Miss Tibet 2008 is Sonam Choedon
Oct 18, 2008 | Categorized Under: Tibet | | CommentsIt is pretty amazing sometimes you miss important stories that you would think are inescapable when you are a savvy news reader. Now I ain’t claiming to be one – but my circumstances and other factors – enable me notice important news stories like crown winner of Miss Tibet every year. But this wasn’t the case this year.
Miss Tibet pageant crowned Ms Sonam Choedon, 25 years old, originally from eastern Tibet Lithuang county, on October 12, 2008. She now lives in India since December 2007. The prize was a scholarship money for her education, worth Rs. 100,000. The pageant is organized, directed and produced by Mr Lobsang Wangyal.
It is worth noting that this year there were only two contestants, unlike previous competitions; maybe Tibetan girls are shying away from this beauty pageant. I personally didn’t expected it to be that way; I was thinking there will be more contestants than before. BTW, if you are interested in learning about the only other contestant who participated in Miss Tibet 2008, her name is Jamyang Chentso, who is 22-year old from Bir Shejak, Himachal Pradesh in India.
Here are some interesting things Miss Tibet 2008 has to say, “As became a Miss Tibet, I would be speaking on behalf of the Tibetan people, particularly Tibetan women, telling their story and making people more aware of the Tibetan situation. I believe that awareness is the key issue, and hope that by sharing my story it will empower others to do the same.”
She also added, “I believe that our goal will be achieve soon, without any doubt if we, all Tibetans follow the middle-way that approached by our leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.”