally revealed that the federal government by way of the Ministry is able to accomplice with them in staging this mega occasion.
In keeping with her, they’ve already commenced the underground work and this was after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Madam Saine-Conteh revealed that presently they’ve completed with the preliminary rounds of Miss Banjul, Miss KMC and Brikama, including that they’re presently engaged on these fascinated about different areas, after which they’ll progress to the finalists forward of the nationwide competitions.
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“We wish to see that now we have very lovely ladies, sensible and clever ladies. It isn’t like we’re going to choose any woman, it’s a must to be lovely, clever and sensible, since you are representing the Gambia sooner or later,” she stated.
She acknowledged that it’s excessive time the Gambia takes half in each worldwide competitors, saying there are funds allotted for the winners for academic scholarships and entrepreneurships for his or her future advantages.
She thus appealed for extra help from governments and corporations to make the occasion a terrific success.
Momodou Njie, Miss Gambia Media marketing consultant, recalled that for over twenty years, Miss Gambia has not been held. Nonetheless, the occasion is coming again in December. “The Gambia by way of the Ministry of Tourism and Tradition has tasked NCSC to organise the Miss Gambia 2022 version, in stable partnership with the Affiliation of Vogue Designers of the Gambia and Biddy’s promotion.”
Hassoum Ceesay, Director Common for the Nationwide Centre for Arts and Tradition, recalled that the Miss Gambia magnificence pageant dates way back to 1965 and that for nearly 4 many years, it was probably the most common cultural creative and wonder pageant within the nation’s calendar, with the only real concept of selling the nation’s cultural heritage, picture and as a tourism vacation spot.
Ceesay famous that preparations are presently in excessive gear as manifested within the signing of the MOU with the three events.
NCAC DG hinted that the occasion is deliberate to be an annual occasion, additional expressing Ministry and authorities’s resolve to make the occasion a convincing success.
