The Morobe Show 2024 was a success with a variety of fun activities, which ended on Sunday, October 20th.
On Saturday afternoon, in front of a packed crowd at the Show Queen stage, 16-year-old Miss Ida Bernard was crowned the Morobe Show Queen.
She is a Grade 9 student, attending a rural high school in the Markham district, and hails from Oro and Milne Bay provinces.
An avid reader, who also loves gardening, she won the K1, 000 prize money, with cartons of Lae Biscuits noodles and biscuits which will be donated to her Wantoat High School.
Miss Bernard encouraged other students in Morobe Province to take part in the Lae Biscuit Company Morobe Show Queen Knowlege content.
“It gives a boost to your confidence in public speaking and overall self esteem in knowing our cultural heritage and the wonders of the environment that PNG has,” said the well-spoken Miss Bernard, who hopes to become a lawyer one day.
Meanwhile, the Pikinini Show title was given to 9-year-old Kaylor Sineka, who comes from Morobe and Enga provinces, and is a Grade-3 student from Omili Primary School in Lae city.
“I created a hair bow and purse from the recycled wrappers collected by my classmates, and from the wrappers of my favourite Chicken Snax crackers that I always buy from my grandmother’s canteen at Kamkumung village- we must keep our community clean and tidy from rubbish.”
She hopes to study Science in University in the future.
Lae Biscuit company has been a strong supporter of the Morobe Show Queen Pagaent since 2006.
The Contest aims to promote cultural and environmental knowledge among the young in Morobe Province and is open to contestants aged 9-22 years old in high school and universities and colleges.
Participants took part in two rounds which featured recycled garments made out of Lae Biscuits noodles and biscuits, and the Traditional costume bilas.
Each winner received a K1, 000 prize money with cartons of their Lae Biscuits noodles and biscuits donated to their school.
Other winners won cash prizes and cartons of goodies to take back home to their families and communities.