Noticeably,
there was low interest from by girls in the south in the pageant - as
has generally been the case thus far. It had been expected that more
girls would turn up for the Southern Province auditions given the
numerous universities and other institutions of higher learning in the
region. But shockingly only
four people registered with students from University of Rwanda's
College of Arts and Sciences shunning the pageant.
"We all thought
many girls would turn up for the auditions but surprisingly only a
handful turned up. However, this does not stop the contest, the
competition will remain open to those who feel they want to be part of
it," said Dieudonne Ishimwe, Miss Rwanda's project manager.
This time round,
judges (Mike Karangwa, Gilbert Rwabigwi and Venantie Nyirabahire, an
opinion leader from Huye District), didn't have hard time choosing those
to represent the province as all the four girls were found to meeting
the requirements.
The barely two-hour
selection exercise was characterised by questions that tested the
contestants' knowledge of Rwandan culture, the extent to which their
pitched projects will be beneficial to their communities, and what they
want to do for their province.
Nyirabahire told The New Times that all the girls who turned up were confident and the judges expected a lot from them.
"We believe Miss
Rwanda is a great initiative for Rwandan girls because it teaches them
how to behave in society, and how to come out of their comfort zones and
work hard,"
"I'm grateful for
having been part of this exercise and I urge Rwandan girls to embrace
the Miss Rwanda contest," said Nyirabahire, a women activist based in
Southern Province, where she is also a popular poultry farmer.
The event took place at Credo Hotel in Huye town.
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