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Katrina KaifSimran Kaur Mundi crowned Miss India-Universe 2008
06th Apr 2008  14.45 IST
By Agencies  


Simran Kaur Mundi of Mumbai was crowned Miss India Universe 2008 at a glittering function held at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai on Sunday night.

Parvathy Omanakuttam of Kerala won the Miss India World crown while Harshita Saxena of Goa was declared Miss India Earth.




All the three winners will represent the country at the international beauty pageants during the year.

Simran Mundi is a Biotech graduate who has worked with a cinema chain in Mumbai. Harshita Saxena quit her BBA degree in Canada to participate in the contest. And Parvathy Omanakuttam is proud to be the first Malayali to win a Miss India contest.

They were selected from among 28 finalists in the presence of prominent personalities from the field of fashion and Bollywood.

The panel of judges comprised of Katrina Kaif , Tabu , J J Valaya , Rina Dhaka , Arnab Goswami, Zeenat Aman , Dino Morea and Shiamak Davar .

The evening began with performances by contestants to the theme track ‘Main Miss India’, choreographed by Sandip Soparrkar. The contestants then walked the ramp in creations by designers Ritu Kumar , Shantanu and Nikhil, and Pantaloon. Thereafter, the contestants displayed jewelry by D’damas.

The elimination rounds were interspersed with scintillating performances by Bollywood divas Kareena Kapoor , Bipasha Basu and Sameera Reddy . The performances were choreographed by ace dancer Shiamak Davar.

The show was hosted by Madhavan and Dia Mirza .

Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India 2008 - Sub title winners are:

Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face: Tapasee Pannu

Collection G Femina Miss Golden Personality: Kajal Jain

Gorgeous Femina Miss Photogenic: Parvathy Omanakuttan

SOTC Femina Miss Friend of Earth: Pragya Jaiswal

Orbit Femina Miss Beautiful Smile: Sangeeta Chauhan

Safi Femina Miss Beautiful Skin: Tapasee Pannu

Richfeel Femina Miss Beautiful Hair: Parvathy Omanakuttan

Vogue Eyewear Femina Miss Beautiful Eyes: Aakanksha Mansukhani

Jealous 21 Femina Miss Sexy legs: Lekha Anantharaman

Ajile Femina Miss 10: Radha Bhrahmbhatt

Senorita Femina Miss Dancing Queen: Pragya Jaiswal

Femina Miss Talented: Nupur Sharma

Zoom Miss Personality: Parvathy Omanakuttan

Sony My Miss India: Aakanksha Mansukhani

Times Miss Sudoku: Sangeeta Bora

Indiatimes Miss 58888: Aditi Singh



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