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Madhu Punjabi becomes the first Miss India Northern California 2007.
Crowning Madhu was Mayor of Milpitas Mr. Joe Esteves. Now that she has won this prestigious title, Madhu will be representing Northern California in the upcoming Miss India USA Beauty Pageant to be held in New Jersey on December 28th, 2007. The other winners are first runner up Meni Jaiswal, while the second runner up, Snigdha Malik.
The sold out pageant at the India Community Center, Milpitas on Sunday evening was an event not to be missed. Many known San Francisco Bay Area personalities and socialites were present to mark this historic event.
The show will be broadcast on Sahara TV towards January 2008 at a specially allocated time slot. The date and time of the showing will be announced later. The representatives of the Sahara One Television Network based in were also present for the event.The event will be broadcast on piotv.com also which is the first indian internet tv channel in the world.
The contestant participants in the Miss Indianorthern California pageant are of indian origin, between the ages of 17 and 27, never married. There are several components: Indian dress, contestant introduction of themselves on stage, western outfit and a Talent round. The top 5 contestants are selected and are followed by a Question and Answer session. Based on this round, the top 3 winners are then chosen.
The much anticipated judgment night finally arrived on Sunday, december 9th, 2007. The people started rushing in beginning at 5pm. The curtains opened up at 6:30pm with the two hosts, Jessica Barry & Michelle Hall are also the directors of the organiser's Orange Productions and the other host was Priscilla Solanki greeting the excited audience. It was a memorable moment seeing 8 beautiful contestants on stage and audience cheers were deafening. The 5 judges presiding for the evening were Stephanie Miles - Stephanie Miles is a well-known makeup artist for fashion and television in the Bay Area. She began her career as a fashion model working on runways and in magazines in both New York and Asia . Stephanie’s been featured in commercials, print and has been a spokes model for notable clients including La Perla Lingerie, Hennessy Cognac. Mythili Sankaran - With nearly a decade of producing events from exclusive cocktail parties for the who’s who in Silicon Valley to lavish 1,000+ themed fundraisers like this year’s AIF James Bond Gala which rose over $3 million, Mythili Sankaran is no stranger to the spotlight and knowing how to spot talent. Dr. Dalvir Pannu - Dr. Dalvir Pannu has been in the business of making people beautiful for over a decade. He’s created knock-out smiles for many including model, Football pro 49er Roger Craig, Film Director Gary Churchwell, Miss Punjabi California Navjot Samra, Tamil Actress Parvato Melton, Punjabi musician Pammi Bai and models Harina and Jessyl. Diana Rohini LaVigne - Diana Rohini LaVigne is a writer with 10+ years of journalism experience and a diverse background. LaVigne works for Indian Life & Style Magazine and award winning India-West. She is chair of the South Asian Journalists Association of the Bay Area, an advisor for the ICC Community Partners, and a film reviewer for the South Asian American Film and Arts Association. Jacqueline Dharmapalan - Jacqueline Dharmapalanis the President and CEO of Dharma Estate Wines. She oversees her 500 acre vineyard estate in Northern California and has recently launched her DHARMA wines line nationwide and overseas. Dharma Wines are a tribute to her Indian culture. She has placed Indian art from her families collection on 100% silk wine labels.
These judges had an extremely difficult time since all contestants were equally beautiful and talented. They were also judged on Best Smile, Best Talent, Best Hair, Best Catwalk, and Miss Photogenic. The Miss Congeniality was voted for by the contestants themselves. Everyone present was dazzled with the event, the beautiful venue with the creative lighting, the amazing sound system and the overall video production. There were great performances by shilpa Pamula who perform kuchipudi indian classical dance form and Damdancers who performed dances on hiphop western music..
A plaque appreciation was awarded to Mr Dharmatma Saran, President and Chairperson of the Miss India Worldwide (India Festival Committee) based in New York. He was recognized for bringing Indian culture to the youth worldwide through pageantry for over 25 years. He has been instrumental in connecting the Indian Diaspora spread all over the world. A plaque of Appreciation was also awarded to Neerja Patel of Sahara One Television for being the presenting sponsor and another plaque was awarded to Mr.Munish Gupta of piotv.com.
The following is a complete list of winners: Miss India northern california 2007 – Madhu Punjabi, 1st Runner Up – Meni Jaiswal, 2nd Runner Up – Snigdha Malik. Miss Best Catwalk – Madhu Punjabi, best hair – Pooja Sharma , Best Smile – Anjali Raj, Best Talent – Ranjita Purwar, Miss Photogenic – Anjali Raj, Miss Congeniality – Rimple Paul.
This event would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors. The main Sponsor - Orange cab. Presenting Sponsor, Sahara One Television. piotv.com, avis - rent a car , americas best value inn .Thankx to many General Sponsors as well.
The local Bay Area Radio Stations, newspapers, and websites supported our event. For a complete list of sponsors and media support, please visit the website at www.missindianorcal.com
The contestants were choreographed by Shekhar Rahate who has previously worked with renowned Bollywood actresses such as Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta. Shekhar Rahate presented a fashion show of his latest collection which was well received .Photographer were Maqsood Hakim of American Photobank . Staging, Lighting and Sound Production was handled by Adil Maharaj of Sonic Sounds & Jjohn of group 3 enterprises.
The Orange Productions will be actively involved in the entertainment business including fashion, pageantry and video production. Additionally, the organization is planning on expanding its involvement in modeling workshops, fashion shows, photo shoots, commercials, music videos and film productions in the near future.
For further contact and information: info@missindianorcal.com or call on 650 207 6933
Bay Area Beauty Crowned Miss India Northern California
By NANDITA VERMA
Special to India-West
MILPITAS, Calif. — The lovely Madhu Punjabi was crowned Miss India Northern California Dec. 9 in a contest so hot to handle that the firefighters had to come in…literally!
The 22-year-old financial analyst beat out eight finalists to take the bejeweled tiara amid a flurry of fire fighters and a blaring alarm after a mischievous admirer set it off at the event’s Milpitas venue, minutes into her crowning.
Coming in a close second was a glittering Meni Jayaswal, who wowed the judges with her “3-d” philosophy of dedication, devotion and determination, besting poetic Snigdha Malik for the first runner-up title. Malik was crowned the second runner-up in the competition.
The Bay Area beauties were pruned from 30 entries for the debut pageant organized by Shekhar Rahate’s Orange Productions. Title holder Punjabi will now compete in the Miss India USA beauty pageant to be held in New Jersey later this month.
• Source:Indiawest.com
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