20 Femina Miss India contestants move closer to 'Live the Dream'

12 Mar '09

7 min read

Speaking on the occasion Marc Robinson, Fashion Director and Contestant Director said, “India is a land of opportunities and the very same adage transcended into the Femina Miss India Pageant. The 20 Contestants at the PFMI 2009 beauty pageant are a young, confident, dynamic & intelligent lot of girls with aspirational values. It has been an exciting journey from the very start and I look forward to training these beauties keeping in mind the global lineage and repute synonymous with this pageant.”

According to Mr. Zahid Shaikh – Chief Marketing Pantaloons,
“As the Pantaloons association with Femina Miss India now enters the third year, the pageant has moved from strength to strength. The success of the pageant has been to take this talent search to every corner of India upto Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar, Indore & Mangalore where Pantaloons has been an active partner in every city. Youth and Style is the cornerstone for both Pantaloons and Femina Miss India where Pantaloons is playing the effective part of grooming the contestants. With the success of Parvathy on the international platform last year, we hope that this year the contestants' talent will make this an eventful year for Pantaloons Femina Miss India as well.”

Mr. Ajay Mitra, Managing Director, World Gold Council said, “Gold decorates achievers and winners. This lead to a natural progression in introducing the Collection g 'MISS INDIA ENSEMBLE” that inspires women to reach greater heights. Our association with Pantaloons Femina Miss India over the last two years has firmly positioned gold on the podium along with successful and new age women. These young women, vying for the exquisite gold crown, are the future brand ambassadors of our country. Each represents the talent and class of women belonging to a country that celebrates contemporary fashion while retaining traditional values of warmth and passion that symbolises the core essence of gold.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. G.K. Nair Director Gitanjali Group said, "At Gitanjali we believe that, it's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart, and a Sparkling beauty should imbibe both these characteristics. What adds to the beauty is the jewellery she adorns and what's closer to her than Gold. We are proud to be associated with the Pantaloons Femina Miss India, a contest that has been a pioneer in providing great opportunities for women to achieve their dreams and to touch many people's lives in different ways. It is with this in mind that our brand Collection G by D'damas, has partnered with Femina Miss India 2009 which is a testimony of Gitanjali's leadership in the world-wide organized jewellery market."

Earlier, completing its second year, Pantaloons Femina Miss India South 2009 & the newly introduced East property for Femina Miss India namely Pantaloons Femina Miss India East 2009 were a major hit amongst the chic audiences in the smaller metros and were received with much enthusiasm and applause. An incredible amount of untapped talent and unconventional beauty was seen and explored by the commendable panel of judges. Ms. Faith Pandey was crowned the final winner for Pantaloons Femina Miss India South 2009 and Ms. Pooja Chopra for Pantaloons Femina Miss India East 2009, who have now got a direct entry into the top 10 finalists of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 national pageant grand finale.

Pantaloons is the title sponsor for Femina Miss India 2009. Nivea Visage (Beauty and skin care partner), Collection G in association with D'damas and World Gold Council (Crown and Jewellery Partner) and Bajaj Allianz are the Associate Sponsors for PFMI 2009. Sony Television is the finale telecast partner, Hotel Sahara Star - the hospitality partner, Talwalkars - Fitness Partner, Richfeel - Hair Care Partner, Vogue Eyewear (Luxottica India Eyewear Pvt. Ltd.) – Eye Wear Partner, Evolve - Smile, Makeover & Wellness Partner, Make up forever – Make up Partner, Schwarzkopf Professional - Hair Colour & Styling partner, Citywalk – Footwear Partner, Ritu Kumar & Arabella – Designers, Kohler – Co Partner, Whyte & Mackay – Beverage Partner, Bright Outdoor – Outdoor Partner, Indiatimes.com - Online Partner, Zoom - the reality series partner, Radio Mirchi - the radio partner, Times Now – English News Partner, Shoot Talent Management – Talent Partner. The PFMI 2009 event is being managed, organized & executed by 360° Experience.

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