Audition held for ‘KIIT Nanhipari’ in Bhubaneswar
Ollywood actress such as Bhooomika Dash, Swapna Priyadarshini were the former winners of KIIT Nanhipari
Bhubaneswar: Regional audition for the 23rd ‘KIIT Nanhipari Little Miss India Competition’ was held here Sunday. Auditions for ‘Nanhipari,’ a national level talent haunt competition for girls between ages 14-16, are held every year in almost all states of the country.
Inaugurating the event, KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta said, the competition gives the participants a platform to explore their talent and strengthen their potential to participate in bigger events with confidence. “KIIT-DU carries out several social outreach activities and ‘KIIT Nanhipari’ is one of them,” he added.
The core team members including Rekharani Mishra, Soma Mohanty, Malaya Mohapatra, and Shradhanjali Nayak were present on the occasion. The grand finale of the competition will be held here December 26 and 27.
“The competition made a humble beginning in 2001 at Keonjhar, Odisha. Since then, the event has progressively become a national event of repute. A host of attractive prizes have been introduced this year. The prize money for the winner is Rs 21 lakh, Rs 3 lakh as cash prize and 100 per cent academic fee waiver subject to a maximum of Rs 18 lakh for studying in any discipline at KIIT DU.
The 1st runners up would win Rs10 lakh, Rs 1 lakh cash prize and a maximum of Rs 9 lakh for studying any discipline at KIIT. And the 2nd runners up would get Rs 9.5 lakh, Rs 50,000 cash prize and a maximum of Rs 9 lakh for studying any discipline at KIIT,” informed a KIIT official.
There are several categories for the participants to compete in such as Miss Rapunzel for the girl with the most beautiful hair; Miss Photogenic for the girl with the best pose in the photoshoot round; Miss Selfie for the maximum likes on Facebook; Miss Fashion for the girl with the best costume in both rounds; Miss Whizkid for the girl with highest marks in quiz round; Miss Cinderella for having a graceful walk and pose and a positive attitude; Miss Urvasi for girl with the best talent; Miss Personality for the girl with sharp intelligence, confidence, and communication skills; Miss Monalisa for the most beautiful girl with a beautiful smile and Miss Active for the most active girl in sports round.
Ollywood actress such as Bhooomika Dash, Swapna Priyadarshini were the former winners of Kiit Nanhipari.