'FACE of BANGLADESH'
The "2019 Asian Model Festival 'FACE of BANGLADESH' with MyGenomeBox" took place Tuesday at the Le Meridien Hotel in Dhaka.
Aspiring models Mehedi Hasan Polash, Shahela Mojumder Nidhi, Maruf Rahman, Shirin Shela and Manoshi Kanta Sarke were chosen to represent Bangladesh and participate in the 'FACE of ASIA', Asia's largest model hunt platform, the top four models of the country to represent Bangladesh at the Asia Model Festival to be held in Seoul, South Korea at the 14th Asia Model Festival. It is scheduled for June 7-9, with some 80 models from 25 Asian countries competing.
The judges selected five contestants based on their talent, fashion sense and appearance. Maruf Rahman and Shirin Sheela were crowned as the champions while Mehedi Hassan and Sahela Majumdar were runners up. The fifth contestant was Manasi Kanta Sarkar.
The program was sponsored by Sandalina soap. A total of 20 aspiring models took part in the final round of the competition. Reputed models of the country had trained them for a month. They were selected from among around 5,000 participants. These top five will compete with models from 27 countries across Asia in Seoul.
They fired up the stage on Tuesday in various types of traditional and western outfits. Girls wore T-shirts, denim, tops, skirts, gowns, sarees and evening wear. Boys wore panjabis, blazers, sherwani and shawls.
The winners of the 'FACE of BANGLADESH' will also have the chance to become models for the sponsor brands and film dramas. Local contests for most countries have wrapped up but a few, including India, will host competitions in April and May.
