Mangalore :  The Devadiga Samaja Bhavan, Mannagudda was witness to the grand finale of the Mr and Miss Devadiga 2013 contest organised by the Devadiga United in association with Karnataka Rajya Devadiga Sangha.

Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore declared the winner while Amrith Raj from Mangalore was the first runner-up and Anush Pratheek was the second runner-up.

Meghana Nagesh from Mangalore was crowned ‘Miss  Devadiga while Kishori Devadiga from Mumbai was the first runner-up and Neha Devadiga from Mangalore  the second runner-up.

The top ten contestants in both categories were judged by Dayanand Kukkaje, ace photographer of Daijiworld, Disha Dinakar, ‘Miss Mangalore 2012’, Ameeta Devadiga, creative director of Cinevistas, Darshan Kapadia, CEO of Premier Entertainment, and Prasanna Devadiga, CEO of DeWallet.

Vaman Maroly, vice-president, KRDS, Sri Ramachandra Devadiga, general secretary, Hemanth Devadiga, Chirag Mangalore Builders and Developers and others were present.

‘Boyzone’ dance crew and ‘Sizzling Guys’ gave a thrilling  dance show.