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Sonam Choden Retty is the new Miss Bhutan. And, her winning the title of Miss Bhutan has exposed one of the biggest scams in Bhutan.
The Indian trainer hired to train the Miss Bhutan 2010 contestants has revealed that the beauty pageant had been fixed by Karma Tshering.
Karma Tshering is the organizer of the Miss Bhutan 2010 pageant.
The Indian trainer was well aware that Sonam Choden Retty was already fixed as the winner of Miss Bhutan and did not like it at all.
"She does not deserve it. She does not even know who Magic Johnson is, nor can she answer simple knowledge questions on pop culture. I had to do something. So, I openly stated 5 other contestants who I felt had the best chance at the title."
But, doing this made the poor Indian trainer run into a laundry list of problems. He was discriminated against, treated unfairly and wrongly blamed for few other things which are a complete joke.
"The pageant finals are slated for September 25th but 5 contestants out of the 18 have already been selected as the winners of the pageant" says the Indian trainer in an exclusive interview to us.
He added "I tried to inform the remaining contestants about this cheating but Karma Thsering, Sonam Choden Retty, Pema Choden, the coordinators and these 4 contestants started to realize what I was doing so I had to play it safe."
We asked the Indian trainer to reveal the names of the 5 contestants already selected as likely winners of the Miss Bhutan pageant in 2010.
He told us that the 5 names are Sonam Choden Retty, Dechen Tshomo, Karma Loday Lhamo, Tenzin Norden and Sangay Dema.
There is a complaint letter posted to us on August 30th and a complaint filed online on this website on September 19th of 2010. We delayed in posting the complaint till last week since we had to go down to Bhutan and get some of these facts right.
The Indian trainer felt that there were other contestants more deserving but when he voiced his opinion during one of his lectures he was openly insulted and ridiculed by these 5 contestants particularly Sonam Choden Retty. Now, we all know why.
The finals of the 2010 pageant were held earlier today and Sonam Choden Retty was given the title on a platter. On close study of her performance we discovered that the answers to her questions and statements made on stage were made by heart.
It's indeed a shame to see that a national beauty pageant can be openly fixed.
Shame on you Miss Bhutan 2010...
A lot needs to be done to get rid of such corrupt people in Bhutan.
We cannot understand why the organizer and the fixed winner are lashing out at the wrong person.
We have a job to do here finding out the truth and that's exactly what we did.
But, the way the organizers speak back on this forum under fake IDs (by the way all such IDs can be easily traced by members) is ridiculous.
There are lies about you on various issues so this is not the only one.
You keep putting India and the residents of India down which we find really sad considering you and some of your team members have completed vital parts of their education in India.
You lied about Shilpa Shetty being the judge this year. There are 2 newspaper articles to prove you said that she would be hired as the judge for the 2010 pageant in 2 Bhutanese papers.
You lied that you are the assistant director of the Bollywood movie Badhai ho Badhai but your name is nowhere in the credits. The director Satish Kaushik is very angry that you are lying about this.
You allowed your own employee Tenzin Norden into the pageant. Pageant laws state that employees of the organizers are not allowed to participate.
You lied to the sponsors about the total expenses for the pageant. The rental building expenses and many other expenses have been forged by you.
We have sufficient reasons to believe that you do not know how to speak to people in a higher position with respect. You have misused the names of respectable people in Bhutan for your sole benefit.
Your upbringing and character along with the wrongful ethics you follow can be clearly seen in the way you treat people and hy your comments on this post.
There are countless number of people who live both in and outside Bhutan who have supported our reporters in this matter.
So, instead of showing how cheap you can really be, take a break and redo the pageant all over again.
It is quite clear that the winner was not deserving and the resource persons were right about it.
Is this true or some loser trying to pull her...any ways she became history and she deserve to fly like any other miss
It is so sad how people of Bhutan write critics, they make it a personal issue eventually. Ain't all of us stabilizing the Miss Bhutan issue? We are writing about it not a game of Verbatim.
What is there to use profanities?
If you want to give your critics, make it formal, readeable, worthy of words and tell what change you can bring, I mean suggest.
You don't need to write, "trust me people". People writing here are not here to trust you, they are here to read what fellow contrymen has written and finally they too want to contradict you or accept your words.
Don't make it personal here please, let it be compaintboard not a battle field.
When one is not at all aware of "Magic Johnson"- The famous American Basketball legend, either the person should be one living in a cocoon devoid of any communcation or one who never laid the hands on internet and least interested to browse Television channels.
