Miss Kangleipak (Women's Best Physique) is an annual
female bodybuilding
Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s, when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions. competition of
Kangleipak
Kangleipak was an ancient, lesser known civilisation, consisting of the modern day Manipur, India which is still known to some residents as Kangleipak, and other neighbouring regions.
The Kangla served as the foremost capital city of this real ...
(
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
).
It co-exists with
Miss Manipur,
Femina Miss India Manipur and
Meetei Chanu.
Founded in the year 2012 by the "Manipur Amateur Body Builders Association" (MABBA), ''Miss Kangleipak'' is sponsored by the ''"Janaki Bar Bell Club" (JBC), Singjamei'' and ''"Lamyanba Meitei Gym", Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak''.
History
In the 1st edition of the ''Miss Kangleipak (Women's Best Physique)'' organised in the year 2012, ''Oinam Sophia'' was crowned the ''"1st Miss Kangleipak 2012"''. She participated the event representing "Janaki Bar Bell Club, Singjamei".
The ''First Runners Up'' and the ''Second Runners Up'' title holders in the first edition of the event are ''Thingbaijam ongbi Sarita'' and ''Wangkhem Jamuna'' respectively, from "Royal Fitness Gym, Thoubal".
The second edition of ''Miss Kangleipak'' was organised in Gandhi Memorial Hall in
Imphal
Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...
for the year 2013.
In the year 2015, ''Miss Kanglepak'' event was coincident with ''Mr Kangleipak Body Building Championship'', which were organised together in Gandhi Memorial Hall in
Imphal
Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...
.
In the year 2016, the title of ''Miss Kangleipak'' was achieved by L. Sarita Devi of "RFA Thoubal". In the same event, Th. Leima of SBBF Kwakeithel achieved the second place.
Awards
The top three winners of the ''Miss Kangleipak'' are bestowed the awards with the following cash prizes:
* First place holder — Rs 20,000,
* Second place holder — Rs 15,000
and
* Third place holder — Rs 10,000
See also
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Mr. Kangleipak
*
Mr. Manipur
*
Mr. Khamba
*
Mr. Moirang Khamba
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Mr. Pari Shajou
Notes
References
External links
* {{Cite web , title=Manipur - E-Pao! :: Miss Kangleipak , url=http://e-pao.net/epSearchResults.asp?cx=partner-pub-3342616103029311:3788634109&cof=FORID:10&ie=UTF-8&q=Miss+kangleipak&sa.x=20&sa.y=12 , access-date=2022-09-13 , website=e-pao.net
Bodybuilding competitions
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Women's sports in Asia
Women in India