Who is miss vasantham 2011

The presence of hair on human scalps, or the lack of it, has perennially carried social or religious symbolism. In ancient Greece and India, a newly widowed woman was expected to sport a completely shaven head.

Sikhs, in line with their doctrine, wear their hair unshorn from birth. While the majority of us are blessed with a healthy crown of hair and possess the liberty of styling it in accordance with personal taste, there are those who are less fortunate; cancer afflicted individuals who lose their locks to the harsh side-effects of chemotherapy.

The psychological effect on child cancer patients is far more daunting as compared to that on their adult counterparts. Over the past decade, the campaign has seen a steady increase in its number of participants who shave their heads as a selfless gesture of their support for young cancer patients and their families. Saturday saw a total of male shavees and female shavees. Amongst the female participants was a former local beauty pageant winner who dared to make a difference.

At first glance, 25 year old Vimala Velu might seem like any other young lady who values her luscious locks far too much to even accommodate the thought of a drastic trim. Her father was unable to work because of his heart condition and her mother had also lost her job as a cleaner at a secondary school.

She said: "Some days I would go without food, or I wouldn't be able to go to school because there wasn't enough money in my ez-link card. As a result, Vimala, who had been a straight-A student for her O levels, found herself floundering in junior college. She took a year off after her A levels to work, then went on to pursue a diploma in biomedical science at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Things turned around for her in when she decided to try out for Miss Vasantham in the last year of her polytechnic studies. The self-professed tomboy and nerd, who preferred football over Barbie dolls as a child, never expected to win the title. Vimala said: "They used to be very protective of me, being a girl. But now I'm the one who protects them. They trust me Skip to main content.

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