Miss Manipur

Miss Manipur
Motto	Beauty for Peace and Compassion
Formation	1951
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Imphal
Location	Manipur;
Official language	Meitei (Manipuri)
Key people	Phairenjam Sonia (event manager)

Miss Manipur or Miss Manipur Queen is an annual beauty pageant that is run by the Manipur based Miss Manipur Committee (MMC). It is one of the most watched beauty pageants in North East India. It co-exists with Femina Miss India Manipur, Miss Kangleipak and Miss Meetei Chanu.

Eligibility Criteria

A person is eligible to participate in the Miss Manipur contest if she is:

of Indian origin (regardless of her birthplace)^[4]
belongs to the age group of 16-25 years^[5]
a resident of Manipur (documents required)^[6]

History

Miss Manipur was first held in the year 1951. It is the first beauty pageant organised in Manipur. In October, 2012, the Miss Manipur event (that was about to be held on November 12, 2012) was banned by 42 civil society organizations including 17 women bodies of Manipur. The women associations accused the event organizers for converting the contest into commercial way and also for promoting improper dressings of the participants.^[7]^[8]^[9] In 2016, the ban was lifted up by the associations as the required rules and regulations for the event was finally composed.^[10]^[11]

Titleholders

Edition	Titleholders	Venue of Competition	Number of Entrants
2019	AR Mathing	Imphal	16^[12]
2018	Raina Sharma Laimayum	Imphal
2017	Strela Thounaojam Luwang	Imphal	17^[13]^[14]
2016	Phapha Gachui	Imphal	20^[15]^[16]
2014-2015	Rajkumari Daina Devi	Moirang	^[17]
2011	Sangreela Meisnam	Imphal	22^[18]

References

[1] ttps://assamtribune.com/amp/manipur-beauty-pageant-banned-by-women-bodies

[2] ttps://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/miss-manipur-contest-banned/cid/374086

[3] ttps://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/phapha-gachui-crowned-miss-manipur-2016-116120800126_1.html

[4] ttp://e-pao.net/missmanipur2011/Miss_Manipur_2011_Rules_Regulations.html

[5] ttp://e-pao.net/missmanipur2011/Miss_Manipur_2011_Rules_Regulations.html

[6] ttp://e-pao.net/missmanipur2011/Miss_Manipur_2011_Rules_Regulations.html

[7] ttps://assamtribune.com/amp/manipur-beauty-pageant-banned-by-women-bodies

[8] ttps://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/miss-manipur-contest-banned/cid/374086

[9] ttps://thenortheasttoday.com/states/manipur/miss-manipur-contest-ban-lifted/cid2554512.htm

[10] ttps://thenortheasttoday.com/states/manipur/miss-manipur-contest-ban-lifted/cid2554512.htm

[11] ttps://thenortheasttoday.com/oped/young-manipuri-girls-welcome-lifting-of-miss-manipur-ban/cid2546861.htm

[12] ttps://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/01/19/tangkhul-naga-girl-ar-mathing-crowned-miss-manipur-2019/

[13] ttps://nenow.in/north-east-news/thounaojam-strela-crowned-miss-manipur-2017.html

[14] ttps://www.aninews.in/news/lifestyle/beauty/would-like-to-work-for-old-people-says-miss-manipur-2017201712212035240001/#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20rounds%20of,80%2C000%20along%20with%20gifts%20hampers.

[15] ttps://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/phapha-gachui-crowned-miss-manipur-2016-116120800126_1.html

[16] ttp://www.manipur.org/news/2016/12/06/winners-of-miss-manipur-2016/

[17] ttps://manipurtimes.com/miss-manipur-2014-2015-title-goes-to-rajkumari-daina-devi/

[18] ttp://www.easternpanorama.in/index.php/tidbits/72-2011/july-/1459-miss-manipur-2011

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