After the successful inaugural pageant in 2010, the second installment of the Amazing Pageant attracted more than 50 applications when it was first announced in July 2011. From the first cut of 24 contestants to the crowning of the Amazing Queen on this eventful day of 25 Feb 2012, it was a journey marked with many firsts for all the contestants. From the onset, I as the events manager, conceptualised the pageant as a learning journey for the girls rather than another run-of-the-mill pageant for contestants. In a world where the notion of ‘beauty’ is often associated with their slimmer …