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Miss India is the most popular and prestigious beauty contest in India. For an Indian girl, it is a matter of great pride and prestige to participate in this contest. Miss India is a big platform for girls who wants to become a model or actress. Many famous actresses of Bollywood came to the film after they won Miss India. This year, Pantaloons' Femina Miss India contest will be another exciting one. In the third post of this series I introduce you to another five beautiful contestants.  

Nova Krishnan:

Twenty three year old Nova Krishnan is a student of interior architecture and a professional model. Before Miss India, she participated and won several beauty contests. She was Miss Kerala 2001, Miss India UAE 2001, and the second runner up in Miss Teen Queen, Dubai. She lives in Dubai and work over their. According to Nova, an ideal Miss India should be a perfect combination of brain and beauty and she should be mentally tough.

Parul Majumdar:

Bengali girl, Parul Majumdar dreams to join the army after she finishes her study. Currently, she is doing her MA in English. A hard working, friendly and adventurous person, Parul loves playing guitar, basketball, painting and singing. Her major weaknesses are love for food, short temper and bad spelling.

Pooja Chitgopekar:

Twenty one year old Pooja Chitgopekar lives in New Zealand. She is doing her MBBS from University of Auckland. Earlier, Pooja won Miss India New Zealand 2002. She was the first runner up in Miss India Worldwide 2003 and Miss Auckland 2002. She worked as a ramp model for New Zealand fashion week. She came to participate in Miss India beauty contest because she believes that Femina Miss India would help her express her opinions.

Priyanka Shah:

I do not know about you guys but this girl is my second favorite. Why I like Priyanka Shah? The answer is her face and her smile. Priyanka is fighter and a go getter. An engineer and a full time model, Priyanka won Channel ‘V’ ‘Get Gorgeous.’ She walked the ramp for Lakme Fashion Week and Will India Lifestyle Fashion Week. She also appeared in Idea and Zero calorie sweetener TV commercials.   

Puja Gupta:

Some girls want to be model, some actress, some money and fame but Puja Gupta is exceptional. Her dream is to become a writer. Independent, friendly, Puja loves yoga, writing, horse riding and drawing. She is an outgoing person who loves to travel meet new people and know about other cultures.