Becoming the heartthrob and a nation's best girl, it is not beauty all that is associated to win the title, the most deserving candidtae are the ones who are versatile and well-versed in many of ways and one who is "Jack of all trades".
I don't think beauty without brians are worth for the game of title, as the adage says, fool and his money is soon departed.
Logically, Bhutan has to act transparently and give out vivid reasons. Bhutan must understand the polling of public and the majority as public is the biggest judge.
The First Miss Bhutan has proved beyond boundaries that she deserves the title as she hast the taste of every modern ethics. Seducing people with nudity and forcing people to claim themselves as hot is real absurd.
So Bhutan, do you think you should really nod in rapport to accept her as Miss Bhutan or should you be claiming back the title? Judge must be unbiased to select the right candidate and so qualified to do so...
### you u mother ###ing ###...the organizers can kiss my asss...zanday di su...all the contestant in miss bhutan were all ugly...this whole class 10 pass thing was ###ed up..all the pretty girls were ashamed to compete with 10 pass girls...it qualification should atleast be class 12 pass..i mean did u see the girls who came for the audition...and that organizer pem c or whatever was a pain in the ###..the whole competition n at the end too..if she thinks she's too preety than she should have competed in the paegant..i really hate this father ###ing bith...u r an complete ###..n for ua information ua nt preety at all..my ### is prettier than urs..hahahha:P..
n that ungrateful tibetan ###er..who the ### do u think u r..ua living in a country who gave u a home n ua trying to ### with this same country..ja za lab cha...i think it will be best if the government organized the next miss bhutan..n yeah i agree with guy who has a job..sonam choden retty's face is full of pimples..so hey u beta have a plastic surgey if ua going to compete in international events..hahha
If someone doesn't get what she deserves, it's a shame and if she gets what she does not deserve, its a shame too...
I totally support anti-lollipop... Sonam wateva girl is no where near this beauty pageant..tsk tsk...If this continues, then the future looks BAD!
Moh!
Anti-lollipop, u rock!
blah!blah!blah!why the hell r you stupid people arguing about?..its gone now!talk to your brain..
I am offering 100, 000Nu for the person who can find this cheap guy Karma Tshering and bring him into a public area in Thimphu and flog his ###.
To claim the money all you need to do is post video or photographic evidence of what you did to this rapist.
Karma Thsering is a really sick man, mentally sick and deranged too.
YA! Guys! its true n i agree wit u all...
She does nt deserve at all...so sory 2 say dat bt its true i guess...She had jst got da title MISS BHUTAN bt actualy she hd won jst coz of vote... n its nt fair at all mo guys...
EAZANG...
aow. so shameful. so disgracing. all parties of this ugly event. no credibility of any kind. god help us.
the indian trainer is an award winning trainer who appears in the media every 2 weeks or so.
he is a certified psychotherapist and counselor.
he has trained the Miss India winner of 2010 as well.
he has over 80 press clippings in top newspapers such as DNA, Times of India, Hindustan Times and more.
how dare does a cheap man like karma tshering and a cheap woman like sonam choden retty insult him.
we challenge you to come to India you lousy suckers and then we will show you what happens when you insult a top Indian trainer.
It is Bhutan. Thewse things happen.
if sonam choden retty goes anywhere out of bhutan she is only going to bring back bad name ...i wonder what is wrong with the judges...i guess they came from jungles or maybe they haven't seen anything more beautiful than sonam choden retty...JUDGES suck and their choice even SUCKS more...i study in india...i kep talking to my indian friends abt the show and now i am ashamed of showing them the beautiful pictures of MISS ### pageant after they have seen this news ...this is total disaster... IF SONAM CHODEN RETTY IS MISS BHUTAN than" I M MISS UNIVERSE" ...HOW DOES THAT SOUND ...
Tshering zangmo is marrid n she is havin one kid als so hw cn c send to MW... i think u r her fren or...
really dissapointed with the organizers...they are a disgrace to our country...plez don't be the organizers of the next miss Bhutan paegant..
sonam choden retty doesn't deserve to be miss Bhutan...how does a girl full of pimples become miss bhutan...they should be fined for this kind of behaviour...
