Unduk Ngadau is one of the sought after event in Sabah. It is a beauty pageant held during the Kaamatan festival which known as Pesta Kaamatan in Malay, Harvest Festival in English and in Kadazandusun we call it Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan.
It is held once a year in every district in Sabah and the winner of the district will be representing state level .The winner of the state level will be the queen of the year where she will become the ambassador for Sabah . It is her duty to promote Sabah and involve in any campaign or activity held by KDCA organization or known as (Kadazandusun Cultural Association).
This is a very special event as the beauty pageant itself is a very unique blend of legendary tales yet timeless. The title comes from the ethnic word Runduk Tadau which means the girl crowned by the sunlight. In Rungus Language, Runduk means to communicate, and Tadau means the sun, therefore Unduk Ngadau translates to communicate with Sunsu (Kinohiringan) or God asking for blessing of sunlight.
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