Mumbai girl wins miss India

Mumbai girl Sarah Jane has won the Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant on Sunday.

Beauty, wits and patience of 25 finalists were yet again subjected to intense scrutiny at the pageant.

Amidst dazzling lights, extravagant stage and starry performances, former VJ, Sarah Jane, a favourite from the word go, was crowned 'Miss India World.'

Delhiite Puja Gupta was adjudged 'Miss India Universe' and Bangalore's Puja Chitgopekar went home with the 'Miss India Earth' title.

The pageant was interspersed with performances by actors Tushhar Kapoor, Koena Mitra, Lara Dutta and the latest singing sensation Rabbi Shergill.

The hosts Mona Singh and Sajjad Khan with their bountiful energy kept the audience rolling in the aisles.

The event was judged by several celebrities including Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt, director Subhash Ghai and model Ujwalla Raut.

Former Miss World Priyanka Chopra crowned the three beauties.

Meanwhile, last year's Miss India Neha Kapur walked out of the function after being informed by the organisers that she would not be crowning the new Miss India.

The tradition so far had been that the previous year's winner would hand over the title by crowning the new Miss India but this year actor Priyanka Chopra was doing the honours.

Source : NDTV