With great success, the 36th edition of the "Astoria" festival was held on Saturday 12 December, at the Astoria Cinema in Heraklion.ο Pancretan Beauty Contest, where the beautiful Marianna Doxastaki won the crown of Miss Crete for the year 2015.
The 22-year-old beauty from Ierapetra won the impressions of the jury and the public and became the most beautiful Cretan girl of the year.
Christianna Skoura, 19 years old, won the title of First Alternate, Micheela Yapitzaki, 19 years old, won the title of Second Alternate, while 17 year old Dimitra Markomichelaki from Heraklion became Miss Crete Young 2015.
The audience, which packed the venue of the event, as well as those who watched it on CRT TV, enjoyed a spectacle of glamour and beauty.
The evening was hosted by the glamorous Laura Narges and guest stars REC, who performed live all their greatest hits.
Among the members of the jury were the President of the Panhellenic Pageants and special associate of the Miss World & Miss Universe beauty contests Mr. Vassilis Prevelakis, the director of the Cristi schools Mrs. Kristi Krana, the first Miss Crete 1979 Eleftheria Gogaki and Miss Crete 2009 & B'Star Hellas 2010 Maria Tsagaraki.
According to the organizers, the production surpassed all precedents, with the total number of performers exceeding 150 people and the spectacle being unprecedented for local standards. Combined with the impressive scenery and lighting effects, the Pancretan Pageant was once again the most spectacular show of the year!
The 14 finalists appeared in wedding dresses from Kali Kokkinaki's atelier Donna Voctoria, evening dresses from 0.38, swimwear from FMS Stores, footwear from G.L. Borgini, jewelry from Papadakis stores, while the appearances of the boys who accompanied the girls were taken care of by Kontogiannis Fashion Store. GP Hairdressing - Giorgos Passos was in charge of the hairstyles, the make-up and the limb care was taken care of by Allure nail & beauty lounge, while the cosmetic face & body care was taken care of by Lumina beauty center for another year.
The choreographies and the kinesiology of the finalists were curated by Cristi Academy, which was the Gold Sponsor of the competition, the photos were taken by Manos Halabalakis, while the physical training of the finalists was undertaken by Body Fitness Point, which exclusively owns the most effective Miha Bodytec training machine.
Sponsors of the event were the optical store Oryasi, Studio design center, S/M Halkiadakis, Fresh Snack and Beverage World with Badoit, Wild Turkey & Cinzano products.
Supporters: Astoria Capsis hotel, Art Fireworks, Arenaria Wedding, Pyrexexelixi, Veranda all day café & restaurant, Drink Easy - spirits & coctails safe house, The Pub, Macao café bar restaurant, Lux juices & refreshments.
Communication sponsors: music club 105.8, Kiss 9.61, Alpha News 106.2, Radio 9.84, Max 100.2, Astro 96,4, Ichos 94.2, Style 100, Melody 88, Sfera 98.7, Fagi.gr, Flashnews.gr, Entercity.gr, Aera.gr, Efimeridaki.gr, Best Magazine and the newspapers Kritiki Epithevisi and Nea Crete.
The Pancretan Beauty Contest showed this year its sensitivity by supporting and promoting the newly established charity "Fyogo of Love", which provides material and moral assistance to people belonging to sensitive social groups in need of help and support.
Production:Cretanart Productions