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‘MRS NILGIRIS’, POOJA NOW, FINALIST FOR ‘MRS INDIA WORLDWIDE’

P S SUNDAR 

The current titleholder of “Mrs Nilgiris”, Pooja Singh Yohan from Coonoor has brought another laurel to The Nilgiris district by becoming the finalist in the prestigious ‘Haut Monde Mrs India Worldwide 2019’.

“This follows my winning in the audition held in Bengaluru where I successfully completed the testing three rounds – catwalk, introduction and talent showcase”, Pooja told me.

“In the talent showcase, my rendition of Alia Bhat’s Samjhavan earned appreciation.   The contribution of Ayisha Abbas (Coonoor)  for my costume, Sofia Jasmine (Coimbatore) for my hairstyle and fashion styling and Sangeetha Shinde (Greece) for my overall grooming enhanced my presentation”, she said.

“Besides, in the question and answer session, I highlighted my conviction that marriage or becoming mother does not end the scope for achievement in career for women;  on the contrary, it opens a new phase of healthy lifestyle entailing grooming of body and mind thereby enhancing the contribution of women to the society at large”, said Pooja who is 42 years old and mother of 10 year old boy Sean Yohan, but looks like a college student, proving her contention.  

“By virtue of this, I am now selected for orientation programme to be held in Agra from April 26-28.   This includes a shoot near Taj Mahal for the coveted title ‘Mrs Popular’ on the theme ‘Sunflower’,” she said. 

“The first competition will be held in Greece in September and the Grand Final in New Delhi in October”, she disclosed.

Pooja’s grandfather Sardar Gajendra Singh was the first Indian General Manager of Government Cordite Factory in Aruvankadu and her father Col Mahendra Sigh (retd) lives in Coonoor.  Her husband Vinay Yohan works for merchant navy in Shanghai.

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