BHUBANESWAR:
The ‘Nanhipari- Little Miss India’
title was claimed by Odisha’s Apurva Das at the closing ceremony of
Nanhipari-2012 at the Sai International
School campus here on Sunday.
Nanhipari is a national-level
talent search event exclusively for girls to discover talents who are perfect
combinations of beauty with brains and a positive personality. It was launched
as a State-level event in 2001 at the town of Keonjhar
before moving to Bhubaneswar a
couple of years later.
Girls between the age group of 10
and 13 from across the country are eligible to participate in this contest that
takes into consideration their talent, personality and beauty.
This year, 15 applicants from eight
States were considered for the semi-final round. While Apurva was awarded cash
prize of Rs 1 lakh apart from the crown and the memento, first runners-up Anusuya
Gogoi of Assam
received Rs 20,000 and second runners-up Diyansi Burma
received Rs 10,000 as cash award. Apurva was crowned by Nanhipari of last year
Akankhya Kabi.
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