Suva Sangam College, Year 10 student and Miss Alvin’s Electrical Services Ilein Nabukete won the 2018 Vodafone Fiji Hibiscus Festival Teens Hu­manitarian Award.

The event was held at the Pen­insula Hotel in Suva yesterday where the 10 Teen Contestants presented their humanitarian projects.

16-year-old Ilein, originally of Delasui in Tailevu and eldest of four siblings, was in tears when she was awarded the sash for pre­senting the best teen humanitar­ian award.

Her presentation was on how the beauty contests such as the Voda­fone Fiji Hibiscus Festival and other festivals around the country contributed to the conservation of our environment.

Ilein said her presentation was true because she believed pag­eants contributed to the conserva­tion of the environment.

“I want to help contribute in making Fiji a better place to live in, a peaceful place for us and peo­ple who visit our country,” she said.

“Using the pageants is a great platform to advocate such issues regarding the betterment of our environment.

“My advocacy is on conserving the marine ecosystem by using traditional ways of conserving the environment, including the marine life.

“I dedicate this win to my fel­low contestants and my parents, especially my mum who has been with me since the Hibiscus pro­gramme started and supported me throughout the whole event so far.”

Edited by Percy Kean

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