[UPDATED] THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT DIVA … MISS TOURISM NIGERIA 2015 LAUNCHED

  

Qhue Concepts, organizers of the award winning Miss Tourism Nigeria Pageant have officially launched the 2015 edition of the show themed ‘The Divas Edition’.

Open for Nigerian ladies between the ages of 17 & 26 years who are at least 5’6ft tall and above,  the 2015 Miss Tourism Nigeria pageant  event  aims  to  expose  young  Nigerian  women  to  important  issues  such  as Service in Leadership,  Entrepreneurship, Child Education, Tourism Promotion and Sustainability.  

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to also be mentored by major successful personalities from various fields during the 10 days camping of the finalists.

2014 Miss Tourism Nigeria winner, Her Eminence, Queen Collete Nwadike who became SA on Tourism to Anambra State Governor, His Excellency, Gov. Willie Obiano a month after winning the coveted crown has also become a major face in the nollywood industry after landing a mouth-watering lead role in the Nollywood factory/Mnet Africa production ‘The Calabash’.

Queen Collete Nwadike will also be representing Nigeria this December in Venezuela amongst over 80 nations during the 2014 Miss Tourism World Grand show.

MORE AUDITION DATES AND CITIES AFTER THE CUT...

8 Dirty Little Pageant Secrets

Let me preface this article by saying there are many legitimate pageant systems with incredible reputations that have been putting on wonderful shows for many years. With that being said; on the other hand, there are a few secrets that we have all learned over the years about things that can happen, things that do happen and things we have heard about. 

Here are a few we have all experienced at the Pageant Planet:

1. Judges are not that concerned about your platform. If you are the total package they are looking for this will not keep you from winning the crown. Conversely if you have the most amazing platform at the pageant but are not what the judges are looking for, you will most likely not win.

Top 15 Countries That Dominates Miss Universe Beauty Pageant

Miss Universe is one of the “Big Four International Beauty Pageants” that is held annually. It was founded in 1952 by a clothing company in California called Pacific Mills. After few years, it became part of Kayser Roth and then passed to an American conglomerate company Gulf+Western Industries and finally, Donald Trump acquired the Miss Universe in 1996.

Miss Universe is the gathering of the finest women in the world representing their beloved country and winning the crown brings such an honor not only for them but also to its people.

Since the first Miss Universe in 1952 to the recent 2014 competition,check out the most ranked and the top 15 countries which are leading in the tally of the most crowns and runner-ups.

Check Out The List Below After The Cut...

The true grit and character of a National Director

During the live telecast of Miss Universe 2014, you might have noticed a beautiful blonde woman waving the Dutch flag everytime Miss Netherlands Yasmin Verheijen was being called. She is actually the very same woman who was zoomed in by cameras back in 2011 when Kelly Weekers was called as one of the Top 16. Who is she exactly?

She’s Kim Kotter, a name that is no longer strange to those who are avid followers of beauty pageants. As the director of Miss Netherlands pageant, she is responsible for choosing and training Dutch women for both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Her country is small and belongs to the European Protestant Belt – a group of industrialized and non-Catholic nations where the interest in pageantry are in the all time lows. These countries are antithesis to the European Catholic Belt which includes France, Spain and Italy where beauty pageants continue to thrive.

As the Dutch National Director, the odds are all against Kim. She has to struggle to find sponsorship. Not so many people will watch the finals of Miss Nederland as the only event that warrants attention in her country are soccer matches. So, unlike the bigwigs in pageant crazy nations, being the National Director of the Netherlands does not bring substantial monetary rewards and the cost would pile on as travel and wardrobe expenses could really put a huge dent on the wallet.