The training rounds for the children’s beauty pageant Little Star of the Year 2018 is currently ongoing in Durbarmarg, in the Capital.

The training features a total of 70 contestants selected out of 120 contestants during the auditions.

The contestants will be mentored jointly by songstress Kunti Moktan, and actors Dikpal Karki, Birendra Hamal, and Jeevan Giri.

During the mentorship, the contestants will be led through various rounds of music and dance lessons, personality development, social responsibility, and discipline, among others, informed Jeevan Giri, the coordinator of the trainings.

This is the second iteration of the pageant, which started in 2016; according to organisers, the pageant is organised to groom the contestants into capable young minds.

The pageant features children of age group seven to 14; the participants will compete under three age groups—seven to nine; 10 to 12; and 13 to 14.