<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">GANGTOK,: </span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Jessica
Subba was crowned Miss Sikkim 2026 at the grand finale of the 13th edition of
the Miss Sikkim organised byPositude here on Sunday evening.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Manisha
Subba was declared the first runner-up, while Manju Rai finished as the second
runner-up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">The
winners received cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000,
respectively. They were also awarded trading courses worth Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1.5
lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">The
grand finale had a jury comprising Femina Miss India 2026 Sadhvi Sail, Miss
Supranational 2017 Peden O Namgyal and Sikkim Express editor Amit Patro.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">The
pageant also saw the crowning of subtitle winners. Trisha Chettri was named
Miss Best Ramp Walk, NimLhamu Sherpa Miss Photogenic, Abigail V Lepcha Miss
Talented, Repsongmit Lepcha Miss Beautiful Smile, Rizong Lepcha Miss Popular,
TashiPhumzang Bhutia Miss Beauty with Brain and ChukiDoma Bhutia Miss
Congeniality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">The
contestants competed in traditional, cocktail and gown rounds, followed by a
common question-and-answer round and a jury question-and-answer session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">The
top 10 contestants included Trisha Chettri, NimaLhamu Sherpa, PritiSubba,
Repsongmit Lepcha, Rizong Lepcha, Rahel Tamang and TashiPhumzang Bhutia, among
others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Speaking
on the occasion, Positudedirector BijaySubba said the pageant had acquired
greater relevance as a platform for contestants aspiring to participate in
higher-level pageants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">He
said contestants entering major pageants such as Miss India have to go through
Positude, while the winners of Miss Sikkim will also get direct entry to Miss
Northeast Diva.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Subba
said this year's edition was kept relatively exclusive to allow greater focus
on the contestants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">He
also said Positude was looking to improve the speaking skills of young women
participating in pageants, even as efforts are being made nationally to lower
minimum height requirements for beauty pageants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">The
event featured dance performances by Mangan Dream Dance Studio and Sayog
Pradhan, both from Mangan in North Sikkim. Singers Eden Lepcha from Dzongu and
Sharad Thapa also performed at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
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