Bengaluru :  The prestigious finals of Mrs India-Karnataka will be held between August 9-11 at Ramada By Wyndham Bengaluru, Yelahanka. So far, the participants from Karnataka have won six main Mrs India crowns and six to seven 7 runners up crowns at Mrs India, a pageant which holds the trademark to the title conducted by Ms Deepali Phadnis at the national level. The contest is held for three age groups; 20-40, 40-60 & 60+.

Grand events have been planned for the finals where the contestants will be dressed in royal blue colour costumes designed by Dolls and More designer Renu Kholi. Various photo shoots will be done followed by a personal interview round, where each contestant is interviewed by four judges coming from different fields of life. The afternoon session includes orientation and workshop followed by talent competition in the evening. This is the first time a ‘pyjama party’ themed photo shoot will be introduced for fun time with contestants.

On August 10, a special sports themed photo shoot is organised for the contestants showcasing both Indian and popular western games like Lagori, Kho KHo, Gilli Danda, FootBall, Cricket, Lawn Tennis, BasketBall, Table Tennis, and tug of war etc. This will be followed by grooming and choreography sessions while the evening will be dedicated to a special Indian attire photo

shoot followed by sub-title crowning ceremony.

The main finals will be held on August 11 which includes three rounds for contestants; where the contestants can choose any character based on culture, theme or message based attire. The second round will be a Hawiian themed round costume given by Saasy Eleganza designer Shandhya and final is the western gown round.

The contestants representing different districts of Karnataka will be crowned as respective

district winners before final 25 contestants from all three age groups qualify for the final

questions answer round which will be followed by a main crowning ceremony. Several videos were done including a special one-“I am a Woman” where the contestant speaks both about her positive and negative aspects.

Speaking on the occasion, Mrs India-Karnataka organiser Ms Pratibha Saunshimath (Mrs Asia International & Mrs India 2015; organiser & Director Mrs India-Karnataka & regional director Mrs India) said the event Mrs India-Karnataka was the only beauty pageant that celebrates beauty in diversity. “Every woman is beautiful and should feel beautiful about herself irrespective of her height, weight, age or colour. Our pageant aims at bringing out the talented and beautiful women of Karnataka, to the forefront”, said Mrs. Saunshimath who was the first Kannadiga married woman to hold an international beauty title. She said that she was organising the event to bring more women from various backgrounds to the limelight.

About Mrs India-Karnataka

Mrs India-Karnataka is the country’s largest platform for married women to showcase their Beauty, Talent, Glamour and Culture. Mrs India is not looking for models but is an inspirational event to create role models. The State grand finals will be held at a five star hotel. Once selected, they will participate in Mrs India and then head to Mrs Asia, Mrs World and Mrs Planet.