The 14th Nanhipari-little Miss India contest, meant for girls between the age group of 10 and 13 years, will be held at the Kiit International School here from December 27 to 29.
Of the total 126 applications received for the this year’s show, best 24 children from various States, including Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh Asam and Manipur, have been selected for the semi-final rounds of the contest.Various competitions like song, dance, painting, GK, GD, etc will be held among the semi-finalists for three days. The winner, who will be crowned as the Nanhipari littile Miss India, will get a cash award of Rs 1lakh along with a citation and a trophy. The second and third runners-up will receive cash prizes of Rs 35,000 and Rs 20,000, respectively, informed Nanhipari Parivar president Dr Achyuta Samanta.With no entry fee, the contest has earned much recognition at national level and helped to hone talents of little girls across the country, said general secretary Malay Mohapatra.