Shillong : Sanika S. Phawa was crowned Miss Jowai Teenager 2026, while Joanna Pala and Dasienika Challam were named first and second runners-up, respectively, at a beauty pageant held at the Chutwakhu Indoor Sports Hall on Saturday.
The fifth edition of the pageant, organised by the Arts & Culture Committee of the Chutwakhu Dorbar Shnong, saw 15 contestants aged between 13 and 19 compete for the coveted crown.
Phawa also won three subsidiary titles – Miss Beautiful Skin, Miss Photogenic and Best Evening Gown.
Dasienika Challam won Best State Costume, while Joanna Pala was named Miss Intellectual.
Other subsidiary title winners included Esanika Challam, who won Miss Congeniality and Miss Glamorous; Pynskhemmi Rymbai, Best Personality; Zephaniami Bareh, Fashion Icon; and Ritrehaka Dkhar, Best Catwalk.
The judging panel comprised The Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim, Naphisha Pala and Phiralin Nongbet.
The winners also received cash prizes, with ₹50,000 awarded to the winner, ₹30,000 to the first runner-up and ₹20,000 to the second runner-up.
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