18 beauties selected for Tuaran 2012 Unduk Ngadau

By Raymond Tombung

The bevy of beauties selected for the Tuaran Unduk Ngadau.

TAMPARULI: The audition on April 15 at the Tun Hamdan hall here to select the Tuaran Unduk Ngadau participants this year ended with eighteen beauties ready to vie for the coveted title.

The Tuaran Unduk Ngadau 2012 Organising Chairperson, Pn. Enick Kiron said the beauties will take the stage at the Tuaran district-level Pesta Kaamatan which will be held on May 10 at the Tuaran new hall this year.

The organising committee members: Standing (L - R) Roselynne Sandar,
Nur Edayah Abdullah, Emran Amran, Joana Sinti, Loretta Epun, and
seated (L - R) Enick Kiron, Rosman Rayman and Sahid Usop.

”But prior to that they will be grace the Gala Night to be held in conjuction with the Tuaran Unduk Ngadau contest to be held at the Shangrila’s Rasaria Resort, Tuaran on the night of May 4,” she said. “At this year’s Gala Night the girls will go through a pre-contest for the titles of Sumandak Talawa (pretty girl), Sumandak Osuau (friendly girl) and Miss Popular.”

The winner of the May 10 Unduk Ngadau contest will receive a cash prize of RM1,000, a trophy, a shash, crown and a bouquet of flower, while the runner up will receive RM800 (with trophy, bouquet), the second runner up RM700 (with trophy), the fourth place winner RM600, the fifth RM500 while the rest will each receive a consolation prize of RM200. The Tuaran Unduk Ngadau, of course, will represent Tuaran district at the final Unduk Ngadau contest at the state level Pesta Kaamatan to be held at the Hongkod Koisaan in Penampang at the end of May.

Enick is hoping that this year’s Tuaran Unduk Ngadau will at least be included in the top 7 winners.

“As for the Gala Night, it will be officiated by Sulaman’s assemblyman and Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Hajiji Mohd Noor,” she said. “We are now open for booking from sponsors and supporters of the event. We have two categories of tables, one the RM250/RM2500 and the other the RM100/RM1000.”