Newsflash!Not really...the trend had been set right from the 1st Miss Bhutan Pagaent...I was wondering; something fishy going on...Bam...infant democracy and corruption in full swing...where the ### is the people rights? Shame on you...Organizers...and you talk about Miss Bhutan and GNH! You must be kididng, right...?How low can you stoop and what about the SMS votes? You think people have money to flaunder? they did because they want the deserving to win. And Sonam Choden Reety or whatever is like a plastic doll...phony as she can be right from her smile. And the program was freaking long...i grew up watching beauty pagaents nad it never stretched for more than 2 hours...but Miss Bhutan...! take into consideration the viewers interest too, not just your own...and that non-existant singer's bum jarim...statement was too much...nobody gives her the right to single one out...what were the others then, bum ugly?Give us a break!
she is banned from miss world pageant already, the organisers should make tshering zangmo miss bhutan and that will solve problem.
if she don't even know magic johnson? how can she take part in MISS WORLD:) GOD! it will bring our country's name down and ya surly she can't even speak english properly...even thought she is not that good looking but the sad part is that she don't even have GK...so no use of going MW:) rather then bring our country's name down...lol hahahhahahahaha I AM SAD...in fact i guess everyone is not happy...
well...there is no use of complaining coz no 1 will listen 2 u...evry 1 is blind n deaf infront of money...every1 and every thing is corrupted...and ya this year most of the contestant were mrs. starting 4rm our 1st runners up mrs bhutan...shame on u cheaters...
well...indeed there r soo many beautiful gals in bhutan...but none came 4ward just bcoz lots of them knew dat its going to b corruption in da end no matter what? we could clearly see even a mother of 1 child standin proudly on da platfrm...so what cudnt b more corrupted than that?n wen it cums to miss bhtn 2010 we r proud of da guts u have...drive da astr safe... wit ya head held high...we r sure u wouldnt lack guts in this too...
congratulations for winning the tittle of "MISS BHUTAN" but it seems unfair to those contestents who are more capable than you. we being Bhutanese are ashame to know that even Bhutan have started curruption that is also from your own trainer which is foreigner.
"AVOID CURRUPTION IN BHUTAN " we want Bhutan to be CURRUPTON free .
SHAME ON ORGANIZERS MOSH DON'T EVER TRY TO REPEAT THIS THING IN FUTURE BECAUSE WE WANT OUR COUNTRY TO BE "FREE FROM CURRUPTIONS"
miss bhutan 2010 where is our sms money?
we want it back, we voted for the right person but wrong person won.
we want our money back. you should not cheat your own country people.
No use crying over spilt milk guys boooooooooooooooooooo!
let her be now.. as if the first miss bhutan pageant was fair too!
cha la mi, lhip do drey yo!
...you all should say this to miss sonam c retty.
but i guess she deserved wat she should have.
and people to be blamed we all know.
besides- from fans of sonam c retty-
BEST OF LUCK GAL...MAKE IT HAPPEN.
PROVE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT U CAN DO IT..
WIN THE MISS EARTH TITLE AND MAKE US ALL PROUD.
Hey..this is totally wrong...when ur desired contestant didnt win d crown how dare u comment on the winner like dat... dont u feel ashamed of yourself when you all comment on the winner lik dat... did u all study the case before commenting on it? its a shame on YOU people when u say it like it... And who is more deserving? do you think the ones only with beautiful hair and beautiful body and face is more deserving than a pure hear and a white mind? and the indian trainer must be a BULL ###... spreading all these rumors about sonam choden retty. wat prove do u all have about it? do you have any evidence that can prove it right ? if u do so why dont u put it up here? U dont have it so ur jus creating stories for making her feel down... SHAME ON U GUYS!
wai lollipop girl...do u rly think that she deserve it! is that all u can say...?
if that the case im so sorry 4 making a wrong turn my dear...
by the way i think i earn double than what you earn...in simple word i make the amount in a week that u make in a month...u ###...n we aint jobless...mother ###...
peace!
miss Bhutan you suck...hey guys call AUM NETEN ZAM to resolve the dispute...she is the best n rite person...trust me...
these corrupt people should be terminated rite from the grass root level..its a disgrace for all the citizen of Bhutan...
wai kama tshering..what the ### are you trying to prove...you Tibetan ###..so sad! really discouraging for the up coming youth of Bhutan..
from au samdu...:P
sonam choden retty doesnt deserve da crown atall...does she look preety to u guys from any angle?lol...she cant even speak english properly ..she truely lacks gk...m not a relative of any of da other contestants...m just a ordinary viewer nd i m just pourin out ma views whether u guys like it or not..esply da lollipop gurl...whos a very big fan of sonam choden retty...watever...buh its a fact dat "SHE DOESNT DESERVE DA CROWN AT ALL"...never...and btw did u guys notice da unusual comment given by LHAMO DRUKPA ..."choe jarim yoene di gi choelu drewa thep chi dee go bay"...guess u guys are smart enough to kno wats goin on?rite?
this kind of bill[censored] things is what called "GROSS HATIONAL HAPPINESS" of Bhutan. hahaha..
