Outgoing Miss Insurance, Miss Onyeka Adigwe
Nnamdi Duru
The 2013 Miss Insurance beauty pageant, a baby of the umbrella organisation for insurance professionals in the country, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), is billed to hold this Friday.
The high point in the contest is the crowning of a new Insurance Queen by the outgoing Miss Insurance, Miss Onyeka Adigwe of Goldlink Insurance Plc and the presentation of the star prize of a Kia Picanto car to the winner of the contest.
According to the Director General of the institute, Mr. Adesoji Adepegba, all the necessary things have been put in place to make the 2013 Miss Insurance Dance a memorable one.
He said this year’s edition promises a lot of excitement with the innovative ideas injected into the programme by the organisers, including a red-carpet reception for dignitaries and well dressed attendees and good music to be supplied by DJ Humility.
The annual beauty pageant, he said, comes from years of unbroken tradition and has continued to provide a platform for women empowerment in the insurance industry through social engineering.
Contestants for the coveted crown, who are usually young single ladies, are emboldened by the courage to participate in the pageant while developing the spirit of sportsmanship and tolerance engendered by the keen contest, he added.
Adepegba also commended sponsors of the programme including Unity Kapital Assurance Plc, which provided a star prize of a Kia Picanto Car as well as Standard Alliance Life Assurance Limited and African Alliance Insurance Plc that sponsored the prizes for the first and second runners up respectively.
Comparing the programme to other beauty contests the world over, Adepegba said: “Like many other pageants, the Miss Insurance Dance considers both beauty and brains in throwing up the eventual winner. However, unlike most modern pageants, the dance does not accommodate skimpy dressing. Contestants usually have four appearances; in their office wear, the sportswear, the traditional dress and the evening wear, respectively.”
“Music and dance constitute a major attraction during the event and this year’s edition is no exception as the renowned will be on hand.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Institute’s Activities Committee, Mr. Sakiru Oyefeso, has stressed that the programme has never witnessed any violence or protests, an affirmation of the fact that insurance men and women are honourable people.
He added that his committee always takes the pain to provide adequate security and the choice of its judges and challenged other pageant organisers to cue from the institute.
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