And the winner is….

Chinmayi Ghatrazu

With nearly 30 applicants for the Miss India Texas Pageant 2008, only the top 10 contestants competed for the coveted crown.

Through months of preparation, the contestants were eagerly waiting for their turn in the limelight. The pageant segments included showcasing in Indian and American formal wears. Since this is a pageant, and not a beauty contest, the contestants were also judged on their talents ranging from classical Indian-style dancing, Bollywood-style dancing, karate exhibition and even poetry recital. With beauty and flair on their side, the competition concluded with the Question and Answer segment.

The final Q&A segment has been designed to offer the top three contestants the opportunity to address the question in a manner that befits them best. With such amazing responses, the top three contestants did an outstanding job; however, there can be only one victor.

Outshining her competition, Chinmayi Ghatrazu emerged as the new Miss India Texas Pageant winner. A resident of Dallas, TX and an outstanding leader of her community, Chinmayi will represent Indian ladies throughout the state of Texas in the national finals set to be held in August of 2009. Additionally, Chinmayi won Miss Smile and Miss Talent. Other winners included: Sohum Bhatt (first runner-up and Miss Eyes), Samantha Gandhi (second runner-up), Jixa Patel (Miss Photogenic), and Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay (Miss Congeniality).

Hosted for the first time in San Antonio, the Miss India Texas Pageant was sponsored by the Gujarati Samaj (GSSA) in concurrence to their annual Diwali celebration. Witnessed by a “standing room only” crowd of nearly 800 spectators, this pageant was highly opined as another successful production organized by Raj Rauniyar, founder of the Miss India Texas Pageant.

Formed in 2001, the Indian owned and operated Miss India Texas Pageant has employed fair and innovative practices to make it the largest and most experienced Indian pageantry in Texas. Past winners have received various gifts including jewelry, screen tests, picture portfolios, modeling opportunities and expense paid trips to the national finals.

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Stay tuned for the Miss India Texas Pageant 2009….