Indian girls are famous
all over the world for their unique beauty. Their striking exotic features
which are very different from white, Black or East Asian features. India is a
kaleidoscope of many races including Caucasians (Aryans), Mediterranean,
Mongoloids, Dravidians, Australoids. Inhabitants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
are closely related to the Black race. Over the 5000 years of continuing
civilization history these races have mixed together to produce a very eclectic
mixture of cultures and of course beauty.
Relevance
of Miss Universe and Miss World
“Beauty
pageants might be seen as irrelevant today but it is indeed a daunting task to
be beautiful, stress free, calm, articulate, intelligent all at the same time.
It takes a Lion’s heart to be flag bearer of country with 1.3 billion people in
an event which still gets hundreds of millions viewership from all over the
world.”
India has the second
largest diaspora population in the world and they have achieved great success
everywhere in the world. This year Miss World 2014 Competition had 7 Indian
origin Beauties, 2 penetrating Top 10, India and Guyana. Last year 5 Indian origin beauties competed
at Miss Universe.
Miss Universe 2010
At Miss Universe 2010, 2 of the TOP 5 were of Mixed Indian origin,
Jamaican Yendi Philips and Filipino Venus Raj.
India has produced
great and memorable beauty queens. Aishwarya is a legend and so far the most
successful Miss World ever. Sushmita and Lara Dutta are remembered for their
answers which are rated amongst the best at Miss Universe ever.
Asha
Bhatt: Miss Supranational 2014
Lara score a score of
9.9/10 at Miss Universe 2010 which is highest ever. India is also the Only
Country to win Miss Universe and Miss World both in the same years twice, 1994
and 2000. It is also the only country to score a back to back victory at Miss
World by winning in 1999 and 2000.
India won Miss World 3 times in 4 years itself
speaks the power of Indian beauty and Brains. With 7 Big 2 crowns (Miss World and Miss Universe)
India enjoys a very respectable position in the pageantry. With 7 Big 2 crowns
(Miss World and Miss Universe) India enjoys a very respectable position in the
pageantry.
This performance is
commendable as the there was never a huge popular support from the Indians in
general. This year India has won Miss Supranational, Third after Miss Universe
and Miss World in terms of production quality. Also India won 3 other minor
crowns this year. Indian beauty is certainly on roll.
Aishwarya
Rai and Sushmita Sen : A fairytale start in 1994
In 2000 India won 4
major pageants, Miss Universe, Miss World, Mrs. World and Miss Asia Pacific.
Let’s have a look at
their profiles of Indian contestants this year.
Miss
Universe 2014
Miss Universe 2014 taking place at Doral in Miami
Florida has 6 Indian origin
Beauties, 2 of them partially Indian and rest completely Indian
Picture Courtesy:
India’s Next International Beauty Queen
1.
India : Noyonita Lodh (completely
Indian)
2.
Malaysia: Sabrina Bennett (completely
Indian)
3.
Mauritius: Pallavi Gungram (completely
Indian)
4.
Singapore: Rathi Menon (completely
Indian)
5.
Guyana: Niketa Barker (Indian-Black)
6.
Netherlands: Yasmin Verheijen
(Indian-German-Chinese)
At
Miss World 2014
Miss World 2014 which
happened at London in December had 7 Indian origin beauties. 2 of them Miss
Guyana and Miss India reached Top 10.
Indian
Beauty Queens
India has following Major
crowns in beauty pageants
5 Miss World (1966, 94, 97, 99, 2000), 6 runner up. First
Ever Back to Back
2 Miss Universe (94,
2000), 11 year semifinal placement streak, 4 years finalist streak
1 Miss Supranational
(2014)
3 Miss Asia Pacific (1970,
1973, 2000)
3 Miss Asia Pacific
World (2012, 2013, 2014) F
1 Miss Earth (2010)
2 Miss Intercontinental
(1978, 1997)
In addition to this Indian girls have won 14 other minor titles including all versions of Tourism queen
International/Tourism queen (Malaysia Version)/China versions
Indian beauty stands in
a league of its own as unmatched as our women are.