I feel like the once non manipulative and honest nature of the running of competitions in Bhutan has vanished somewhere in the mist of deceit and shameless exposition. I am not commenting on this very truthful article just because I don't have any better job to do..its because I rather voice out my opinion about some snobbish person who supports the injustice that has taken place than stand back and let those kind of people support and encourage the deception that has taken place...and I completely support you ANTI LOLLIPOP..moh!
This exposes the real image of cheat, deceit and hypocrisy in Bhutan. It is the bigger shame for Bhutan than just for Cheat Pageant 2010 and the coordinator Karma Tshering. A series of such fraudulent schemes go unseen even in the government through bureaucrats. However, the Bhutan's image of corrupt free society is only the outer cover, the inner secrecy of real truth remains always covered. Such is the trend for selection in any organisation, undeserving ones get in platter. This is how our country lags behind lacking of able, sincere, committed and dedicated professionals. The Cheat pageant 2010 and the coordinator shoud be punished and the authority responsible for over looking such an activities should be held accountable. And i think the contestant themselves should sue the coordinator for deceit, for not recognising their sincere participation.
"Sonam Choden Retty is being exposed as a liar, cheat and manipulative woman who has completely rigged the national beauty pageant of Bhutan over a cup of coffee with Karma Tshering" ...is this enough to shut you up miss lollipop girl? ...and yeah what were you saying about those important people liking it? didnt you know these important people were the ones you people corrupted!
actually i feel pity on your response...YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER!
p.s. next time come up with some better words...whats copy cat?...hahahaha u make me laugh!moh!..:)
You anti Lollipop copy cat is the MOST JOBLESS person in the world.You judge people without knowing anything.Jobless piece of ###.i know for sure that the ones commenting are all just very jealous.when the show was so well organized and most of the important people liked it i mean loved it it doesnt matter what stupid, jobless people like you think about the show.YOu are just so jealous that you cant do something like this and when someone else does it it just upstes you.Hope less person.
this is ###! And if we ask who should be crowned miss bhutan instead of her then i'm sure people will name their niece or daughter or cousin etc.
she isnt going to get anywhere either folks...just relax! Just like our first miss bhutan, im sure she might go into films too and get married and have babies and by that time...another miss bhutan will pop in :-)
no one knows whether the ones who are commenting are the relatives of the lost contestants or not but i can say that you are one hell of egoistic relative of that lowly sonam choden retty, yes!...you miss LOLLIPOP GIRL!..going to such an extend to win this contest as to spoil the name of our beautiful country around the world... and being jobless or not has got nothing to do with this..no one is as jobless as you who has the time to comment against this 'true' article..think before you say moh!..:)
By the physical looks I dont think Sonam Choden Retty deserves the title. I do believe there is some point for the physical looks. Otherwise there are thousands who has special talents, good manners, way of speaking who lacks only coz of the physical looks.
I as a bhutanese feel ashamed to say out that Sonam Choden Retty is the Miss Bhutan 2010.
Sonam choden Retty does not deserve the title "Miss Bhutan".its all power of money! Its not fair...
Miss Bhutan 2010., it sucks... everything is filled with ###.. People says "Money talks, Power works"... By seeing this, .. it is really true... Hell with these Miss Bhutan...
if these things are true then i would say there is no professionalism at all. doing such thing, as such insulting the Indian trainers and choosing your own contestant for the title is really not appreciated. why hire people from outside and put on so much effort, when they choose their own contestant at the end, this is what i call DIRTY POLITICS. this shouldn't have happened... atleast not infront of the indian trainers, we need to realize that they are from a different country and in that matter we need to do our best and never give them a chance to laugh at us. I'm not against any contestants and i dont have the rights to say who deserves and who doesn't deserve the title but i am just concerned about my country's reputation. This is such a dirty game i would say, CORRUPTION. Please change your mentality, i assume all of you are educated so please behave like one. whoever played this game, please realize that, because of you, our country is insulted and so many others, so i think it's high time u behave like professionals if you think you are, otherwise i have no expectations. thanks