Mangalore :

Devadiga United in association with Karnataka Rajya Devadiga Sangha hosted the maiden ‘Mr and Miss Devadiga 2013’ contest at Devadiga Samaja Bhavana, Mannagudda here on Saturday June 29.

In ‘Mr Devadiga’ category Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore was declared the winner while Amrith Raj from Mangalore was the first runner-up and Anush Pratheek was the second runner-up.

In ‘Miss Devadiga’ category Meghna Nagesh from Mangalore was declared ‘the winner while Kishori Devadiga from Mumbai was the first runner-up and Neha Devadiga from Mangalore was the second runner-up.

The contest was held online and the winners were selected through a combination of public voting and decision by jury. The grande finale was held on June 29.

The event began with a saxophone concert by National Award winner Meghana Saligrama and Abhin Devadiga.

Thrilling dance performances by ‘Boyzone’ dance crew and ‘Sizzling Guys’ as also by Pratheeksha and Jasmita entertained the crowd. Young and talented rappers of Mangalore Yashas Devadiga and Melric also performed.

The programme was hosted by TV anchor VJ Vineeth along with Deepa L D.

The top ten contestants in both categories were judged by Dayanand Kukkaje, ace photographer of Daijiworld, Disha Dinakar, ‘Miss Mangalore 2012’, Ameeta Devadiga, creative director of Cinevistas, Darshan Kapadia, CEO of Premier Entertainment, and Prasanna Devadiga, CEO of DeWallet.

Vaman Maroly, vice-president, KRDS, Sri Ramachandra Devadiga, general secretary, KRDS, Hemanth Devadiga, Chirag Mangalore Builders and Developers, Dayanand Kukkaje, and Disha Dinakar were present during presentation ceremony.

Team Devadiga United’s Pavanesh Devadiga and Amith Devadiga and team initiated and organized this successful event.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> News / by Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (BG) / Sunday – June 30th, 2013