 Welcome, welcome back. I hope you enjoyed the beautiful display from the ladies and gentlemen right here on ground just demonstrating the modeling skills So now we'll be having a conversation with the guys behind the planning of the event the organizers and the intention of this particular Event that is Miss University Machaka so without further ado. I love them introducing themselves and I'll start with My immediate right the gentleman with the mic Please yourself tell us who you were and why your contribution in Miss University Machakas. Thank you, Michelle for having us today My name is Joshua Mutunga. I'm one of the organizers for the Miss University Machakos County and Macha Miss University Machakos County. It's a pageant that is going to happen on 20th This month at the Mara hotels in Machakos and we are having 27 contestants who managed to go to the finals And it's going to be a big event. Oh my fantastic Yes, we let the lady as well. She introduced herself So make sure you keep the conversation going at Y2P for channel So you can find us across all our social at Michelle. She raised where you can find me across all my social So beautiful lady. I hear you also are contestants in this particular event. Yes, I am okay Introduce yourself. Tell us who you are My name is Sonya Katumi. I'm from Machakos. I'm also a model in the Miss University pangent and blessed to be here to talk about this this Organizing that this organizing Thing that we're doing for Miss University. Oh, yeah I'm sorry. I Mean Kenya Institute of Management pursuing diploma in business management. I was also in Vera Beauty College Need a diploma in beauty therapy. Yeah, that is cosmetology. Yes. Oh fantastic Yeah, so how long have you been a model that is or where did the interest come from for you? I Can say I've been a model since I was a kid. I loved it since I was a I was young and I got support from my parents from my mom and Yeah, it just grew up and then when I got to high school. That's when I got interested in makeup. Yep And so far how okay because you're going back to school did Be a business management and then this cosmetology that came around so the passion never you never dropped down at the passion No, no, what inspires you to go? Sorry? What inspires you to keep going that is? What inspires me is that that It's it's interesting. It's just an interesting field Yeah, all right interesting field get to know how interesting it is So we head on to Joshua and Joshua will tell us more about how you go into the organizing of Events such as these page entries page entries that it is. So how did you get yourself here Joshua? One thing that I want to tell the people of Kenya is that Miss University much across County began in 2019. That's when we had our very first edition And now we are doing the second edition because in 2020 and 2021 would not manage to do the second edition because of the COVID so now we are doing the second edition and At the moment, we are we are working on the main event that is going to happen on 28 as I have said and We are we have managed to have 27 contestants who are the finalists for the main event. Yes Okay, I'll allow me to to let you take us through who are eligible to be part of miss University much occurs. Well for her it was hoping for all the students So long as you are a student in a university or an institution or a college that is in Machacos County Or else you are a resident in Machacos County into another institution apart from Machacos County So it was hoping for the students in Machacos County and also for the residents in Machacos County All right. Yes. All right. And then we also have People who are viewing us and keeping up with this particular conversation and they are wondering. It's miss University Machacos County and when we had our models here, we also had gentlemen's who are also Contesting as well. So maybe you killed elaborate and bring out bring us to understanding On the aspect of miss and yet gentlemen as well Thank you for the question Michelle to explain things Miss University Machacos County. It's just a title, but it is not It doesn't mean that only working female models because it is a miss just for an example The way you may find out a lady. I mean, maybe is Mutuku or Kamau. It is it is just a title because The reason is well. I never went for miss and miss University Machacos County. It's because Maybe there are other other other pageants, which already have those names. So we needed a unique name for our pageant. Yes All right for you Sonia I'd like to also find out because I believe in every industry networking is important. So how do you build your connection as well? Thank you for the question How I build my connection I do I I do it. I advertise my work online Instagram Twitter Facebook Yeah, those online platforms. Yeah, and then we have young ladies who are also gentlemen who also getting Oh rather looking forward to getting to the modeling industry. How do you improve on your skills? And what does it entail to actually be a model? once once you have the interest it becomes easy for you to To do this. So it just clicks in. Yeah Yeah, okay, so we'll get back to Joshua. I will and look at what to expect on there Is it on 20 20 of May this month? Actually, what