Miss Bangladesh
Miss Bangladesh is a beauty pageant for the natives of Bangladesh. The winner goes on to represent her nation in the Miss World pageant.
The pageant has not been held since 2001, when last Miss Bangladesh World 2001 Tabassum Ferdous Shaon,[1] amid protests by Islamic groups over the attire of the contestants.[2]
[edit] Winners
- 1994: Anika Taher.[3]
- 1995: Yasmin Bilkis Sathi.[4]
- 1996: Rehnuma Dilruba Chitra.[5]
- 1998: Shaila Simi ( 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Dhaka)
- 1998: Monika Parvin Prity ( 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Rajshahi).
- 1998: Rifat sultana Mukti ( 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Khulna).
- 1998: Shaon Ahmed Shaon ( 1st Tibbet Miss Ruposhi Chitagong).
- 1999: Tania Rahman Tonni.[6]
- 2000: Sonia Gazi.[7]
- 2001: Tabassum Ferdous Shaon.[1]
[edit] History
Miss Bangladesh Contest was first organized Model Watch Ltd. Which was superposed by Tibet Cosmetics in 1998. It was named as "Tibet Miss Ruposhi Bangladesh 1998" And for the very first time the competition took place in every division of Bangladesh. Contestants wore the dashio shari (national dress of women in Bangladesh).Miss Bangladesh pageant was held for the time being, after the divisional result came out.And in 1998 amid protests by Islamic groups over the attire of the contestants.
The Miss Bangladesh Contest was first organized in 1994, but that event was never able to attract national media because of conservative and orthodox society system at that time. Chitra represented Bangladesh at the Miss World 1996 which was held in Bangalore, India In 1996.Anika Taher first represented Bangladesh at the beauty pageant Miss World 1994 held in Sun City, South Africa where Aishwarya Rai made her cut as second Miss World from India.
Sonia Gazi (who was Miss Bangladesh 2000) got media attention, but was not among the 10 in the Miss World contest held in London. Priyianka Chopra of India won the crown of Miss World 2000. Tabassum Ferdous Shaon,who participated at Miss World 2001 held at South Africa was the last face from Bangladesh, and there had been no Miss Bangladesh World taken place in Bangladesh since after 2001. Though after that there was some national beauty pageants held but winners from none participated in Miss World again. Although view of people are changing yet it is slower but due to security issues sponsors can not rely on organizers about reality of Miss Bangladesh.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Miss World 2001,[1],[2]".
- ^ "Miss Indonesia, Caught in a Firestorm", Kim Barker, Knight Ridder, published 3 May 2005, accessed 18 May 2006.
- ^ "Miss World 1994".
- ^ "Miss World 1995".
- ^ "Miss World 1996,[3]".
- ^ "Miss World 1999".
- ^ "Miss World 2000,[4],[5]".
