Kenei Ritse from
Nagaland won the Prestigious title of Miss Northeast 2023. She was representing
BASN or Beauty and Aesthetics Society of Nagaland (Miss Nagaland Organization).
Twenty-one-year-old
Kenei Ritse took home a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. Sikkim Chief
Minister Prem Singh Tamang handed over the cheques and the titles to the
winners.
Assam’s Anamika
Borah was declared as the first runner-up, while Mizoram’s Jennifer Renthlei
was declared as the second runner-up.
The Miss Northeast
2023 second edition was held at Gangtok, Sikkim, on Sunday. According to BASN,
the event was attended and hosted by the Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh
Tamang.
Reigning Miss
Nagaland, Hikali Achumi, won the sub-title of Miss Beautiful Smile. BASN
congratulated the winners and wished them the best in their future endeavors.
Ritse, who hails from Phek district’s Pfutseromi village
in Nagaland, is a psychology student at Tetso college.
The beauty queen is also a topper in the university
and being an activist in her social work, leading campaigns for mental health.
She had earlier won the title of Miss Phek in 2022.
Her top goal of participating in beauty pageants is to
advocate the people on mental health awareness.
Ritse has so far initiated two projects under Beauty
With A Purpose, both projects were held at Pfutsero town in Phek. Kenei Ritse
represented Beauty and Aesthetics Society of Nagaland (Miss Nagaland
Organization).
NE Watch Desk
