Redds Miss Tanzania 2012 contestants have been urged to show respect and love to each other throughout their stay at the camp as they prepare for the pageant scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam early next month.

Mr Hashim Lundenga

The contestants arrived at their camp at Giraffe Hotel in the city on Tuesday to officially mark a final stage of the preparations for anxiously awaited event, which will aim at producing the country’s representative for the Miss World pageant. Redds Miss Tanzania coordinator, Hashim Lundenga, said the contestants are responsible for respecting each other and maintaining harmony among themselves because they all have similar qualities.

The pageant’s boss, who welcomed the beauties at the camp, said the latter should also seek to fully exploit their potential and the move will help them make the most of their presence at the camp.”This will be your home when preparing for the coming contest. I would like to tell you none of you is better than her fellow, you are all equal and you must observe respect for your achievement,” he said.

About 30 contestants from 16 regions are expected to compete in the forthcoming Redds Miss Tanzania 2012 and they all turned up at the camp.They are Noela Michael, Magdalena Roy, Mary Chizi, Naomi Jones, Carren Elias, Venancy Edward, Warid Frank, Anande Raphael, Lucy Stephano, Rose Lucas, Irene Veda, Joyce Baluhi, Virginia Mokiri, Fatma Twahil and Phina Revocatus.

Others are Belinda Mbogo, Lightness Michael, Elizabeth Diamond, Brigitte Alfred, Diana Hussein, Irene David, Zuwena Nassib, Edda Sylvester, Flavia Maeda, Catherine Masumbigana, Jessica Haule, Eugene Fabian, Happiness Daniel, Happiness Rweyemamu and Babylove Kalalaa.

Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) sponsors the Redds Miss Tanzania 2012 pageant, whose outgoing title holder is Salha Israel from Ilala zone.

By FADHILI AKIDA, Tanzania Daily News