Tenzin Norzom crowned Miss Tibet

by Phurbu Thinley

MCLEOD GANJ, India, 6 June 2010 – 23-year old Tenzin Norzom from Varanasi was crowned Kingfisher Miss Tibet 2010 at the beauty pageant's grand finale night here this evening.

"I am extremely happy winning the Miss Tibet 2010 crown," Norzom told Phayul.com after winning the title.

"Even if I didn't win the Miss Tibet crown tonight, I came prepared in my mind that one of us will win in the end and I would still be happy thinking that after all it is another young Tibetan woman who is the winner," she said.

She says one of her first messages would be to urge young confident Tibetan women to participate in the Miss Tibet beauty pageant.

And then the most important thing, she says, is that she will use her beauty title to promote awareness on Tibet.

"And my top priority right now will be to complete my further studies," she said.

Born in Hunsur Tibetan settlement in South India, in 1986, this soft-spoken beauty queen has just completed Shastri degree (equivalent to Bachelor of Arts degree) from the Central University of Tibetan Studies in Varanasi.

She is fluent in English, Tibetan and Hindi, and likes reading, music and dancing, and playing badminton.

Last year's Miss Tibet Tenzin Choezom crowned Norzom as the new Tibetan beauty queen and presented a scholarship cheque of 100,000 rupees.

A panel of two judges elected the new winner. Norzom edged out three other contenders after going through seven rounds of competitions to claim this year's Tibetan beauty title, the ninth in a series which started in 2002.

Yangchen Metok, 19, from Dharamsala, was declared the first runner-up and won a scholarship of 50,000 rupees. She was born in Golok in Amdo province of Tibet in 1991 and came to India in 2008.

Rinchen Choden, 25, a hair stylist with a Bachelor in Commerce degree from Bangalore, was the second runner-up and won a scholarship cheque of 25,000 rupees.

Published in: Phayul.com

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Tenzin Norzom crowned Miss Tibet