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Beauty Pageant 2008 Shivani Gandhi crowned Ms India Georgia 2008 Avanti Patel crowned Ms Teen India Georgia By Amita Sood Photos: Bikash Mitra They came, they saw and they were conquered - was the overwhelming feeling of all those who watched the beauty pageant to crown Ms Teen India Georgia and Ms India Georgia 2008 held at Gwinnet Performing Art Center.
The show attracted a huge crowd of over 550 people. Ms. Anita Gupta, Pageant Director of this year, deserves to be specially congratulated for organizing this perfectly managed show. The show opened with an engrossing dance performance by all the contestants – a piece choreographed by Sonia Seernani. The stage was set on fire for those few minutes with the twenty one young and ravishingly beautiful girls displaying their skills. The two emcees, the dashing Sandy Verma and the vivacious Sonia Seernani held the audience with their lively interaction providing all the time an indication of things to follow. A very balanced and eminent panel of judges was present to assess the participants and declare the winners. The evening gown parade had most young hearts skipping a few beats. The talent shows were worth the time and money the audience had spent coming all the way to witness the contest. Sandy accompanied by gorgeous Anita Gupta as a fellow emcee in the second half definitely got the crowd involved with the Q&A session. The cat-walk on the ramp choreographed by Anita Gupta was done with such style and grace that it left us all wondering whether the contestants really ranged from 13-16 for Teens and 17-21 for Miss Competition. The dance performances were truly an optic feast. The Indian walk with the girls dressed in sarees and lehngas regaled the audience and left the parents stunned with disbelief. "Is this my baby doll walking on the ramp and oh no….who is that handsome hunk escorting her on the stage?" – was what they exclaimed seeing the four handsome men escorting all the girls in Indian Walk. Avanti Patel a sophomore at Alpharetta High School was crowned Ms Teen India Georgia. Avanti the picture perfect princess with her dazzling smile and perfect posture will surely be a formidable challenge to the contestants of Ms Teen India USA. She stole everyone’s heart with her well-articulated answer and alluring voice in the Q&A round. The equally enchanting Sonali Shah was declared the first runner-up for this category and Rucha Shrotriya, who captured the hearts of all present with her singing performance, was the second runner-up. The multi-faceted Shivani Gandhi, a two times boogi woogie chalo America runner-up and a rising freshman at GSU was crowned Ms India Georgia 2008. Her amazing versatility also earned her the 'Best Talent' and 'Most Photogenic' titles. Sonya Thapar and Tina Thapar (you guessed wrong, they are not siblings) were crowned the first and second runners-up in Ms India Georgia category. The winners will now go forward to participate in the nationwide contest. Cheers to these gals! Indian community from Georgia is extending support and good wishes for you all. We are convinced you have it in you to make Georgia proud in national competitions. One unique thing this year was that the contestants were extraordinarily talented and highly competitive. Although there is no denying that there is always scope for improvements, the high quality of the overall production this year was clearly indicative of all the hard work the pageant director and her team had put in. IACA President Surinder Bahl thanked the contestants, parents, coordinators and the emcees for their efforts in putting together a spirited performance. "It is great to be Indian-American, but do not lose your Indian heritage," was his exhortation to all the young, second generation Indian-Americans.
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