Parvathi Omanakuttan, Simran Kaur Mundi Mumbai girl crowned Femina Miss India 2008 - Miss India Universe

Neha Kapur is Miss India 2006 !! The twenty-two year old Miss India Universe Neha Kapur from Delhi was surprised at the win … “Oh god! It’s still not sinking in. It has to sink. It has to sink !!” were the first few words after she won the title in a star studded show in Mumbai !!
 
Newly selected (L-R) Miss India Earth Harshita Saxena, Miss India World Parvathy Omanakuttan and Miss India Universe Simran Kaur Mundi pose during the Miss India Pageant 2008 in Mumbai April 5, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Newly selected (L-R) Miss India Earth Harshita Saxena, Miss India World Parvathy Omanakuttan and Miss India Universe Simran Kaur Mundi pose during the Miss India Pageant 2008 in Mumbai April 5, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Image: Simran Kaur Mundi winner of Femina Miss India Universe 2008 (Right) with Miss India (World) Parvathy (Centre) and Miss India (Earth) Harishta Saxena (Left).
Reportage: PTI | Photograph: Girish Srivastav/PTI Photo

 
Simran Kaur Mundi of Mumbai was crowned Miss India Universe 2008 at a glittering function held at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai on Saturday night.
Parvathy Omanakuttam of Kerala won the Miss India World crown while Harshita Saxena of Goa was declared Miss India Earth.
All the three winners will represent the country at the international beauty paegants during the year.
They were selected from among 28 finalists in the presence of prominent personalities from the field of fashion and Bollywood.
The beauty paegant brought international fame to Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza among others in recent years.
The elimination rounds were interspersed with scintillating performances by Bollywood divas Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Sameera Reddy. The performances were choreographed by ace dancer Shiamak Davar.
Same way our loving tamils in ceylon sacrificing there life for there independence. I believe god is with these sacrificing souls. Our respectful Mahatma Ghandhi born again in Ceylon and following different principle to get independence for tamils. I believe Lord Krishna told to Arjun in Baghavat Geetha to go ahead with war to get there land.Now its happening in Ceylon. Oneday tamils around the world will celebrate there independence like india celebrating there independence from britain.Our Loving Ceylon tamils given marvellous brave sacrifices for their independence. This all praises will goes to your Thamil National Leader Supremo Lord Pirapaharan.Ceylon Tamils National flag will fly soon in front of the United Nations And its going to be another new country in 2008
pageant held in India. It is organized by Femina, a women’s magazine and Pantaloons, a multi format retailer in India offering food, fashion, home solutions, consumer electronics, books and music, health, wellness and beauty, general merchandise, communication, leisure and entertainment products. The pageant gives opportunity to girls from all over India to come to a platform of character, style and personality and turn their dreams into reality.
The Femina Miss India competition began in 1964. It has been held annually, except for 1989. Earlier it was organized by Eve’s Weekly, also a women’s magazine.
The Femina Miss India winners will represent India at several international pageants such as Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Asia, Miss International and Miss Asia - Pacific, Miss Earth etc.