An account of the Galdrags Mrs. India contest from 2000-2010. All the information, images & figures used here are obtained from public sources.

1. Life Begins After Marriage…

2.  Open to married Indian women under 50
(age limit was 55 until 2006)
 Requirements – Attractive, Vivacious &
Maintained
 Winner represents India in Mrs. World
contest
 1st runner up represents India in Mrs. Globe
contest
 5-6 participants selected from each region,
finalists to complete 1 month term called,
Maureen Wadia Survival Course (helps you face
anything – including irate husbands)

3.  Launched in 2000
 Inspired by
› Mrs. World, www.mrsworld.com (since 1985)
› Mrs. America, www.mrsamerica.com
› Mrs. United States National Pageant®,
www.mrsunitedstates.com
› Mrs. Globe, www.mrsglobe.com

4.  President, Gladrags Beauty Pageants;
Editor in Chief & President, Gladrags Career
Academy
 Director, Wadia Hospitals of Women &
Children
 Wife of Nusli Wadia, Mother of Ness Wadia
& Jehangir Wadia
 Businesswoman, trendsetter, former model,
leader & style guru; was a airhostess with
Air India
 Believes in training, strict discipline and
tough work
“A 24x7 woman is a woman who is a wife and mother and much more, one who is multi-
talented and who can easily juggle five tasks at the same time,” – Maureen Wadia

5.  2001 - Aditi Gowitrikar (Mumbai)
 2002 - Jasmine D‟Souza (Mumbai)
 2003 - Tania Soni (Hyderabad)
 2004 - Naina Daliwal (Chandigarh)
 2005 - Shilpa Reddy (Hyderabad)
 2006 - Shilpa A. Singh (Mumbai)
 2007 - Jimmy Nanda (Ahmedabad)
 2008 - Madhvi Awasthi (Chandigarh)
 2009 - Sophia Handa (Mumbai)
 2010 - Kavita Sachdev (Mumbai)

6.  47 participants
 Aditi Gowitrikar - First
Winner of Gladrags
Mrs. India edition,
winner of Mrs. World
2001
 Patrons – Smita
Thackerey, Achla
Sachdev

7.  18 contenders
 Winner – Jasmine
D‟souza (25 years);
tie with Mrs. USA
 1st runner up –
Rashmi Mathur
 2nd runner up –
Tanaaz Currim

8.  Winner – Tania Soni
(Hyderabad)
 Judges – Field
Marshal Sam
Maneckshaw,
Poonam Sinha,
Ayesha Shroff,
Raveena Tandon

9.  23 finalists
 Held on November 22 at
National Centre for
Performing Arts, Nariman
Point, Mumbai
 Winner – Naina Dhaliwal
(Ludhiana)
 1st runner up – Kanwal
Toor (Delhi)
 2nd runner up – Sucheta
Wangkhem (Imphal)

10.  20 constestants
 Judges – Nyonika
Chatterjee, Priety
Jinta, Fardeen Khan,
Sajid Khan
 Winner – Shilpa
Reddy (Hyderabad)
 1st runner up – Aditi
Nijhawan
 2nd runner up – Uma
Ghosh Deshpande

11.  20 finalists
 Winner – Shilpa A. Singh
(30); Mrs. India Globe
2006
 1st runner up – Pallavi
Walia Raj (27)
 2nd runner up - Lakshmi
Nijjar
 Judges - Field Marshal
Sam Maneckshaw,
Poonam Sinha, Ayesha
Shroff, Raveena Tandon,
Sunita Menon, Chetan
Hansraj, Koena Mitra,
Akshay Kumar,

12.  22 finalists
 Winner - Jimmy
Nanda; Mrs. Universe
Runner Up 2007
 1st runner up – Carol
Pinto
 2nd runner up –
Nandini Jajodia

13.  22 contestants
 Winner – Mrs. Madhvi
Awasthi
 1st runner up – Tanu
Singh
 2nd runner up – Yukti
Mehandiratta
 Judges – Mrs. Maureen
Wadia, Shabana Azmi,
Mahima Choudhury,
Malaika Arora Khan,
John Abraham, Mehul
Choksi, Mr. S. K. Gupta,
Dr. Amardas Gupta,
Rajiv Nagi

14.  Judges – Mahima
Chaudhry, Neetu
Chandra, Sonu Sood
 Winner – Sofia Handa
 1st runner up – Shrima
Rai
 2nd runner up – Shivalika
Sharma Deshmukh

15.  Theme – „A Woman of Substance‟
 Not a beauty pageant, contest of
values, integrity, & unconditional love
 Contest Format
› A reality TV series
› A contest of brains & competence in all
fields
› A contest with high level of family
participation & emotional connect

16.  3200 applicants – 20 contestants
 Estimated budget – $12000-$13000 (5.85L)
 Penalty for leaving show - $10000 (4.5L)
 Showcased on NDTV Imagine
 Tasks and critiques -
› Reality TV show format
› Dance Competition
› Contestants were given $20 (Rs.900/-) to buy a good
dress
› 3 girls in 1 room – twin beds, 1 bathroom
› Photo Shoot at 8AM
› No medical help provided

17.  20 contestants – 12
finalists
 Judges - Mugdha
Godse, Irfan Pathan, Mrs
Shanta Roy, Mrs
Maureen Wadia,
Madhur Bhandarkar,
Ness Wadia
 Winner – Kavita Sachdev
 1st runner up – Jaysheel
Anand (Bengaluru)
 2nd runner up – Karishma
Mookhey (Chandigarh)

19. Mrs. INDIA - Life Begins After Marriage…

20.  Haier Gladrags Mrs. India Contest
Gladrags, Mumbai
Phone: 66628855/66628877
(Monday to Fridays between 11AM-6.30PM)
 Contact: Joy, Rohit or Odette
 Email: mrs.india@gladrags.in