Visakhapatnam: The grand finale of Miss-Vizag 2017, the city’s most popular beauty pageant commenced in a star hotel on Sunday evening following high drama under police cover.The leaders and activists of various women’s organisations staged a protest in front of the hotel demanding the organisers to cancel the event citing that the events are insulting women and such events would increase crime against women. As the situation turned tense, the police led by ACP A.N. Murthy took few agitators into custody.
Talking to newsmen, the ACP said that the women’s organizations have been opposing the event citing various reasons but there was no merit on their allegation. Miss Vizag launched by Creative plus Entertainment Network, Rays Entertainments and Dreams Events around 15 years back and the pageant has become popular in the city of destiny as some of the contestants got an opportunity in modelling field while few fashion designers were popularized. A total of 28 contestants will vie for the crown of Miss Vizag-2017 and the organizers would announce the winners in various categories by late night.
