Kochi is all ready to welcome the next big beauty pageant. Miss Queen of India, a national level beauty contest bringing together beauty and talents from across the nation, is all set to happen on the 9th of March 2012 at Hotel Le Meridian. With 16 contestants from the North and South of India, Miss Queen of India will be an event where models and celebrities will come together. The event is organized by Pegasus and the main sponsors are Manappuram Group.

Auditions were held in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta etc. and the contestants are getting geared up to put forth a splendid show on the 9th of March. A blend of beauty and charisma, they are all set to take the crowd with their intelligent answers as well. And what exactly is at stake for the 16 contestants? The winning contestant gets to work with Sohan Roy in his upcoming English flick!

Kochi has undoubtedly marked its presence in the national fashion scene. And now this pageant just adds to it!

After an eventful journey for the 16 finalists contesting in the Hairomax Miss South India 2010 by Pegasus. The last leg of that journey was at Hotel Le Meridien on the 6th of November. The final had a nerve racking set of rounds for the contestants with a host of music and dance shows in between to entertain the crowd. And again the crown goes to another Bangalorean, the beautiful Shubha Phutela, Geethu Christy, a Malayalee was the first Runner Up and Nikita Narayan an Andra native was the second Runner Up. A huge congrats to Shubha and the rest of the contestants and also to Pegasus events for a great event for all us to enjoy.
Now photos from the night.
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We also got a chance to interview the brains behind Hairomax Miss South India. Read it here.

Photographs by Gifen, Adheeth and Myself

Here is a peek to the photoshoot held at Ramada for the Hairomax Miss South India hosted by Pegasus shoot of the beauties who are participating in the contest.

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Photographs by Zuhair Sait

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Here is a sneak peak into the contestant profiles of Hairomax Miss South India. Let us know your favourite pick!

Hairomax Miss South India 2010 Contestant Profiles (Click on Image to view detailed profile)

Contestants from Kerala for Hairomax Miss South India 2010 – A Pegasus Event

Aishwarya Muraleedharan	Denita Anand
Geethu Christy	Priyanka Mohan

Contestants from Tamil Nadu for Hairomax Miss South India 2010 by Pegasus Events

Sneha Ramesh	Janani Senthil
Jyothi	Megha Chavan

Contestants from Karnataka for Hairomax Miss South India 2010 by Pegasus Events

Shubha	Prarthana
Parvathy	Deepika

Contestants from Andhra Pradesh for Hairmax Miss South India 2010 by Pegasus Events

Nikhita	Divya
Kritika	Gazal

Who is your Favorite?

Gone are the days when the only role of women was cooking and child rearing. Women in India (especially in the more conservative south) are gradually playing a more visible role in society , and perhaps there’s no greater affirmation of how far we’ve come than the Hairomax Miss South India Contest, where young women from various social and cultural backgrounds come together to show off their talents, brains and of course, not inconsiderable beauty.

Four beautiful young women have made it to the finals from our very own state of Kerala: Aiswarya Muraleedharan, Geethu Christie, Priyanka Mohan and Denita Anand. The auditions were held at the Hotel Wyte Fort on October 19th, and judged by former Miss Kerala Ranjini Haridas, Miss Andhra Pradesh Valentina Mishra and Managing Director of Nupal Remedies Mr. Krishnakumar. These contestants will now go through grooming sessions emphasizing all round development: yoga, meditation and personality development for the mind, as well as photo shoots, catwalk training and beauty sessions. These sessions will be under the guidance of Mr. Arun Ratna from Fashion Runway, Mr. Sameer Khan from Elite Model management, Valen’s Model Management, and Mr. Jayagopal and Mr. Jaison Paulson from Jaison Fitness First.

The finals will be held at the Le Meridien Convention Centre in Kochi on November 16th and will have four rounds interspersed by cultural performances. Four representatives from each of the four states Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka will battle it out for the crown, over designer saree, casual, black & black and linen wear rounds, sporting ensembles designed by Sajimon Parayil.

The judges include actors from all of south India such as Swetha Vijay (also a former Miss India) Aditi Chibber and Kaushal Prasad, model Simer Motiani, fashion designer Sajimon Parayil and media personalities Vijay Babu and Thoshma Biju.

The title winners will get a gold plated crown designed by Prakash Parakkat, and cash prizes of `1 lakh, `50,000 and `25,000 for the first, second and third positions respectively. Apart from these, other titles include Miss Beautiful Hair, Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Beautiful Skin, Miss Beautiful Face, Miss Beautiful Eyes, Miss Congeniality, Miss Cat Walk, Miss Perfect 10, Miss Talented and Miss Photogenic.

This beauty event is not without a heart, literally. The organizers, Pegasus Events, will use part of the proceeds from this event to cover the expenses for heart surgery for two children at Sunrise Hospital,
Go out there and do us proud, girls!
The contestants from Kerala