GUWAHATI, Feb 11 ? Sanjana Das of Guwahati won the coveted Miss North-east 2003 title while Mandakini, Miss Manipur from Imphal, and Rimlim Barua of Tezpur were adjudged the first and second runners-up at the beauty pageant held at Hotel Ambarish, Ganeshguri, here on February 8 last.
Participants from various places of the north-eastern region took part in the event, the preliminary round of which was held at Umananda in the middle of the Brahmaputra river on February 6. The Miss Photogenic title and Miss Personality titles were won by Sanjana and Rimlim, the eventual winner and second runner-up respectively.
The pageant was organised by Rajabari Natraj Troupe and Purnima Handicraft, a socio-cultural organisation, and anchored by fashion designer Abhijeet Singha.