Manipur's Haobam Bella Devi wins 1st Winter Queen crown in Kolkata
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 17, 2011:
Twenty year old Manipuri beauty Haobam Bella Devi captivated the hearts of the judges to win the Ist Winter Queen crown at Beauty Pageant, 2011 organised by Ordinance Club, Kolkata at the Hasting Club's ground on Jan 15 that saw 16 girls in the fray.
Daughter of Col Haobam Gojendro Singh and Haobam Ongbi Neeta Devi of Singjamei Top Leikai, Bella is a 2nd year student in Communicative English at Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata.
Aspiring to follow the footsteps of her father, who she is a role model, the newly crowned Winter Queen said, ��I am very happy to have won this pageant but my dream is to join the Army''.
With her poise and grace, Bella walked tall to win the heart of the panel judges comprising fashion designers Nandita Thirani, Mona Lamba, jewellery designer Pali Sachdev, Tarot card reader Nilaanjana Chakraborty and managing director of Moustache Jeans Hari Narayan Shah.
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The first runner up title was clinched by 19-year old Priyanka Chakraborty while 20-year old Amrita Ukil bagged the 2nd runner up title.
Bella had earlier won the 1st runner up title of May Queen organised by Army Officer Institute, Kolkata in May 2008.She also has the credit of winning a silver medal in the National School Rowing Competition held at Kolkata sometime back.