This year's Miss Teen New York seemed to enlist some very young contestants, the youngest being 13-years-old of the eight contestants who took the catwalk. The contestants for the Maaza Miss India New York are somewhat older.
The young ladies displayed very gorgeous Indian outfits, including the elegant saris, lehangas and cholis; show-stopping gowns and then, showcased their special talents to impress the judges. Many of the contestants chose to perform dances for the talent pieces - to the beats of traditional, folklore and Bollywood songs. There is also a Q & A session where the contestants are requested to choose an envelop that contained a question for them.
The evening was sprinkled with spell-bounding performances from very young dancers of the famous Arya Dance Academy who just wowed the crowd with their impressive group dances.
The culmination of the contests was the crowning of the "queens" of both the Maaza Miss India New York and Miss Teen India New York for 2011. The winners of both pageants were very deserving of the crowns: Miss Chandan for the Maaza Miss India New York and Miss Sumeet for the Miss Teen New York.
There are many ways these young ladies benefit from such an event as this pageant; as they mentioned during their introductory speeches. They entered the contest to help them build their self-confidence, meet other young people, make new friends, represent their rich Indian culture and have a good time.
Mr. Dharmatma Saran and his team always do a great job of organizing a wonderful pageant for the young ladies, which provide a great platform for them to be young ambassadors of their Indian heritage.
Good luck to the winners!
Below are some cell phone photos of the event.
Young dancers of Arya Dance Academy ...
The winners of both pageants with other contestants...
Young performers of the Arya Dance Academy
Contestants of the Maaza Miss India NY ...
This young trio delighted the audience with their Lord Krishna performance..
The young ladies resplendent in their Indian outfits...
Winners being crowned by last year's winners ...
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