South Asia Australia Pageant 2017 Launch – Miss, Mr and Mrs/Ms Story by Marie Pietersz (Pictures by MSLA) Savish Corporation, organiser of the Miss Sri Lanka Australia pageant for the fourth year running, launched the first South Asia Australia Pageant in Australia at a cocktail event on 6 August 2017. The Pageant, another first of its kind, will be held on 24 September 2017 at the Box Hill Town Hall. The Pageant will offer to young Australians of South Asian heritage an opportunity to develop as young leaders, showcase and integrate through fashion and beauty their country’s culture into the fabric of multicultural Australia, and empower them to engage in pivotal community roles and provide a voice in shaping Australia’s society of tomorrow. The Pageant will be theme based and participants will help to create awareness of domestic violence, a major issue in South Asian countries. ...