Navneet Kaur Dhillon was Sunday night crowned Femina Miss India
2013 in a star studded grand finale of the 50th edition of the beauty pageant.
The first and second
runners-up were Sobhita Dhulipala and Zoya Afroz respectively. The trio was
selected from 23 finalists from across the country.
Actresses Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra added Bollywood glamour to the ceremony, which was
judged by filmmaker Karan Johar, choreographer Shiamak Dawar, cricketer Yuvraj
Singh, fashion designer Ritu Kumar, actors John Abraham, Asin Thottumkal and
Chitrangda Singh.
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| Navneet Kaur Dhillon |
The evening began with
an entertaining performance by the star cast of Indra Kumar`s "Grand
Masti" -- Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh and Vivek Oberoi who were
there to promote the film.It was followed by
dazzling performances by Aishwarya and Priyanka. Singer Sonu Nigam too
enthralled the viewers when he sang some heart touching numbers.The event
marked Aishwarya`s comeback on stage post her pregnancy. The actress had not
signed up any major projects after she became pregnant in 2011.
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| Navneet Kaur Dhillon |
Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar confirmed the news. He tweeted,
"Rehearsing with Aishwarya for Femina Miss India. Memories from when I
choreographed her for Miss World. Don`t miss it today."The beauty pageant
completed its 50 years and so the organisers made it a pan India event in the
true sense by taking extra care in selecting girls from every corner of India.
Auditions were held at Pune, Goa, Indore, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chandigarh and
Delhi.
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| Navneet Kaur Dhillon Sobhita Dhulipala and Zoya Afroz |
The 10 semi-finalists were Anukriti Gusain, Apurva Lonkar, Gail
Nicole Da Silva, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Sagarika Chhetri, Sobhita Dhulipala,
Srishti Rana, Swati Kain, Vijaya Sharma and Zoya Afroz.
Sobhita was crowned
Femina Miss Itimes Digital Diva by Karan Johar. She also won the cash prize of
Rs.1 lakh.
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