KATHMANDU: The date is drawing near and our 19 contestants are geared up for the various other titles that are a part of the Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2007 pageant. The race for the title begins with the Talent round where participants will be flaunting their various skills, talents and abilities. All we can say is “May the best girl win!” — HNS

Roji Barnawal (Contestant No 3) is a pretty 21-year-old from Banke. Standing tall at 5’ 6.5”, Roji is a budding poet as she loves to pen down lines of poetry. She thinks her lips are her best feature, while she rates her nose as her worst feature.

What turns Roji off is the the way that guys think that girls are for their use and never do what they promise. She would though tolerate it if her partner were to “smoke socially”.

As she hates lying and “never lies”, Roji obviously dislikes liars, but she thinks that remix videos and songs are “good because these keep the old songs alive”.

(To vote for Roji, SMS DVMC 03 to 2722 from any mobile set, or dial 2722 from a UTL phone)

Reecha Sharma (Contestant No 2) is 19 and pursuing her BBS. From Kailali, this 5’ 4.5” belle says she reads all the headlines when she opens a newspaper.

For her the most clichéd question asked in a beauty pageant is “What will you do if you become the PM?”, and guys who think that they are superior and have no understanding element in them turn her off.

Reecha says she is a good listener and will tolerate it if her partner should smoke. She thinks that remix songs/videos are “good, in fact, very good”. And if her wishes come true, then one could see her in a Nepali films after eight years. Reecha would love to do a film with Alok Nembang.

(To vote for Reecha, SMS DVMC 02 to 2722 from any mobile set, or dial 2722 from a UTL phone)

Twenty-five-year-old Nani Maya

Khadka (Contestant No 1) is from Sunsari and pursuing her undergraduate studies. The editorial is what she reads in a newspaper. This 5’ 5” beauty says her eyes are her best feature and that she can also get along with anyone and can tolerate almost anybody.

She is turned off by “pretentious” guys and though she is not interested in acting in Nepali movies, she “might produce one”.

She likes all colours that are bright and light because “life is full of colours”. Nani Maya says that she is “here to win, so I think I will get the crown”.

(To vote for Nani Maya, SMS DVMC 01 to 2722 from any mobile phone set, or dial 2722 from a UTL phone)