It was an evening of glitz and glamour in Bengaluru when the women walked the ramp for the coveted Mrs India-Karnataka 2016. Hundreds of contestants from different parts of the state had participated in the event that was dedicated to honour the married women. After various rounds, 28 women were shortlisted for the finale. The finale held on Sunday night turned out to be one of the most exciting and well organised events in the recent times. The finale had everything from the rocking dance performances to stunning cat walks. As the event progressed, the audience were on the edge of the seat waiting as to who would be the proud winner of the event. Finally, six winners; three each from under 45 and under 60 categories were chosen by the panel of judges.
The winners from under-45 category were; Archana, Shubha Shriram and Asha Jois; in 45-60 were; Vajahathunisa Kowser Khan, Chavi Sharma and Usha Rani. The winners of Mrs India-Karnataka 2016 will qualify for the national event to be held at Pune on May 20, 2016. The winners at the nationals will represent India in three different international beauty pageants; MRS ASIA INTERNATIONAL, MRS PLANET and MRS WORLD. MRS INDIA-KARNATAKA 2016 is the first of its kind beauty pageant for married women in Karnataka; providing a platform to women of all age groups to compete and showcase their talents and their hidden potential.
Even the tinsel world stars had descended to cheer for the Mrs Karnataka event. The teams from Kirigoorina Gayyaligalu headed by Suman Kittur and Cinema My Darling headed by Gowrish Akki added glitter to the evening as they shared anecdotes and wished the participants. This time, the beauty pageant had also had a separate category for TV artistes where in the leading artistes from the state participated.
The highlight of the event was the 60 plus category. When the participants walked the ramp, they were welcomed by a thunderous applause. The winners of this category were Radha Ramachandra and Pushpa Swamy while the first runner up was Rajeshwari Patil.
The winners were also adjudged for the following titles; Best Hair, Skin, Smile, Walk, Photogenic, Glamour, Inner Beauty, Eyes, Personality, Intellectual, Healthy and Diva. The chief guests of the event were; former hockey player Ashish Ballal, former cricketer Syed Kirmani.
