Ashna Mahanti from Keonjhar in Odisha was crowned as the Nahnipari-2013 at the 13th Nahnipari little Miss India contest held at the KIIT University here on Monday.
Ashna received a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh along with memento and the crown. Similarly, Akita Dash from Odisha and Baishali Medhi from Assam were declared as the first and second runners up, respectively. While Ankita received a cash prize of Rs 20,000, Baishali got Rs 10,000 along with crowns and mementoes.
Besides, 18 more participants were also awarded in various categories of the contest. Nahnipari winner of previous year Apurva Dash from Odisha and KIIT University founder Dr Achyuta Samanta presented the awards to the winners in the presence of event director Malay Mohapatra.
Twenty contestants from 10 States had been short listed for the semi-final rounds among which various competitions were held for three days starting from December 28.
Fashion Photographer Sanjay Mohanty, eminent Odishi dancer Sujata Mohapatra, singer Arjun Samal, Vegikart director Bubhu Prusty, Etv programme director Malay Mallick and journalist Bhakta Tripathy attended the final round as juries.