Sabahan beauties vying for 'harvest queen' title

KOTA KINABALU: Come May 30 and 31, 46 beautiful ladies will be vying for the Unduk Ngadau or Harvest Queen title in conjunction with Sabah’s much awaited Harvest Festival finale.

The 46 contestants from all over the state have been selected as the most beautiful women of the area they represent, to fight for the state Unduk Ngadau title.

Apart from their physical beauty, they will be judged on their grasp of their native Kadazandusun Murut and other native languages, knowledge of Sabah culture and ability to wow judges in the various stages of the contest.

These ladies from various cultural and religious backgrounds will be the symbol of beauty and portrays what a true Sabahan lady is expected to be, according to the Huminodun legend.

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Huminodun, daughter of gods Kinoingan and Sumundu, was said to be the most beautiful and kindest girl ever lived.

She sacrificed herself amid a famine so the people would have food. 

The legend is the basis of the annual two-day Kaamatan Festival.-Star