The auditions will be done after the launch of the 2015 Miss Blantyre Beauty Pageant on Friday.

“We are going to launch this year’s Miss Blantyre Beauty Pageant on Friday .There will be a public show at Nthukwa Market in Chilomoni where Blantyre models and artists will address the youth and the public on general issues of modeling, education, sanitation development, entrepreneurship and entertainment,” said Chairperson of the Organizing Committee Daniel Ngwira.

Ngwira said the launch will reach its climax on the night of the same Friday from 8:30pm at the Bassment Club in Blantyre City where artists such as Blakjak, Metics , Diktator, Nyasa Guruz, are expected to spice up the event.

“There will be a red carpet and a photo booth set for all patrons on the night and various prizes to the best dressed ladies on the night and all Blantyre Models will spice up the show with various sets of acts led by the reigning queen of the city Nerani Nthara who is a third year Quantity Surveying student at the Malawi Polytechnic,” said Ngwira.

This year’s pageant contest will be unique in the sense that the organising commitee is working on various solid partnerships live up to the profile of the Miss Blantyre Office and support the City Council’s initiatives.

“Blantyre City Council announced that this year’s winner will also be crowned ambassador for the Keep Blantyre City Campaign. This will see the queen lobby for sanitation and health measures that can make Blantyre the best place to be in Malawi and this is in line with our theme ‘Beyond beauty’ which aims to produce role models in the society rather than just models,” said Ngwira.

Meanwhile the organizers have called government institutions and private sector willing to participate to come forward and make Miss Blantyre Office successful.

The last Miss Blantyre was conducted in December 2013 whose main sponsor was United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).

Polytechnic student Nerani Nthara emerged winner with Yalenga Vinkhumbo (Chancellor College first year) and Samantha Williams being first and second princesses respectively.