Kathmandu: Anticipation is in the air. And even as the girls are all geared up for the beauty pageant, questions abound as to who among the bevy will finally take away the crown of Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2007.The 19 final contestants were recently taken for a tour to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Nepal Television (NTV) and Dabur Nepal green house plant at Banepa, where the beauties apart from their regular etiquette lessons got closer with nature. Sashi Kanta Jha, green house in charge, Dabur Nepal explained the contestants about the operation of the green house. Monica Bhatia Kapoor, product manager, gave information on Dabur Nepal Products.

Shweta Shah (Contestant no. 4) from Lalitpur stands 5’ 6” tall and is fluent in French. This 22 yrs old is doing her Masters and would have no resentment if her partner smoked. She confesses to be a compulsive liar and doesn’t even remember her biggest lie. Though she is not looking forward to an acting career in Nepali movies, she wouldn’t say ‘no’ if the silver screen lured her with big promises.

(To vote for Shweta, SMS DVMC 04 to 2722 from any mobile set, or dial 2722 from any UTL phone)

Bhumika Shrestha (Contestant no. 5)

who stands 5’ 4.5” tall is doing her Masters. This Valley girl of 24 says she does not lie, as she fears it could get her into trouble. Bhumika thinks that everyone has a bad side so she won’t mind tolerating some bad habits in her partner. She feels she is a passionate person and somewhat short tempered, which she doesn’t like.

(To vote for Bhumika, SMS DVMC 05 to 2722 from any mobile set, or dial 2722 from any UTL phone)