Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy held the Miss 72nd World Festival in Hyderabad, with thousands of spectators at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium before the event was held on Saturday night.
The national anthem of Telangana written by Ande Sri is opened in the evening, consisting of MM Keeravani. The song was sung by a choir of 50 students trained by singer and teacher Komanduri Ramachary. Next is Perini Natyam, a classical dance rooted in the tradition of martial arts. Choreographer Perini Sandeep assembled 250 women for the performance.
Dancers, girls and women aged between 10 and 30 move in a coordinated manner, forming symbols including butterflies, stars and Miss World logos. “We did 15 days to rehearse. It just took us 10 days. It was exciting, exhausted, but memorable,” Sandeep said. He thanked the Department of Language and Culture, especially director Dr. Mamidi Harikrishna, for achieving this art form of speech.
Performances from Kommu Koya and Gusadi to the Telangana area of Lambadi Dappu and Oggu Dolu. Before the artist enters each continental round, he introduces the contestants through music and action. Miss Argentina first walked into the Caribbean and American neighborhoods, followed by Miss Angola, who led the African field, then Europe and finally Asia and the Ocean. The contestants were wearing national costumes and the crowd cheered.
As expected, Nandini Gupta and Miss Philippines provided the biggest cheers for Nandini Gupta.
Ruby, a Filipino woman living in Hyderabad, has attended the meeting with her friends Nidha and Sarah since 2017. She said: “Our community in Hyderabad is small but very close. The contestants are from my country, so I have to come here. We called her and said we would come, she responded, so it was a private one. They coordinated online, sat together, waved the flag and shouted her name.
Ankur, 24, came with a colleague. “I’ve been following Miss World since I was a kid, mostly checking who won. But this was my first live broadcast. I couldn’t believe the Indian flag was loading the entire ramp. That moment made everything personal. The most powerful part, he said, was that the event didn’t feel distant or restricted. “Everyone could see what Telangana was.” Just like the world is here. ”
