11/01/2009
Ounissa Aït Abdeslam, a 19-year-old student from Béchar, was crowned Miss Kabylie 2009 at a beauty pageant held Thursday at the Mouloud Mammeri Cultural Centre in Tizi Ouzou, El Watan reported on Sunday (January 11th). "The richness of our culture, the craftsmanship of our artisans and the beauty of our women are our most precious treasure," said Mourad Aït Ahmed of the event's planning committee. The pageant contestants, he said, are the region's "best ambassadors," bringing a message of hope and promise from the region to the world. The event was so successful, organisers said, that the next edition will have to be held in a more spacious facility in Béjaïa or Algiers.