At a gala evening, ably hosted by actors Sonu Sood and Manish Paul and judged by a jury panel of Kangna Ranaut, Sajid Nandiadwala, Shiamak Davar, Dino Morea, Prachi Desai, Tarun Mansukhani, Ritu Kumar and Leander Paes, the final call was tough to select the very best amongst 20 finalists from came different cities across India to win the crown. Filmmaker Sajid Nandiadwala announced Ankita Mohapatra from Bhubaneshwar as Bollywood Diva. She wil now be cast under the Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment banner. Rakul Preet Singh from New Delhi was declared the People’s Choice Miss Indiatimes 58888.
Once the select few narrowed down to Top 5, the final question was asked: There’s a lot that children can learn from their mothers. But what can mothers learn from their children? Kanishtha, 22, a professional model and an ardent swimmer, confidently answered, “Today, mothers who did not have many opportunities earlier can to go out and learn to live their dreams from their children. We can set an example for them.” Hasleen, 22, also a ramp model, spoke of how mothers can learn to do things uninhibitedly, just like a child. And Ankita, 24, cited unconditional love in her reply. The title holders’ camaraderie was evident as they hugged and congratulated each other. Thanking her parents and friends, Kanishtha blew a kiss to the audience when she was crowned by Manasvi Mamgai, PFMI-World 2010. Hasleen, who had a charming dimpled smile, was crowned by Nicole Faria, Miss Earth 2010 and Ankita held back her tears when she was sashed and crowned by Neha Hinge, PFMI-International 2010. As the winning moment sunk in, the girls wanted to celebrate in their own cute ways. “I want to eat Panipuri,” said Kanishtha while Hasleen and Ankita wanted to gorge on sweets and chocolate cake.
The moods and moments
The evening at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2011 finale on Thursday night, started with the hosts Manish Paul and Sonu Sood welcoming the audience. The stunning contestants were introduced to them by television stars Gaurav Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput, Gaurav Khanna and Harshad Chopra.
Experts, partners and sponsors
Marc Robinson: Creative Director, PFMI 2011
Sabira Merchant: Diction Expert
Dr Jamuna Pai: Cosmetologist and Dermatologist
Dr Sandesh Mayekar: Smile Care Expert
Yasmin Karachiwala: Fitness Expert
Alesia Raut: Rampwalk Training
Jitu Savlani: Official Photographer
Gaviin C Miguel: Official designer & stylist
Bharat & Dorris: Hair & Make Up Expert
Queenie Singh: Image and Makeover
Prasad Bidappa: Contestant Advisor
Associate Sponsors: Hewlett Packard, RMKV Unique Silks and Forever Jewellery
Telecast Partner: Sony Entertainment Television
Radio Partner: Radio Mirchi 98.3
Outdoor Partner: Times Out of Home
Reality Series Partner: Zoom
Destination Partner: Lavassa
Official Foot Fashion Partner: Liberty
Powered By: Divine Thoughts
Official Car: Skoda
Official Time Keeper: Tissot
Beauty Partner: No Marks
Official Grooming Partner: Veet
Hospitality Partner: Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach
Radiance Partner: Kaya Skin Clinic
Whyte & Mackay: Beverage Partner
Event Produced and Managed by: 360 Degrees Experience
Special thank you to Femina magazine
Event Produced by 360 Degrees, On Cue - Stage & Wardrobe Management. All entertainment dance acts was choreographed by Shiamak Davar. On Ground event conceptualised and executed by Aditya Bhat and team from Business of Ideas.
Bollywood Diva jury: Sajid Nadiadwala and Nadiadwala Grandsons, Entertainment, Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares, Shiamak Davar’s Guru of Modern & Contemporary Dance
PFMI 2011 Sub contest winners
Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face - Rakulpreet Singh
Pantaloons Femina Miss Body Beautiful - Kanishtha Dhankhar
Pantaloons Beauty for a Cause- Kriti Kapoor
HP Femina Miss Digital Diva - Deepika Bajwa
Forever Femina Miss Traditional - Ankita Mohapatra
RMKV Femina Miss Photogenic - Dayana Erappa
Veet Femina Miss Beautiful Legs - Kanishtha Dhankhar
Kaya Femina Miss Radiant Skin - Purva Rana
Femina Miss No Marks - Kanishtha Dhankhar
Femina Miss Divine Thoughts- Surabhi Rao
Novotel Femina Miss Congeniality - Aditi Mishra
Lavassa Femina Miss Vivacious- Aprajita Sharma
Tissot Femina Miss Perfect Time - Asmita Sood
Femina Miss Talented - Rakulpreet Singh
Femina Miss Water Baby - Kanishtha Dhankhar
Femina Miss Iron Maiden - Asmita Sood
Femina Miss Ramp Model - Kanishtha Dhankhar
Femina Miss Beautiful Smile - Rakulpreet Singh
Femina Miss Beautiful Eyes - Rakulpreet Singh
Femina Miss Beautiful Lips - Ankita Shorey
Femina Miss Perfect Hair - Aprajita Sharma
People’s Choice Miss Indiatimes- Rakulpreet Singh
The ladies shone on the catwalk in Ra’ collection by Rajesh and Anirban. The audience were held spellbound with stunning performances from Sonakshi Sinha, Malaika Arora Khan, Anushka Sharma, Hard Kaur and Sunidhi Chauhan.
The finalists later dazzled in RMKV georgette designer collection. The last round saw them walking the ramp in blazing red evening gowns by Gaviin C Miguel. Ankita Mohapatra let out a huge sigh of relief when Sajid Nadiadwala declared her the winner of Bollywood Diva title. Ankita will be cast in a forthcoming film under the Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment banner.
The winners proudly displayed their crowns that were designed by Forever Jewellery. As the shower of confetti engulfed winners, the girls knew their journey towards stardom has just begun.