Update: 6:30PM MISS World Fiji, Nanise Rainima brought the judges to tears after her performance at the talent auditions during the global contest in Shenzhen, China last night.
Speaking from China, Miss Rainima said she was very grateful
that her talent touched the Miss World judges because her talent was a song she
had written about her grandmother.
The talented musician from Nakelo in Tailevu with maternal
links to Bau Island played a piano and sang her original piece moving everyone
into tears.
The song was dedicated to her late paternal grandmother and
cancer survivor, Ema Ratadai Rainima who lived a cancer-free life before she passed
away four years ago.
Because of her performance Miss Rainima was chosen to sing
alongside Miss Malta and Miss England the anthem of Miss World titled ‘Light the
Passion Share the Dream’ tonight during the auction of their Beauty with a
Purpose gifts.
Miss Rainima had presented a tanoa to the Miss World pageant
organisers as her gift.
Meanwhile Miss World Fiji director Andhy Blake said “Our three
months of hard work is paying off with Nanise as she is capturing the attention
of the global audience at Miss World.”
“She is doing extremely well and we look forward to the next
three weeks of competition,” Mr Blake said.
