The most glamorous evening of the year was completed with complete success yesterday, shortly after midnight, and thus the 40th Pancretan Beauty Contest is now history, with the beautiful Georgia Skandali Ambarzaki from Heraklion finally winning the coveted title of Miss Crete for 2019. Alexandra Soula from Hersonissos won the title of A' Alternate, Christina Pyrvou from Heraklion won the title of B' Alternate, while the title of Miss Crete Young for 2019 was won by 16-year-old Athina Dolapsaki, also from Heraklion.
The evening had a special anniversary character and a lot of glamour due to the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the competition. As it was expected, the organizers had prepared a rich program with surprises, both for the audience that attended the Astoria Cinema and for the viewers who watched the event on the frequency of Creta TV and Cosmote TV.
The evening of the 40th Pancretan Beauty Contest began with the 13 beautiful girls, while immediately afterwards, an anniversary video took the audience and viewers on a journey through the 40 years of the institution's history, from 1979 to today. A big surprise of the evening was the presence of Miss Crete 1980 and Star Hellas 1981, Maria Nikoulis, who spoke about her own participation experience, gave her own advice to the contestants and was also a member of the jury.
The most touching moment of the 40th Pancretan Beauty Contest was the video tribute to the life of George Zach. Asariotakis, initiator and founder of the institution, who passed away a few days before the grand final, and that is why the whole evening was dedicated to him.
The hostess of the grand final was the unique Konstantina Spyropoulou, the beloved singer Tzortzina Alexaki took to the Astoria stage, traveling the audience with her favorite melodies, while the jury included the President of the Panhellenic Pageant, Mr. Vassilis Prevelakis and Mrs. Kristi Krana, director of the Cristi schools.
The competition was attended by 13 beautiful girls from all over Crete who, despite their anxiety, took to the stage, giving their best, competing for the four titles, as they had learned throughout the previous period of their preparation.
The girls appeared in casual clothes from Parousia Fashion stores, swimwear from FMS Stores, evening dresses from Nik Alex stores, shoes from Follow Fashion store, jewelry from Croesus chain, while the boys who accompanied the finalists were dressed by Kontogiannis Fashion Store. For yet another year, Mikaela Lypaki's La Beaute' salon, took care of the girls' facial & body beauty treatments and the experienced team of GP Hairdressers, took care of the impressive hairstyles of the evening. The girls' make-up was done by the make-up artists of Glitter Cosmetics and Maria Georgiou, while this year the finalists enjoyed specialized services from Opsis Clinical and Yannis Liapakis.
The choreographies and the movement art of the girls were once again curated by Cristi Academy, which was the silver sponsor of the competition, while the photos were taken by Manos Halabalakis. The props and visual effects were done by Prolight, while the music was provided by Dj Nikos Rigakis.
Sponsors of the event were Studio Design Center, S/M Halkiadakis, Savoides, Shimmer Deco Art, Gate Net, Kristalwave, Pyrexexelixis, Security Matalliotakis & SDI VIP, Kymata Restaurant, Veranda All Day Café & Restaurant, Stylvie bar, Arenaria Florist and Astoria Capsis Hotel.
Communication sponsors: music club 105.8, Kiss 9.61, Alpha News 106.2, Max 100.2, Dromos 105.4, Ichos 94.2, Astro 96.4, Alpha 104.7, Dream 90.7, Erotokritos 87.9, Panic 93.7, Echo 99.8, Melody 88, Style 100, Creta24.gr, Flashnews.gr, Rethemnos.gr, Cretedoc.gr, Fonien.gr, Sitiapress.gr, Entercity.gr, Aera.gr, Olagiatogamo.gr, Womenonly.gr, Patris, Rethymnotka Nea, and Antilalos.
KYANA Professional Hair Products was for the fourth consecutive year the Gold Sponsor of the Pancretan Beauty Contest! A Greek company with innovative proposals in professional salon products and a wide range for all hair types.
The Contest supported and promoted the association Target - Prevention and the campaign "Fashion fights Breast Cancer", while the Panhellenic Women's Athletic Association Kallipateira offered its support to the event this year as well!
Production:Cretanart Productions