20-year old wins Miss South Sudan beauty contest
By Julius N. Uma
December 05, 2010 (JUBA) – Glitz, glamour and beauty characterized Saturday’s Miss South Sudan’s final show, where 20-year-old Rachel Angeth emerged winner of the event, popularly known as Miss Malaika.
The crowd was enormous, the stage well-lit and performances from the night’s master of ceremonies and traditional dancers kept the audience engaged for most of the six-hour occasion.
Rebecca Nyadeng Garang requested for a moment of silence in memory of her husband John Garang de Mabior the former President of Southern Sudan and First Vice President of Sudan. Garang led southern rebels the SPLM in a two decade conflict with the northern government over identity, resources (oil, water) and economic and political marginalization.
In January the south will hold an independence referendum as part of the peace deal Garang negotiated and signed in 2005 with the Khartoum government.
Rebecca Garang, who is the adviser on gender to John Garang’s successor as Southern President Salva Kiir Mayardit, encouraged the models by telling them there was no loser at the end of the day.
“Whether you take the crown home or not, you all need to know that you are all winners just by the fact that you have represented our country,” Rebecca Garang said.
CONGOLESE ARTIST THRILLS CROWD
The event was host to a variety of performances from local artists including PNC, Dinka Boy, Unique Arafat, Coozos Clan, Southern Voice, the Mundari and Maale traditional dancers.
Award-winning Congolese musician, Kanda Bongoman, was arguably the nights star performer, despite a 30-minute power cut that threatened to derail the whole event.
The king of “kwasa kwasa” as he is popularly known, took to the stage at about 11:40 pm performing favorites such as ‘Muchana’ and ‘Elizabeth’, as people crowded around the stage to dance and take photos.
The annual event, based on the theme, “The beauty of African origin” was organized by Southern Sudan Artist Association (SSAA).
The winner received a Progress Toyota car and the top five contestants each won a laptop, courtesy of UAP Insurance Sudan, one of the event sponsors. The sponsors were others were Rhino Stars, Arech Motors and Eyat Construction Company.
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Thongjang Thongjang
20-year old wins Miss South Sudan beauty contest
Very wonderful seeing our sisters enjoying freedom that delivered by blood of fallen hero for Their young one like 20 yrs old girl….! RabbiThongjang Thongjang .
Omoni Atari
20-year old wins Miss South Sudan beauty contest
congrats to all of you girls.
keep it up.
Kijana Bol Detion-Alier-Abiu
20-year old wins Miss South Sudan beauty contest
A Perfect Moment for “beauties” in Southern Sudan
Beautiful eyes open across a pillow top,
It seems for this moment time will stop,
The earth slows and sounds wane,
A frozen moment without stain.
Your body close to everybody’s heart,
Our hearts beat in time,
With a smile of simple pleasure,
This moment should last forever.
Some say perfection is unattainable
For most things that’s explainable,
But in your arms and with your heart’s affection
we have found a brief moment of perfection for this beautyfulness.
Thxs
KIJANA BOL DETION-ALIER