Mongolia at one time ruled the world. We have read of the great conqueror Chengiz Khan who ravaged the world. He was a Mongol. His descendant at a later date was Taimur and from him, we have the lineage of Babar. Mongolia today is a country landlocked with no access to the Sea.It is encircled by Russia on one side and in the south by China. The Mongols are basically Buddhist and have a long connection with India. Narendra Modi had visited Mongolia in 2015 and an opening was made to this landlocked country.
Mongolia is now progressing further and both Russia and
China has joined hands with Mongolia to hold a beauty contest called the "Snow Queen Contest". girls from these 3 nations take part in an annual contest. So far this contest is held 13 times and last year the contest was held in China. Girls paraded in their national dress and also had a bikini round. This was followed by a parade in long gowns and then a question-answer session. At the end of the contest which lasted from 5-25 December 2016, the winner of the Miss " Snow Queen" contest was announced. the first position went to a Mongolian girl and the second position went to a Russian
and the third position was occupied by a Chinese girl.
In all over 45 girls took part and there was a lot of enthusiasm for the contest. It is a premier contest in Central Asia and this region is generally out of the orbit of tourists and travelers. It is never the less a great opening for girls from this remote area to showcase their talents and bring out their dreams
There is a need for such contests to be held in remote areas and India can take heart from such contests and it will be a good idea to conduct similar contests and pageants in remote and tribal areas in India. Such pageants give confidence to girls and make them more hardy to face the vicissitudes of life.
The " Snow Queen " contest was started in 2003 with an idea to give girls from Central Asia an avenue for self-expression. From all accounts, the pageant attracted a lot of attention and it was a splendid chance more so for girls from Mongolia to come forward and parade in Bikinis to show they are among the best in the world.