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Magma KTV & Bistro ended their 2^nd heat preview of Magma Queen of the Year Pageant 2011 last Wednesday on 30^th November, where 9 beautiful talented girls tried their very best to amazed the judges with their talent in catwalk skills and beauties.

The Magma Queen Popular for the 2nd heat round won by Ms. Angela De Silva Julian and Ms. Maylestelyn Ley Matius, where both contestants got the same highest votes from their supporters that night. For winning the Magma Queen Popular, Angela and May got the immunity to the grand final and will not be eliminated during the elimination process on semi final night which will be held on 14 December 2011. At the same time, five girls also selected that night to compete on semi final night for them to get through to the grand final round which will be held on 21 December. The 3^rd heat preview of the pageant will be held on 7 December 2011 with 12 more girls trying their luck to get through to the semi final round.

Magma Queen of the year pageant is an event that aims to promote talent in the fashion which focus on modelling run-way show and offers local make-up artists an opportunity to showcase their skills. The competition system will see at least twelve contestants for each heat where the girls who made it through will be eligible to compete during semi final round while those who won the title Magma Queen Popular will be going straight to the grand final and will not be eliminated during the semi final round.

The grand prizes for the winner will be cash prize of RM3,000 with tiara, sash, trophy and certificate. The 1^st runner up will be cash prize of RM2,000 with tiara, sash, trophy and certificate while 2^nd runner up will be cash prize of RM1,000 with tiara, sash, trophy and certificate. Apart from that, there are 3 subsidiary titles, Magma Queen Popular, Magma Queen Body Beautiful and Magma Queen Photogenic; all titles will be given cash prize of RM500 with sash, trophy and certificate. A special award also will be given to the Best Make Up Artist who will get gift vouchers worth of RM200, a trophy and certificate.

Magma KTV & Bistro is the main organiser for this event and working closely together with their marketing and events consultant Telca James, events coordinator Leon Dison and Cornelius William. Among the co-sponsors for this event are Borneo Creative Academy, House of Dresses by Albert Oliver, Glamorous Boutique by Gloria Ewon Ebin, Groom 2 Life and South Sea Sanctuary the award winning spa recently during Sabah Tourism Award. The official media partners for the event are New Sabah Times for news print, Borneo Geographic for online media and Beauty Touch 360 for beauty magazine. For more info on the events please contact 088 248850.

All photos by Tdora Photography