Pageantry with music, dance and food on February 12, 2021
Venkat Raman
Auckland, January 29, 2021
With their penchant for offering ‘something different’ to stimulate community interest, Rambutan Media Works New Zealand Limited Directors Yugendran Vasudevan and Hayma Malini Yugendran (nee Radakrishna) are organising ‘Miss Heritage 2021’ and ‘Mrs Heritage 2021’ next month.
The gala Black-Tie Evening, featuring the pageant and the musical prowess of Yugendran and other local singers and young dancers, will be held at Uxbridge Arts & Culture located at 35 Uxbridge Road, Mellons Bay, Howick, East Auckland on Friday, February 12, 2021.
Tickets, priced for $40 per adult and $35 per child (under 10 years), can be purchased from Eventbrite by clicking here.
Tickets include light refreshments and drinks will be available at the cash bar.
Entry to the contest is open to women of Indian and Sri Lankan origin.
An Empowerment Journey
Yugendran described the event as ‘Empowerment Journey’ with a marked difference.
“Unlike most other beauty contests which specify height and other features, Miss Heritage 2021 and Mrs Heritage 2021 is about ‘positive body image’ and would not require the contestants to conform to any prescribed beauty concepts. The only prerequisite is that they should be confident about themselves the culture they represent,” he said.
The Winners in each of the categories will be presented with Cash and Trophy.
In addition, they will have opportunity to be featured on Social Media and YouTube channels on the Rambutan Media Works platforms.
Yugendran said that the pageant will have 10 finalists in the Miss Heritage 2021 Category and 15 in the Mrs Heritage 2021 Category.
About Hayma Malini Yugendran
“Hayma Malini Yugendran (nee Radakrishna) will train the participants and conduct a free workshop on Public Speaking and Empowerment for them. She is the winner of four pageant titles including Miss Singapore Intercontinental (1995), Singapore Model (1996), Miss Tourism (1999) and Miss Singapore Globe (2007-2008). She is also winner of three TV Awards- The Best Host and Most Popular Celebrity categories- at the ‘Pradhana Vizha’ in Singapore. She is a popular TV and Radio host,” he said.
The finalists will be judged by a panel of distinguished people and the names of the winners will be announced at the event on February 12, 2021.
Among the other highlights of the event would be the songs by Yugendran, his son Visashan Naarayan Yugendran, dances by Kiwi Narthakis and Wonder Girls.
About Yugendran Vasudevan
Yugendran Vasudevan, son of the late legendary playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan, is a celebrated performer. He has sung popular soundtracks including a number for Oscar Award winner Music Director A R Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire).
An eminent Indian film industry personality, a film actor, music director and singer, Yugendran has released more than 600 songs under the music direction of Maestro Ilayaraja, A R Rahman and several other directors. He has hosted and produced many prominent Indian TV programmes and conducts events and video production through Rambutan Media Works.
About Rambutan Media Works
Rambutan Media Works is a TV content and events production company established in Singapore in 2009, producing content for Singapore’s only local broadcaster MediaCorp Pte Ltd. The Company has been nominated for its works at all the Television Awards Ceremonies since its inception. It expanded into New Zealand in 2018 and has been successfully organising community events in Auckland. Miss Heritage 2021 and Mrs Heritage 2021 will mark the launch of the Company’s annual pageant.
Rambutan regularly organises events for ethnic communities.
“Our next venture will be a Dance Festival incorporating talents from the various ethnic groups of New Zealand,” Yugendran said.
For more information please email: yugendran@rambutanmediaworks.com
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