B'you.tiful Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL B'U.TIFUL ISSUE 2017 | Page 17

MISS & MRS n e e u Q y urv C F irst of Its Kind Beauty Pageant For Plus Sized Wom- en In India This will be the first of its kind beauty contest to be held for cur- vaceous unmarried and married women. The organizers of this beauty pageant are Trishla Rane, Direc- tor, 4th Dimension Media & Neha Chanchlani, Owner, Studio Strands Salon, they both being plus size have gone through their share of completing & competing their plus size journey to be- come successful entrepreneurs today. Speaking about the pageant, Trishla Rane said, “This pageant will feature women who till now have not been given their due in the fashion world.” She added, “It Is always felt that women have to be lean or size zero to enter t he fashion and glamor in- dustry. We are here to break those stereotypes and give plus size women a platform full of opportunities to live their dreams “ Trishla went on to add, “Such pageants for the plus sized women are quite in have been held in various North American,Europe- an and African Countries. However India being ranked as 3rd in the world in the count of overweight population, never had any such pageant. Hence we thought of coming up with this contest for the curvy women of India. Also the agenda of the contest is to propagate healthy living and give the true meaning of fitness, 2017 We are here to break th ose stereotypes and give plus size women a platform full of opportuniti es to live th eir dreams. which does not mean to starve yourself.” Neha Chanchlani the Co-Organizer of the Pageant said, “We had been thinking about hosting such a pageant for a long time and we looking to address a fashion segment which was hitherto ig- nored in the country.” She further added, “Today we have fashion brands coming up in the country who are specifically catering to the fashion needs of plus sized women in the country.” They also spoke to us about the initial response of the pageant which was average and how this concept went viral in a month and today they have associations from across the country & abroad. Neha Said, The response has been phenomenal and we have been getting registrations from different parts of the coun- try.” The auditions for the pageant will be held in various cities of Ma- harashtra in the month of April, they plan to travel to Aurangab- ad, Kolhapur, Nashik, Nagpur, & Mumbai to do the audtions and identify the stunning curvy beauties to give them a walk way towards stardom. The ladies will go through intensive grooming & fitness sessions before the Grand Finale of the pageant which going to be held in Seasons Mall on 7th MAy, 2017.