Ekta
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Ekta Chaudhary, the charming
22 year old from Delhi was crowned
Miss India Universe 2009
in a glittering ceremony held in Mumbai. Standing tall at 5'9.5"
and weighing 55.5kg,
vital statistics of the new
Miss India Universe are
reported to be an amazing 32-24-36!
India's Ekta Chaudhary
out of Ms Universe pageant
Miss Universe 2009 pageant kicked off in Bahamas early on Monday morning (India time) with beauties from Latin America and Asia going in as favourites according to the various polls conducted till Sunday night. However, disappointment was in store for India as its contestant Ekta Chaudhary failed to make it to the top 15. Miss USA Kristen Dalton was among the top 15 finalists who will be vying for the Miss Universe crown, along with contestants from : Puerto Rico, Iceland, Albania, Czech Republic, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Kosovo, Australia, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Croatia and Venezuela. The 15 finalists were selected from among the 80 who appeared in cocktail dresses and then reappeared in bathing suits. The final 10 will be chosen before the evening gown segment and the final five will take questions from the judges. Earlier, dozens of beauty queens sporting sunglasses and toting suitcases made an informal parade down a wide hotel hallway Sunday, thrilling tourists as they headed to dress rehearsal hours before the Miss Universe pageant. Many contestants have suffered from dehydration in recent weeks, and Jewel Selver, Miss Turks and Caicos, went home on Saturday to recuperate, said Esther Swan, Miss Universe spokeswoman. Selver was one of eight contestants from Caribbean islands. A winner will be crowned by the reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela. The televised event includes musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland. Hosts are Billy Bush, co-anchor of "Access Hollywood," and Claudia Jordan, former Miss Rhode Island USA who has appeared on several TV shows. Judges include actor Dean Cain and supermodel Valeria Mazza. |