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16 JULY 22, 2022

MISS INDIA NEW JERSEY 2022 DAZZLES AUDIENCE

Miss/Mrs./Teen India New Jersey 2022

pageant held at Royal Albert’s Palace

OUR BUREAU The pageant theme was Shakti

Fords, NJ the power, showing women em-
J State directors Albert Jasani powerment on one stage with
& Shobhana Patel mesmer- Miss, Mrs and Teen contestants.
Nized the New Jersey audience
on July 15 when they presented the Miss India NJ winner MIRA PA-
Miss India New Jersey at the Royal TEL is the grand-daughter of Asmita
Alberts Palace. and Arun Patel from Anand, Gujarat.
Thirty-one Indian Americans
A special award, Royal Albert’s
participated in three different cate- Palace Diva, was given to Suritikriti
gories at the pageant held over two Saxena, and Shakti the power award
days. The talent segment was held on was won by Ramman Preet Kaur as
July 14 for Miss, Mrs and Teen India she was seven months pregnant. She
New Jersey beauty competitors. The had joined the competition to give
main pageant took place over more the message to world if given an op-
than four and half hours on July 15, portunity, then women can do any-
2022 at the beautiful royal ballroom thing.
of the Royal Albert’s Palace in Fords, A beautiful special dance perfor-
New Jersey. The contestants demon- mance was presented by Kalashree
strated their talent on 14th event, school of art students of world-re-
where the best of the best impressed nowned Bina Mannon.
judges. The top judges included per-
sonalities from models, designers and MISS CATEGORY WINNERS
media professionals. They selected • Winner: Mirapatel
from the final round after ethnic wear • 1st Runner Up: Nikihita Narayanan
round and question answer segment. • 2nd Runner Up: Sanjan Chekuri
The Mayor of Woodbridge town-
ship, John McCormac inaugurated MISS TEEN INDIA NJ 2022 WINNERS
the pageant by honoring community • Winner: Sanskriti Srivastava
leaders who attended the gala in- • 1st Runner Up: Pranavi Soma
cluding Councilman Viru Patel. Teen • 2 Nd Runner Up: Vedhika Uppal
Miss 2021 Riya Pawar sang American
and Indian national anthems with full MRS INDIA NJ 2022
respects of US and Indian flags. • Winner: Raksha Tripathi
The event also marked the cele-
bration of India’s 75th anniversary of • 1st Runner Up: Mansi Shah
• 2nd Runner Up: Anamika Patel
independence, and tribute were paid
to Mahatma Gandhi and prime min- BEST TALENT OVER ALL
ister Narendra Modi. A fashion show • Won By Siri Kahmat, 14
and special tribute to Gandhiji’s mis- This event received strong sup-
sion khadi on khadi textile to salute port from media and community. Ra-
Bharat Mata was held with models dio Zindagi led the promotion with
walking on ramp in designer clothes support from TV Asia, ITV among
made from khadi. This segment was ners were crowned by Bollywood star Shraddha Pawar, Choreographers others. And an outstanding event pro-
specially designed by Sonal Gadhvi. Riya Sen. The organizers included Rohit Baxi and Host Aric Damani. duction was handled by Sunil Tristar.
The Pageant was presented by New Jersey State Director Shobhana The team worked for about a month
Royal Albert’s Palace and associates Patel, who directed the whole show. to put the dazzling show after four Photos: JAYESH PRODUCTION
and the Miss, Mrs & Teen USA win- Her team included Sonal Gadhvi, years. Continued at next page... >>

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