Entertainment Desk :Bangladeshi model-actress Opshora Ali will take part in Miss Asia 2016, a beauty pageant from the house of Pegasus to find the most beautiful and talented women from the Asian and Eurasian region. Its grand finale will be held in Kochi, a city in southwest India’s coastal Kerala state on August 18. Ali left Dhaka on Thursday to join the competition.Hailed from Rajshahi, Opshora Ali participated in Miss Cosmopolitan 2015 last year held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and she ended up placing in the pageant’s top ten contenders. This time, she has been selected as the Miss Bangladesh 2016 and she is to take part in Miss Asia 2016 as Miss Bangladesh.Ali said, “This is a remarkable event in my life. I consider myself blessed to take part in such an event.”She also asked everyone to wish her luck and hoped she would be able to represent Bangladesh with pride. Ali also requested her fans to like Miss Asia’s Facebook page, since liking her photos and videos, which will be shared on the page, can help her to win. Advertising agency i-Positive has sponsored the model to go to the pageant, while fashion house Anokhee partnered with her.Opshora Ali first got attention when she reached the top five of Veet-Channel i Top Model in 2011, where she won the Miss Beauty Smile title. Later, she appeared in several TVCs of well-known brands including Airtel, Banglalink and Citycell. She has also played roles in some TV dramas including Bhuter Bari, Ei Shohorey and Keya. Her debut film Porobasini is yet to be released.Miss Asia 2016 is an event that brings together every corner of Asia and Eurasia to showcase to the world not only the beauty of the contestants but also their talents, as well as the confidence of young women in Asian and Eurasian countries.
