The hunt for a filmstar during the second edition of the Indian Premier League got underway here in style with Raeesa Goga and Jasmita Chauhan handpicked to represent Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2009 Miss Bollywood South Africa contest.
Raeesa and Jasmita won the beauty contest from among thousand of fans gathered during the opening matches at Newlands. The Miss Bollywood SA contest is a search for a South African beauty with star qualities from among the crowds during the matches. The winner will be offered a role in a Bollywood movie and a free business class trip to India apart from 50,000 rand in cash.
A total of 50 winners will be picked up from the crowd from each of the eight venues.
With every IPL match having a designated home team, the Miss Bollywood SA winner of that game will be associated with its side. At all the 56 league games, one girl from the crowd will be named a winner at each of the games. One finalist from each venue will be chosen, leaving eight winners in the final round to be held on May 24 during the final.
This final lucky winner could earn a role in a Hindi film, Rand 50,000 and also the title of Miss Bollywood SA. The winner will be chosen by a special panel.
Winners will be shown on the big screen at every match during the second five-minute strategy break. Fans too can vote for each match winner on the official website of IPL.
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