By KELVIN KACHINGWE
ABOUT nine students are tonight expected to take to the catwalk at the Miss NIPA (National Institute of Public Administration) beauty pageant, to determine who takes over the crown from Tandiwe Nkala, the 2012 winner.
Tandiwe, who is in the organising committee, confirmed the pageant that is taking place at Smugglers Inn in Lusaka, whose charges have been pegged at KR20 ordinary and KR50 for VIP.
The pageant, in which the girls will compete in introduction, traditional, bikini, talent and cocktail, will start at 19:00 hours with performances expected from Chef and Pilato, both currently happening on the local music circuit.
The contestants are Victoria Mvula, 21, Natasha Mbewe, 18, Diana Monde, 20, Natalia Sakala, 20, Namakau Kayombo, 20, Chikukula Mataka, 21, Mbaita Nalishebo, 18, Mwila Kashimbaya, 20, and Wangu Sakala, 20.
Victoria is pursuing a diploma in business administration level III (DBA III), Natasha, diploma in human resource management (DHRM I), Diana, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), Namakau, diploma in public relations, Chikukula (CIPS II), Mbaita (CIPS II), Mwila, diploma in law and Wangu, diploma in management studies (DMS).
“All is set for the show, the girls are ready to do their thing… so far, we have Pilato and Chef as the performers, we just want to appeal to the students and even lovers of beauty pageants and fashion to turn up in numbers at Smugglers Inn,” a member of the organising team told the Weekend Mail in an interview in Lusaka.
“Apart from the beauty pageant itself, there will be some great entertainment with Chef and Pilato performing. The two musicians are among the most talked about in the industry right now, and we thought our audience should be able to enjoy watching them perform live.”
The pageant is being supported by Mazhandu Family Bus Services, Pumulani Lodges of Livingstone, Hot FM and Power FM.
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