The sparkle on the stars seems brighter… the moon seems to have polished up its sheen…Its time to present the bright new faces of young Indian women vying for the most coveted crown in India. I AM She 2011 is ready to scale greater heights. Conceptualized by Sushmita Sen, I AM She, now in its second year, embodies her vision for the spiritof the Indian woman and personifies the combination of beauty and intelligence that defines the 21st century winners of the Miss Universe pageant.
After having received over 1800 entries it was 40 participants that were invited to the auditions and were judged by a panel consisting of Jackky Bhagnani, Aditi Gowitrikar, Joy Datta and Sushmita Sen herself. Whereas 18 were selected by them, the last 2 finalists were introduced later ,number 19 being “INK your choice”, selected on behalf of INK Infrastructure one of the partners for “Wadhawan Lifestyle I AM She2011” and the last finalist number 20 being a wild card entry for our title sponsor, Wadhawan Lifestyle, who had the privilege of selecting the finalist number 20, designated as the “Wadhawan Lifestyle Wild Card”.
I AM She 2011 Finalists:
1. AnaChawdhry – Age – 20 – City – Delhi,
2.Anvita Sudarshan – Age – 20 – City – Mumbai,
3. BobbyLayal – Age – 20 – City – Ludhiana,
4. DivyaChouksey – Age: 23 – City: Mumbai,
5.Khushboo Mendonca – Age – 23 – City – Mumbai,
6. KiranThappar – Age – 26 – City – Panaji,
7.Madhvi Mahajan – Age – 24 – City – New Delhi,
8. MalaSalariya – Age – 22 – City – Mumbai,
9.Niharica Raizada – Age – 25 – City – Delhi,
10.Parul Duggal – Age – 23 – City – Bhopal,
11.Priyanka Chopra – Age – 23 – City – Noida,
12.Ranju Singh – Age – 22 – City – Thane,
13.Sabiha Attarwala – Age – 22 – City – Pune,
14.Sakshi Bindra – Age – 20 – City – Delhi,
15. SeepTaneja – Age – 22 – City – Jalandhar,
16.Tanvi Singla – Age – 19 – City – Mumbai,
17.Trishla Chandola – Age – 20 – City – Delhi,
18.Vasuki Sunkavalli – Age – 26 – City – Hyderabad,
19.Vijaya Dey – Age – 23 – City – Pune,
20. ZoyaPatel – Age – 22 – City – Pune.
Speaking at the press conference Ms Sushmita Sen, Mentor and face of I AM She said: “I am honoured and privileged to acknowledge the continuous support in my endeavour in bringing the Miss Universe crown, yet again, to India. It is a proud moment and I stand tall, as I acknowledge and thank each of my sponsors and partners. Beside me for the second year of IAM She are:
