Tanzania, Sept. 3 -- Dar es Salaam. Five Miss Universe Tanzania finalists will receive opportunities to study in Dubai, secure employment and own land under a Sh200 million partnership between Hexagon Properties and the pageant organisers.

Hexagon Properties Managing Director Godfrey Maduhu said the agreement was designed to turn the contestants' platform and talents into long-term economic opportunities.

Under the programme, the five selected contestants will spend a year in Dubai studying real estate and land-related matters before returning to Tanzania for five years of employment with the company.

Each contestant will also receive a 1,000-square-metre plot in Mwasonga, Kigamboni, while the annual winner will have a house built for ...