By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: After a month of grooming and preparations, the contestants of the Miss Shillong Pageant 2011 are now ready to walk the ramp with utmost confidence and poise displaying their talents in front of the judges and a huge crowd on the grand finale which will be held at Shillong Club on Saturday.
The stature of the annual Miss Shillong event organised by the Fashion Society of Shillong (FSS) has come up with more creative ways to impart the young ladies with better personality development and life skills.
It was noticed that for the past month, the contestants had been involved in various activities in tandem with this year’s theme “More Than A Woman” which would enable them to understand the real deal of life and its purpose.
To enable the contestants to be confident and prepared for the grand finale when questions are presented to them, the FSS organised an interaction session at Shillong Club on Monday between the young ladies and the judges to enable the girls know the kind of questions being asked and at the same time to eliminate their fear and nervousness during the question round on the final day.
“This interaction session is probably an opportunity for both the judges and the contestants to know each other personally and also to remove that fear from each contestant when questions are being asked to them during the finals”, Chairman of FSS, Aldous Mawlong told The Shillong Times here on Monday.
Meanwhile, reacting to a query, one of the judges, Dr Shakuntala, who is a lecturer in the Guwahati University said this interaction session is our chance to get to know the girls before the final day. “Through this, we got a chance to know the girls personally and also gathered little information on their opinion regarding various issues”, she added.
However when asked on the chances and opportunities that await these ladies, Dr Shakuntala said “It not only depends merely on the title but it also depends on how these ladies are going to utilize their skills and talents in the future”, she said while adding that they are looking for a personality who is ready to utilize her skills in the best possible way.
There are altogether 6 judges for the final day.
Altogether 15 contestants were present during the interaction session.