should Kenyans who are lovers of The modeling space and also fashion in cooperation of that on as well What should they expect on the 20th of May? Michelle on the 20th of this month. It's when you have in the main event That is at Samara hotels in Machacos town and what I can really promise the people of Kenya and All the people is that it's going to be a big event because at the moment we are working on the trainings for the contestants because We are planning on how they are going to be ready for the event and actually they'll be contesting for five categories and We have also partnered with several companies who have come up to to be with us And as we are preparing the event I can really promise the people of Kenya that it'll be a big event And how I welcomed and you having a gate tickets which are going for 300 that is a regular and the VIP going for 1000 and So it is hoping for the public. Oh, okay. Okay. Yes. All right And the five position that they are contesting for which of this the categories that they are contesting for When we are going to have the introduction, which is not one of the categories and then we have in the tradition We are also having the the creative where we was having the sportswear professional and dinner Yes, okay. Yes, what are the winners taking home? We are having we are having gift humbers and also there are cash awards for the winners That is the mr. Entomized University That is the mister wins the mister title and the other one who wins the mist a total and also the ones who are winning For the mr. Popularity because we also having Yes, actually we are having the owner Popularity really means because we are having the online voting The contestants who manage to to get the high votes the high number of votes Text how a day that the mr. Popularity title and also for the females also She takes the miss popularity Title during that event. So we are going to award the four of them cash awards and also of the runners How we're going to give them gift humbers and also the other contestants. They're not going to walk home just that way we are also giving them also gift humbers and We are also working to also work with all the contestants of the event It is not just after the 20th that miss university. It is done for the 2022 edition. Yes Yeah So I'll get back to Sonia and just get to understand because when it comes to the modeling industry We have different agencies that take up these talented Killed individuals and they launched their career and they would love to stand out So how do you intend or rather? How do you solidify your position as a model in a way that if I see Sonia? I will know that you know you stand out from the rest So how do you cut a niche for yourself? As a model You look different from the locals. This how you can the locals. Yeah, okay. Sorry to use that word, but that's how it is When when you're walking out there, this how you can you can you can tell that's a model because because or How how he or she is dressed the outfit This the outlook of the person Yes, okay. Yeah So What are the requirements for one to be a model that because I know it's so generalized because now we have plus-sized models now It's which is which didn't used to be there a couple of years back down the lane. So what will be? Currently the status quo when it comes to who qualifies to be a model and who doesn't anybody can be a model What it takes is your flexibility how you do it on the runway if you if you can you can put that smile on just the The confidence how to do it. Yeah. Okay, so that's that's everyone can be a model Yeah, anyone can be a model. All right. So just show I would like to find out when it comes to organizing events Let's look at the business aspect of it How do you go about getting your angel investors for anyone who is watching this conversation? And they would like to also get into this particular space of an industry or when it comes to organizing events So how do you go about getting your angel investors? Michelle is organizing the event actually usually do a write-up with the proposal before the event starts so the proposal The proposal comes with all the information and also it comes with the budget for the event So when we are doing the write-up, we usually write everything that is entailing the event Plus also the budget for the event and also we send it to To all the partners whom we want to partner with and then from then now we can discuss with the committee for the event If really we can work together That's fantastic So I'll let you use this opportunity to tell us how you find you in social media as we let the models come on stage again as they Present to us different attires and and there are different fashions and skills and everything On the platform. So how can we find you on social media? You can find me in social media at Facebook at Josh Ryan and also at Instagram at Josh Rehan Yeah, okay And our beautiful Sonya In Facebook you can find me at Kachumbi Sonya and Instagram Kachumbi Sonya Twitter Kachumbi Sonya Simple as that. Yes. So thank you guys. So we let the other team come on stage and you know Display a different attire as they project what they know how to do best. So make sure you stay tuned for that I will be right back in just a minute