Linoka K Achumi crowned Miss Nagaland 2025

Exhibiting beauty and grace, Linoka K Achumi, Contestant No. 1 was crowned the prestigious Miss Nagaland 2025 at a grand and glittering ceremony presented by the Beauty Aesthetics Society of Nagaland (BASN) at Regional Centre of Excellence for Music & Performing Arts (RCEMPA) on December 4.

Bendangienla, Contestant 3 was crowned 1st Runner-up while Christina H Yeptho, Contestant No. 4 was crowned 2nd Runner-up respectively. They were selected from among a total participation of 16 contestants.

The newly crowned Miss Nagaland walked away with a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakhs along with gift hampers and vouchers and also received direct entry to Miss North East 2026 and will be the brand ambassador of TaFMA.

The 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up were awarded with cash prizes of Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 70,000 along with gift hampers and vouchers. The first runner-up also received direct entry to Miss North East 2026.

Earlier, speaking on behalf of the Minister for Tourism & Higher Education, Additional Director of Higher Education, Dr. K Nishena Nekha expressed that Miss Nagaland is not merely a beauty pageant but has become a platform of transformation, and nurtured young women to become leaders, entrepreneurs, global ambasadors of the state

He said that the beauty pageant has been witnessing confidence, discipline and dreams while stating that 'education and empowerment go hand in hand.' To all the contestants, he said, "you are already winners because you have displayed your courage, vision, and determination."

Judges for Miss Nagaland 2025 were Easternlight Zimik, Founder of EAST, Dr. Abraham Lee, MD & CEO of Atomy Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., Ruopfüzhano Whiso, 4th runner-up of Miss Universe India 2024, Vikuonuo Sachü, Miss Nagaland 2019, and Asangla Nokdir, Member of BASN from 1995-2016.

Mele Pucho was the show director while Arnish Impisha Daimery was the official groomer and choreographer and Runshito Yimkhiung was the host. The beauty pageant also featured the works of designers and performances of several artists.

Mention may also be made here that Miss Nagaland 2025 was presented by BASN in collaboration with Task Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA) and Department of Tourism and powered by Department of Higher Education, Flights and Holidays UK Ltd. and Atomy India.

Event partners and sponsers were Annalia Beauty, ZOD, KFlorist, Ipseity, The Fitness Studio, Dzukou Retreat, Akim Residency, Elo-ki, Symphony Academy of Music, HmingMawi, The Bouffage Experience, Kendyu, Abi's Nails lashes and SMPU, Disong Designs, Audenlama, Sen Style's, Modern College, Kolko, Kekhro Smile Foundation, Rito & 7ven and Naga Eyewear.

Subtitle Winners

Miss Beautiful Smile- Grace Kikon, Contestant No. 15

Miss Multimedia - Linoka K Achumi, Contestant No. 1

Miss Talent- Linoka Yepthomi, Contestant No.11

Miss Photogenic- Susana Kinghen, Contestant No. 13

Miss Perfect Ten - Omai Rebecca Konyak, Contestant No. 9

Queen of Hearts- Christina H Yeptho, Contestant No. 4All the subtitle winners were also awarded with a cash prize of Rs 10,000 besides other gift hampers. Linoka K Achumi crowned Miss Nagaland 2025 | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

Read More........→December 05, 2025

John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television

Bob Ross painting Cabin at Sunset – credit, screenshot via John Oliver’s Junk

GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio.

Inspired by the effort, HBO’s comedy news host John Oliver announced that he too had an original Ross that he would auction for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

On the last episode of the most recent season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the British-born TV host revealed an auction catalogue called “John Oliver’s Junk” headlined by Cabin at Sunset, which Ross painted in season 10 of his show The Joy of Painting.

It managed to set a new auction record for a Bob Ross painting of $1,035,000 after 35 bids.

“We’ve actually accumulated a bunch of weird artifacts on this show over the years that we could definitely auction off to raise some much needed money,” Oliver said on last week’s show. “I am proud to announce last week tonight’s first ever auction in aid of public media.”

The proceeds from the sales of Cabin at Sunset and 34 other items totaled $1.5 million which has been transferred to the Public Media Bridge Fund which helps support stations and programs in need of funding.

Most of the items included show memorabilia, including a pair of golden sneakers Oliver promised to wear almost decade ago if former FIFA President Sep Blatter resigned, a cabbage that Oliver married in a segment on AI-generated art, and a jockstrap worn by Russel Crowe.

A pair of VIP tickets to a live show taping caught over $110,000.

While the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a GSE that funds public radio and television in America, was receiving over $1 billion of its budget from the government, anyone who watches PBS or listens to NPR notes the frequency with which they run pledge drives. This along with other for-profit productions generates substantial revenue that helps keep the CBP operational.

It was the idea of Bob Ross Inc., the company that manages the painter’s likeness and property, to hold the auction in support of public television, something which he loved so much.

“I think this actually would have been Bob’s idea,” said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc. “And when I think about that, it makes me very proud.”

Home in the Valley, (1993) Cliffside, (1990) and Winter’s Peace (1993) were priced to start at Bonham’s auctioneers at between $25,000 – $30,000, but all three quickly exploded in action.The first brought $229,100, the second $114,800, and Winter’s Peace went for a staggering $318,000. John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television

Read More........→December 03, 2025