For collective development of women in the State, Jyoshna Routroy Memorial Charitable Trust (JRMCT) will conduct an audition test for Miss Odisha-2014 competition here on August 17.
The intending contestants will have to register their names on payment of `500 with three photographs.
In the first phase of the competition, emphasis would be given on projection of art, culture, and beauty of women in the State. The contestants must be of 5.3 foot in height.
The competitions would also be organised at Bhubaneswar and Rourkella for which the admission for the competitors has already been finalized, he informed.
More than 100 women have shown interest in the two cities, said Rudranarayan Behera, the organiser of “Miss Odisha” event. Behera is hopeful of a large number of contestants at Brahmapur audition.
The trust has decided to select 60 successful competitors through audition to be held at Bhubaneswar, Rourkella, Brahmapur, Baleswar, Sambalpur and Angul who will participate in a mega audition again at Bhubaneswar in which 25 women will be finally selected and imparted training at Bhubaneswar. Only thereafter, the successful candidates will be selected from among the 25 in the grand final round, he said.
The trust has decided to pay Rs 1 lakh to the winner of “Miss Odisha-2014” and `50,000 to the Runners Up.
Odia cine director Sudhakar Basant, fashion designer Ramoli Pattnaik and fashion photographer Sanjay Mohanty are likely to join as adjudicators.
Actress Archita Sahu is the brand ambassador of the event. Bollywood actress Moogdha Godse and actor Deno Meria are likely to grace the final mega show to be held in October.