Physical beauty will not be rewarded, but life stories. The crown is made with particular precious stones.
Popular reign.
With an invitation loaded with dignity, pride and recognition, Colombia welcomes an unprecedented event: Miss from the Colombia Campo, An initiative of the Jorge Lozano Foundation that will travel market places to make visible the true wealth of our country: peasant women and popular merchants, those who with their work hold food, local economy and cultural tradition.
This contest does not seek to crown the highest or the thinnest woman. Here, The true crown will be carried out by the most inspiring life story, the woman who proudly represents the field, the kitchen, the sales stand, the home and the tradition. Participants will not be professional models, but real women: fruit vendors, farmers, cooks, florists … women who have worked their way between sweat, resilience and love for land.
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The original crown is a unique jewel created in Mompox by expert artisans. It is composed of emeralds, sapphires, rubies, pearls of San Andrés, diamonds, trapiches of Muzo and Coscués, cat eyes, friagons, coffee pepas, cobs and chicheperros chili pepper. Although this piece will not be delivered to the winner, she will receive a replica of this jewel, as a symbol of the legacy she represents.
“This reign does not qualify bodies, describes hearts. Here we reward the beauty of a life dedicated to work, to the field and the family. A woman who has held her home, her position in the square and her dreams also deserves a crown. And this will be the most beautiful that has been done in Colombia, ”said Jorge Lozano, director of the Foundation and creator of the contest.
The contest begins its national tour from the Caribbean coast, where the call will open for women working from the market places to send a video with their history: Who are, where do they come from, what dreams they have. This will be the first stop of a tour that will travel the main squares of the country, with a grand final scheduled for October 4 in the Paloquemao Market Square in Bogotá.
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Participants will be chosen by the digital public, who will vote for the stories that touch the heart. Likes, comments and shared will be the votes that will define who deserves to carry the crown.
Awards
The awards that the queen, the princess and the second princess will receive are composed of economic incentives, jewels and replicas of the crown:
Queen: Total prize of $ 25,000,000, composed of: $ 10,000,000 in cash, trial of jewelry: earrings, I said and ring in gold with emeralds (commercial value $ 10,000,000) and crown replica (commercial value $ 5,000,000).
Princess: Total Prize of $ 8,000,000, composed of: $ 3,000,000 in cash, earrings in gold with emeralds (commercial value $ 2,500,000) and crown replica (commercial value $ 2,500,000).
Second princess: Total Prize of $ 3,000,000, composed of: $ 1,000,000 in cash, trial of silver with emeralds (commercial value $ 1,000,000) and crown replica (commercial value $ 1,000,000).
The contest starts its call with a national tour from the Caribbean Coast, so that women working from the market places to send a video with their history: Who are, where do they come from, what dreams they have. This will be the first stop of a tour that will travel the main squares of the country, with a grand final scheduled for October 3 in the Paloquemao Market Square, in Bogotá.
Participants will be chosen by the digital public, who will vote for the stories that touch the heart. Likes, comments and shared will be the votes that will define who deserves to carry the crown.
Besidesthe grand final will have the presentation of the international artist Edgar Montaño, Who will arrive with his live band to fill the night of coronation with rhythm and emotion.
“This reign was born as a gift to my mother and all those women who have never been awarded for their work,” Lozano said. “Here it is not a pancarta feminism, but a feminism of action, construction, family. We want to exalt these women Berracas who have never had a jewel and who deserve to wear the best crown in the country.”
Source: Integrated information system
