Acclaimed Naga models at Hornbill Fashion show

Annual Hornbill Fashion Show by Department of Tourism and Department of Art and Culture in association with Hope Centre for Excellence would be presenting Naga models Dr. Abeny Khuvung, Carol Humtsoe, Esther, Ethel and Victoria Roughton on December 4 at The Heritage, Bamboo Hall, Kisama.

Dr. Abeny Khuvung was the winner of Miss Fasino Diva Universe, Kolkata (2014), Miss Diva Universe- semi finalist (2014) and former Miss Nagaland 1st runner-up.

Carol Humtsoe has walked the ramp for designers like Rocky’s, James Ferreira, Wendell Rodricks , Varun Bahl, Atsu Sekhose, Kallol Data and many more. Carol has shot for magazines like Marie Claire, Sportswear international, Elle, Salon magazines, Comos and images of fashion. Carol done numerous photo shoot for designers like Amint Aggarwal, Tommy Hilfiger, Nida Mahmood etc. She has also done advertisement campaign for Fast track, Cantabil, Aircel etc. She is currently based in Mumbai.

Esther has walked the ramp for numerous fashion shows and designers like the LIFW 04, WILFW 06, WLIFW 07, JJ Valaya, Ritu Kumar, Ranna Gill, Rina Dhaka, Malini Ramani, Tarun Tahiliani, Ashish Soni, Atsu Sekhose, Loreal, Tony and Guy, Wella etc. She has done fashion show in Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius, Dubai. In addition to fashion show, she has done shoots for Ashish Soni, Sunita Shankar, Kingfisher Airlines, fashion feature for Elle magazine, cosmopolitan etc. She has also done television and videos for fashion feature for maximum style (Zoom), hosted spa segment for Glamorous (Zoom), acted in Galli Galli Sim Sim (pogo cartoon network, Doordarshan) and female lead in the promotional music video for the movie Gandhi to Hitler.

Esther has choreographed and directed many fashion shows, super model contest, and beauty pageant. Ethel is a model and a choreographer. She has choreographed Miss Nagaland, Miss Teen and host of other shows. She has also worked for Airtel, Nautica, Nike and more.
Victoria Roughton started modeling at 19 years. Currently she is based in New York. She has modeled for numerous fashion shows, look books, print advertisements both in India and abroad and has worked with agencies like directions USA, Bella, Vogati, talent & mannequin at Singapore. Recently, she walked the ramp for designer Chon Cha at New York fashion week. She loves to read book & workout.

~Source: NagalandPost

Hornbill festival 2013 to be bigger

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Taking note of the increasing popularity of the Hornbill Festival world over, department of Tourism Wednesday reasoned that the Hornbill Festival, 2013 has been extended to 10 days.

This was also done in order to promote inflow of more tourists and to commemorate the 50 years Celebration of Nagaland Statehood Day, to be inaugurated by the President of India on December 1.

Food Festival, Chef Award

In a bid to promote Naga culinary skills in the international arena, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has contemplated the idea of introducing Food Festival and the Hornbill Chef Award, during the upcoming 10-day Hornbill Festival, 2013.

Hornbill 2013 will witness the ‘shopping festival’ to promote Naga products and handicrafts.

 

Hornbill International Rock Contest

The Hornbill International Rock Contest and music festival, organized by the Music Task force, Government of Nagaland may well be the longest music event in the country. Attractive cash prizes and music loving crowd makes the event a unique experience for performers.

Such extravaganza is in keeping with the essence of the many Naga festivals; marked by feasts, dances, games and music, all in full measure. Nagas do not do things in small instalments. These celebrations invariably coincide with agricultural lean periods such as after-harvest, and therefore the feeling of gaiety and generosity, even to a fault. In the old days the rich used to host several-day-long feasts in which the villagers revelled, and guests from other villages were feted. These were times when the youth were pitted against each other in friendly competitions in performing arts and traditional sports, while the old proudly looked on.

Circumstances have changed; some have moved on while a few still embraces the old ways. Nevertheless, in either case the joie de vivre of the Nagas lives on. The annual Hornbill Festival, and therefore the Hornbill International Rock Contest, is set in this background. In time, the event hopes to go international.

Over the years, there have been some great performances by bands from all over the country. The very fact that a band is selected to perform at the event is an achievement.

Prizes 2013
Band Prizes:
First prize : INR 10,00,000/- (1 Million INR)
Second prize : INR 2,50,000/- ( 250 thousand INR)
Third prize : INR 1,50,000/- ( 150 thousand INR)

Individual Prizes:
Best Vocalist
Best Guitarist
Best Drummer
Best Bassist
INR 30,000/- each and other surprise Sponsored Prizes

 

For further details log in to the official Hornbill Festival site at http://www.hornbillfestival.com/index.php