New Delhi: American Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe 2012 at a gala ceremony Wednesday. Philippines' Janine Tugonon was adjudged the first runner-up followed by Venezuela's Irene Esser. India's Shilpa Singh made it to the top 16 spot but failed to progress further. Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes of Angola crowned Culpo as the new Miss Universe at the glittering ceremony held at Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas...
07:57 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Las Vegas: Women from around the world squared off on Wednesday night for the right to be called Miss Universe, but India's hope Shilpa Singh failed to make the top 10 as celebrity judges descended on the red carpet and brought some extra sparkle to the Las Vegas Strip. Australia, Russia, Brazil, France, Venezuela, USA, Hungary, South Africa, Mexico and Philippines were the top 10 contenders. India has been eyeing...
07:26 AM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: Miss India Shilpa Singh couldn't make it to the top 10 at the Miss Universe 2012 competition being held at Las Vegas. Participants from 89 countries are fighting for the top spot at the prestigious beauty pageant. Software engineer and dancer Shilpa Singh had got the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe completion after winning I Am She: Miss India-Universe 2012. Shilpa hails from a small...
07:05 AM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: India has been eyeing the most coveted beauty pageant since a decade now and this time around its Shilpa Singh, a software engineer by profession, who is planning to make India proud at Miss Universe 2012 pageant. With just a month left for the beauties from 88 countries and territories to battle it out for the ultimate beauty pageant, our Indian beauty is also bracing herself for the...
12:42 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Kotdwara: Urvashi Rautela, who was crowned Miss Universe India 2012 recently, said that she is proud of her journey from a middle class family in Uttarakhand to being a national beauty pageant winner. Urvashi won the I Am She Miss Universe India 2012 on September 21. She was crowned by her predecessor, Vasuki Sunkavalli. The 18-year-old model, who will represent India at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant, was at her...
12:40 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Gurgaon: She has been missing from the big screen for over two years now but actress Sushmita Sen says she will be returning to movies soon. The 36-year-old former Miss Universe was last seen in the 2010 box office dud 'No Problem' and the actress says she did not take up movies after that because she was busy with her beauty pageant organisation, I Am She, which she started in...
04:12 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: Himangini Singh Yadu, who represented India at the Miss Asia Pacific 2012, has won the international title. She is the first one to win the crown in 12 years. The beauty pageant was held in Busan, South Korea, Saturday. "This is a dream come true! All the hard work, time and effort that my mentors have put in with me has paid off," said Himangini said in a...
01:56 PM, Jun 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Miss Universe pageant is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013, the organization and gay rights group GLAAD said on Tuesday. Tuesday's decision follows a media outcry over the disqualification of Canadian contestant Jenna Talackova from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada contest because she was not a 'naturally born female.' Talackova 23, who underwent gender...
06:43 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Bangalore girl Nicole Faria, the only Indian to have ever won the Miss Earth title, says there is no favouritism at international pageants and she believes the problem lies in the selection process at home. "The excuse is that there is favouritism or that the pageant organisers want to promote some countries. This is not true. Every pageant would like to ensure that they are fair and appear...
04:43 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Sao Paolo: Miss Angola Leila Lopes on Tuesday was crowned Miss Universe 2011 in a star-studded ceremony in Brazil's Sao Paolo. India's hopes were dashed early into the competition's final rounds after contestant Vasuki Sunkavalli failed to make it to the top 10. The 25-year-old Lopes is Angola's first winner. She beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the world's biggest beauty pageant....
08:38 AM, Sep 13, 2011
Miss Universe India 2011 Vasuki Sunkavalli wears a swimsuit during a presentation show at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo September 8, 2011. The contestants are in Sao Paulo for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant which will be held on September 12. REUTERS/Darren Decker/Miss Universe Organization, LP LLLP/Handout ...
03:21 PM, Sep 10, 2011
New Delhi: With a little more than a week to go, beauties from across the world are already scrubbing and polishing up for the Miss Universe 2011 pageant to be held in Brazils Sao Paolo. Indias hopes are pinned on 27-year-old dusky Vasuki Sunkavalli from Hyderabad. Sunkavalli will be representing India at the pageant in Brazil this year. Sunkavalli is a lawyer by profession. She was crowned I Am She...
12:10 PM, Sep 02, 2011
