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Wednesday 28 June 2017

Crowned Beautiful - fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 Grand Finale

Hello beautiful!

Won't you agree with me that every girl is a self proclaimed beauty queen? We all spend a quantum of  time every day in front of mirrors adoring our reflections. It is very important that we never stop doing this ever in life because feeling beautiful is as vital as looking is. I got an opportunity from fbb to witness the most beautiful, talented, brilliant, compassionate and strong minded lady of the nation being crowned as the fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017.

The stage set for the Grand Finale of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017

The event that was held at Yash Raj studios, Mumbai was filled with glitz and glam of the Bollywood industry. With show hosts being the witty and hilarious Karan Johar and Riteish Deshmukh, the evening was a laughter ride for every one in the house. The judging panel was graced by Manish Malhotra, Bipasha Basu, Arjun Rampal, Ileana D'Cruz, Vidyut Jamwal, Abhishek Kapoor and Stephanie Del Valle. They judged the contestants in three rounds and gave us the top 15 first, then top 6 and in the end the top 3 beauties. The night was turned all the more happening by the 4 zone mentors- Neha Dhupia (North Zone), Dipanitha Sharma (East Zone), Waluscha D'Souza (West Zone) and Parvathy Omanakuttan (South Zone). However, what made the night a memorable one was the breath taking performances by Sonu Nigam, Sushant Singh Rajput, Alia Bhat and a surprise entry of Ranbir Kapoor to promote Jagga Jasoos.
 The judges for the Grand Finale

Ranbir Kapoor for upcoming film promotion

There were three rounds that left everyone enthralled with designer wears. The contestants walked the ramp looking ravishing in evening gowns in the colour of red, green, midnight blue, beige, black and copper designed by ace designer Amit Agarwal. The second round of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 was the elimination round from which top 15 were shortlisted. It was the fbb round in which the contestants walked the ramp on the numbers sung live by the melodious Sonu Nigam, flaunting attires designed by Namrata Joshipura. The collection had body con dressed in off shoulders, rompers, bell sleeves, asymmetric hem lines, one shoulders, etc. I absolutely loved the fabulous cuts of this collection. It was indeed all about the cuts and the colours. There was very minimal sequin work which did not take attention away from the beauties wearing them. The girls walked like they owned the stage during this round. All outshining one another. 

fbb round in Namrata Joshipura collection

The last round was one in which the audience was left spell bound. This happens only when the designs of my favourite designer Manish Malhotra take centre stage. It was a mesmerising collection with very dreamy Indian outfits. The girls looked so stunning in those scintillating lehengas and cholis full of intricate detailed work and tassels. Each one of them looked no less than a fairy descended from heaven on Earth to cast their charm. The designs still come in my dreams and they are here to stay for quite a long time. The top 15 contestants were then asked questions by Karan and Ritesh each. One question was to lighten up their nervousness while the other really put their brain to test. It was after this Q & A round that the top 6 were shortlisted. "You have spent 30 days with 30 girls from different states, what learning would you take back?", was the question asked to each one of them while the rest were kept engaged with music in their headphones. Every contestant in the top 6 gave a brilliant answer and proved her place to have reached that spot. However, the judges had to do the most difficult task of choosing the top 3 and they did.

 Top 15 finalists

Top 6 finalists

Manushi Chillar from Haryana, Sana Dua from Jammu & Kashmir and Priyanka Kumari from Bihar were crowned as the top 3 ladies of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017. Manushi Chillar would be representing our nation in the Miss World pageant and I have huge hopes from her. I know this girl has it in her to bring back the blue crown to India. I think these three girls really deserved it and were indeed the best of this pageant. 

 Illeana and Bipasha all set to announce the results

Priyanka Kumari 2nd runner up, Manushi Chillar Miss World, Sana Dua 1st runner up (L-R)

I am glad fbb gave me this opportunity to cover this event as a blogger and made me believe in the beauty of my dreams too. It was a dream come true for me to attend it and I came home with some unforgettable memories that I am going to cherish throughout my life. There's no looking back from now on, thanks to the journey of the 30 contestants from 30 states that left me all inspired and motivated. 

Outfit of the night


Tuesday 20 June 2017

Throwback to classic styles in fbb Femina Miss India

Hello beautiful ladies!

The fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017, most awaited beauty pageant of this year is just around the corner and I can't stop thinking what to wear to the event. I have been looking up at former Femina Miss India events to get a hang of which styles have dominated the ramp and set the stage on fire. I happened to pick top 5 looks of Femina Miss India from the last 5 years. The looks are as follows:

1. Femina Miss India 2012
I loved Vanya Mishra's midnight blue outfit during the crowning moment. The colour is super elegant and the sequin work on it is gorgeous enough to die for. I like the way in which it accentuates the shape of her body with those geometric asymmetric stripes. She, as against the usual trend of tieing her hair up into and updo went for open hair look which made her stand out. I like the way this Miss India chose to differ from the rest with her hair style.



Vanya Mishra, Femina Miss India 2012

2. Femina Miss India 2013
Navneet Kaur Dhillon was the winner in this year. I saw the Grand Finale of this year on YouTube and was thrilled by her every look in all the rounds. While she stunned every one in the final round with her gorgeous golden gown, I was intrigued by her outfit in the fbb round. She wore an animal print skater dress with peep toe heels. To draw attention to her tender waist line, she further added a sleek belt. I just love how this timeless this look is. It works even today, 4 years after she was crowned and would definitely work even after a decade. After all, animal prints can never go out of trend. They are the new black.



Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Femina Miss India 2013 

3. fbb Femina Miss India 2014
This year, the beautiful girl from Jaipur, Koyal Rana was crowned as the winner. It was she who represented India in the Miss World pageant that year. She is one of the most beautiful Miss India we have had in this decade. I really wished she should have won the crown of Miss World as I believe she deserved it. During her crowning, she had worn a red gown with sequin detailing in gold. Now, that was a striking dress with a perfect combination. Me being an Aries and red being the colour of Aries, I fell in love at first sight with her dress. The sultry fabric did the job of making her look all the more elegant and sexy.

Koyal Rana, fbb Femina Miss India 2014

4. fbb Femina Miss India 2015
The winning lady this year, was a tall beauty with captivating eyes. She was Aditi Arya! In her final round, she wore a multi colour dress having a mix of purple and blue. The flare of the dress got me drooling over it for a long time. It seemed like an indo western outfit with cuts that make you wonder if it's a saree or a dress. I think a dress like this is quite creative and a must have in your wardrobe girlies.

Aditi Arya, fbb Femina Miss India 2015


5. fbb Femina Miss India 2016
Last year, Priyadarshini Chatterjee, the short hair beauty from Assam was crowned as Miss India. Be it the elegance with which she carried herself in the swimsuit round, the talent with which she interacted with Sharukh Khan, the grace with which she walked, the poise with she stood or the sheer brilliance with which she nailed the question answer round, everything makes her my favourite and hence puts her on this list. She was perfect with her every look in all the rounds. The sheer dress that she wore in the final round is like a dream outfit for me. Her pearl drop earrings, soft wavy hair and fabulous makeup are what make this look my most favourite one. The look is so perfectly balanced out. Nothing is overpowering, everything is simply seamless and flawless about it.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee, fbb Femina Miss India 2016

Out of all of these looks, I gave a try to recreate two of them. While, I would tell you about how I styled them differently, you will have to guess in the comments section which two fbb Femina Miss India looks are these of. That way I will know if I really succeeded in doing them well.

1. Egyptian Goddess
The first look is inspired from the red and gold tones of the Miss India's dress. While I am wearing a simple solid red maxi dress, I gave a twist to the outfit by styling it with chunky gold accessories. The chained choker with Egyptian hand cuff helped me get a royal look. I went for a golden bronze eye look and contrasted it with a bold marsala lip colour. Everything put together helped me bring out the glam quotient that was needed to match that of the Miss India who sported this look.





2. White Leopard
Leopard prints never go out of style. I styled this a line cold shoulder shift dress with my boots to get a chic look like the Miss India who wore it. Instead of pinching my waist with a belt the way she did, I ditched the belt and decided to retain the a line shape of it. The boost are a twist as against her peep toe heels. I left my tresses open and went for a very natural look. I kept any form of chunky jewellery away to keep the look feeling sober and classic. Even the watch I wore was a silver classic with round dial and adorned by ears with silver timeless studs. 
Let me know which one turned out to be the best and the names of the Miss Indias who wore these dresses, chicas!





Let me know which one turned out to be the best and the names of the Miss Indias who wore these dresses, chicas!