The grand finale of Miss Hyderabad 2014 presented by MAX and powered by KALAMANDIR was held on Wednesday at HICC Novotel in the presence of the who's who of city celebrity circuits. A packed hall rose in unison to applaud as Ms. Monika Thangalapalli was crowned as the Max Miss Hyderabad 2014. Ms. Apoorva Srinivasan was crowned first runner-up and Ms. Debarati Das as second runner up.
The glitzy affair had the finalists judged in two formats i.e., pre-judging which had the panel of judges interacting with the contestants on one-to-one basis followed by final judging that took place on the stage.
Amidst excitement that was palpable and contagious all around, the pageant began with the bevy of beauties elegantly walking down the ramp in Indian traditional wear, done by Kalamandir. The second sequence had the finalists strutting through the catwalk in stunning Indo Western collection from MAX. Ten of the twenty finalists were shortlisted for the next round in this sequence. Max Spring Summer Collection was showcased in the penultimate round. This sequence saw the girls being presented with the subtitles adjudged on the basis of presentation skills, communications skills, punctuality etc. Five of the girls who made to the final round exuded complete confidence in facing the battery of questions from the high powered jury, that followed.
Given the high quality of competition, the task of judging indeed turned out to be tough for the jury which comprised Fashion stylist & choreographer, Hemanth Trivedi; Fashion Designer Shravan Kumar Ramaswamy; Miss India Earth 2013 Sobhita Dhulipala; Manasi Moghe, Miss Diva 2013 & represented India at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow; Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Managing Director, CCL; Vasanth Kumar, Executive Director, Max Retail Store and Shubra Aiyappa, actress in the upcoming Tollywood film ‘Pratinidhi’.
The evening was also laced with lots of entertainment, Mumaith Khan’s colourful performance upped the glam quotient.
The sub-title winners at the Miss Hyderabad Tm 2014 were
1. Max Fashion Icon - Kruthika Singh Rathore
2. Ashton Pierra Miss Beautiful Hair - Harshita Vegi
3. Oyster Miss Beautiful Smile - Apoorva Srinivasan
4. Pitars Miss Beautiful Eyes - Nirooha Rachala
5. Pragnya Miss Beautiful Skin - Shwetha Lalwani
6. Shravan's Miss Catwalk - Monika Thangalapalli
7. REC Miss Talented - Kaumudhi Suddham
8. Kalamandir Miss Congeniality - Kruthika Singh Rathore
9. Kingfisher Ultra Miss Hot - Jaya Vishwanathan
10. Page3 Miss Popular - Debarati Das
11. Talwalkar's Miss Perfect 10 - Monika Thangalapalli
12. HMTV Miss Photogenic - Indhu Reddy
13. WWW Miss Digital Diva - Priyanka
The members of the jury were appreciative of the contest and the high standards set by it. "It is a great pleasure to be part of the exercise in selecting the best from among such pretty girls," said Sobhita Dhulipala.
"The event is impressive and it has not been easy to narrow down on the winner. Each of the contestant has the potential and we had to pick the best," said Srinivas Gunishetty, Founder & CEO, Page 3 Entertainments.
"The quality of contestants and the standards of the organisers show that Hyderabad is finally arriving on the national scene and could soon dominate it. Miss Hyderabad 2014 has truly lived up to the reputation of being a professional and well handled event," said Vasanth Kumar, Executive Director, Max Retail Store.
