IMTISENLA JAMIR | Mokokchung Times

 

 

When it comes to beauty with talent, Miss Hikali Achumi should not be overlooked. In a glitzy ceremony held at Zunheboto Town Hall on 5 July, 2022, Hikali Achumi was crowned Miss Sumi 2022. In the same year, she was also crowned Miss Nagaland 2022 at the Capital Cultural Hall in Kohima.

 

Hikali Achumi unquestionably embodies a broad spectrum of abilities. She completed her schooling at Chandmari Hr. Sec. School, Kohima, Nagaland, and obtained a diploma in civil engineering from the Government Polytechnic in Kohima. In case you have not heard, Hikali Achumi is a Btech graduate who aspires to become a successful engineer. She received her graduation from Kaziranga University, Jorhat. She also began working as a business development executive for a cooperative Ed-tech company in Guwahati during her studies and continued for seven months.

 

 

Hikali Achumi, Miss Nagaland & Miss Sümi 2022

 

Also, Hikali serves as a brand ambassador for Jal Jeevan Mission in Zunheboto District. Jal Jeevan Mission is a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all households by 2024. She asserts that access to clean; safe drinking water is a fundamental human right and says that as ambassadors, they work towards achieving this very objective. According to Hikali, under Zunheboto Division, 35 villages have declared Har Ghar Jal, 68 villages are already cooperating, and 85 villages are about to begin.

 

Furthermore, Hikali Achumi officially launched her ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project on 27 January, 2023, in Noklak with the theme “period positive.”

 

Through this movement, she hopes that everyone will work together to change perceptions, accept women of various kinds, and turn menstruation into a positive cycle rather than a taboo. The initiative she started is expected to be a source of optimism and hope for women in our society.

 

Through different phases, she committed to giving out sanitary pads and instructing women and young girls about menstrual hygiene. She stated that she would be appreciative of any help from more people if they could help her with the project. She claims that whatever she does is done solely for the sake of society.

 

Having a conversation about her future ambitions, she revealed that she hopes to actually affect society through the projects she intends to carry out. “Period Positive” is the first step she is taking for her project, she said, adding that there would be more. Moreover, she also mentioned that she desires to work on substance abuse. Further, she declared that she will continue her BWAP-The Silver Vision project, working for the environment, which she started with her sash partners, Miss Sumi 2022, Linovi P Kiba (first runner-up), and Niloli Wotsa (second runner-up). She believes that every action she takes will be practical and beneficial to the Nagas.

 

Hikali Achumi, along with Miss Sumi 2022, Linovi P Kiba (first runner up), and Niloli Wotsa (second runner up), attended the launch event of her project “Beauty with a Purpose” on January 27, 2023, in Noklak.

 

Title holder for Miss Sumi and Miss Nagaland 2022, Hikali Achumi, said, “I feel so blessed to have been crowned Miss Nagaland and Silver Queen Miss Sümi.” “Being an adventurous person who has never stopped feeding her curiosity to learn things, I am super excited as I start this new journey to surpass my limitations and do much more than I can ever imagine.”

 

“From being a girl in a society that had negative perceptions about beauty pageants, to being able to gather all my courage, I, as Miss Nagaland and as the Silver Queen Miss Sümi, am all set to break stereotypes in my society and set an open environment for young girls and inspire everyone to play an active role in development with the vision to bring the difference in the society,” Hikali Achumi said.

 

Speaking about any difficulties she has encountered while competing in pageants, she said, “There were not any particularly significant difficulties.” She continues by saying that she could easily handle and trust the process because her parents were so encouraging through their prayers and everything else in between. Hikali further remarked that she has always desired to serve as an example for younger generations. She proclaimed that she had been living her life in the best way possible, striving to maintain her integrity, and avoiding any negative influence on her words, deeds, or character.

 

According to Hikali, beauty pageants are one platform where women may speak out about their choices and express their dreams in order to make them come true. Despite having a degree in civil engineering, she felt that the pageant was her calling. She declared that she was at the right age where she can contribute her genuine caliber and dignity toward the prosperity of society. In other words, she says that her main aim towards competing in pageantry is to become a role model for the younger generation.

 

She admitted that she is a person who constantly wants to continue learning and improving while carrying out a part of her duties as a public speaker and declared, “Speaking in public is my biggest passion in life.” She added that despite the fact that she is still learning, she makes an effort to focus on honing her speaking abilities and noted that it has always piqued her attention.

 

According to her, the best thing she has ever experienced was watching the audience in tears as she spoke and stood in the scene. Besides that, Hikali said she could never be ungrateful for how God turned her into the person she is today and that she has no regrets about the way she has lived her life. She declared that she would seize any opportunity that came knocking and that she had grown from her experiences with setbacks. As a result, she said, “I am happy with the person I have become now.”

 

Hikali added that a woman’s inner disposition determines her outside beauty. “It is the grace she exudes, the kindness she exhibits, and the love she shows,” Hikali remarked.

 

Miss Nagaland 2022, Hikali Achumi’s message:

When you grasp the joy of vulnerability, you have attained a dangerously awesome degree of the entity since it merely adds to the idea of taking a risk.
You don’t have to wait for perfection to start something new. Life is all about learning and increasing knowledge, so never stop learning because every day is a new experience.

God has eventually been a help and a provider for me out of all the successes I have made in my 23 years. Experience Him for yourself, and you’ll realize that He is so good that you cannot survive anywhere else without His guidance.

Because I’ve tasted it and you’re now reading a small portion of my story.

 

“Be a beautiful soul that carries light in her smile and love in her bones; for when you have a beautiful soul, then they will see the beauty in you,” she counselled aspiring beauty queens. She explained, “A thing of beauty is never perfect; it does not wait for perfection but is already present in everything.”

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