Miss India CT is an annual Connecticut
beauty contest
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
for Indian origin girls who are residents of the state.
The Pageant consists of two competitions, Miss India Connecticut (17–27 years old) and Miss India Teen Connecticut (14 –16 years old). This includes a catwalk by the contestants in Indian dress, Western dress, a talent show, and a special interview on questions related to healthy living
.
The winners represent the Connecticut state in
Miss India USA
Miss India USA is a beauty pageant for young women of Indian descent who are residents of the United States. The pageant was established in 1980 by the India Festival Committee headed by Dharmatma Saran. The winner of the Miss India USA pageant ...
Pageant together with the winners from other states. The winners of Miss India USA, in turn, represent the US in the annual Miss India Worldwide Pageant
Miss India Worldwide Pageant Information
/ref> that has been acclaimed as “the most glamorous Indian event” outside India. Participants and the winners from Miss India Beauty Pageants have gone on to achieve stellar careers in professional fields and have also served as ambassadors of Indian community and culture in the world.
The First Miss India Connecticut Beauty Pageant took place on Sunday November 8, 2009 at the Westover Elementary School in Stamford Connecticut.
Ronita Choudhuri was crowned Miss India CT 2012 on Sunday September 9, 2012.
References
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External links
Miss India CT Official website
* ttp://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2009/studentlife/missindia.html Miss India-DC & Miss India USA is Miss India Worldwide
2009 establishments in Connecticut
American awards
Asian-American culture in Connecticut
Beauty pageants for people of specific ethnic or national descents
Beauty pageants in the United States
Indian-American culture