Shillong lady Sangita Marak crowned Mrs. Vogue Star in Jaipur

Staff Reporter

Shillong, April 22: Despite being a mother of two and a busy working woman, Shillong lady Sangita Marak was crowned as Mrs Vogue Star 2023 in a beauty pageant which was held in Jaipur from 14 to 16 April.

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Speaking to media persons, Marak informed that she had cleared the audition online and later was groomed by Vogue in Jaipur to represent the state of Meghalaya and take part in the Mrs Vogue Star 2023.

Marak said that in the competition, there were no physical criteria as contestants are being judged based on public speaking and communication skills, confidence, ramp walk, and make-up among others.
The beauty pageant had two categories which include Ms and Mrs Vogue Star 2023 and she had competed for the Mrs Vogue Star 2023 where she was declared as the winner among 500 contestants.

“I am very happy to represent the state and to have won the Mrs Vogue Star 2023 and I will continue to compete in other beauty pageants in order to encourage other women to follow their dreams,” said Marak.

Upscaling Hobby to Business- the story of Harador Khariong’s Plant Parenthood

“If done with full commitment and passion whether it’s art, science or music, one can achieve their goal to make things work better and the satisfaction you will get is beyond your imagination”— Harador Khariong, Founder-Plant Parenthood

For Harador Khariong, a resident of Wahingdoh Shillong, East Khasi Hills Meghalaya, Plant Parenthood started as a hobby and out of love for plants during her college days. This eventually became more interesting and turned to be a career option in planting in the year 2020, especially succulents because they were relatively easier to take care of.

It was during the Northeast Food Show 2022 that Harador saw few entrepreneurs with their stall under the umbrella of PRIME, after which she learned in detail about PRIME and how it has helped entrepreneurs succeed in their business. Therefore, in the same year she enrolled herself in the Pre – Incubation batch 3.

Through the PRIME’s Pre-Incubation program, she learned more about upscaling her business and ultimately launched the ‘Plant Parenthood’ initiative.

This article has been featured in collaboration with PRIME Entrepreneurship Meghalaya. To know more about PRIME, visit: https://www.primemeghalaya.com/