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ABOUT THE
MISS
INDIA NEW YORK PAGEANT
Miss India New York is produced by the IFC based
in New York City.The IFC first began its first annual "India Festival"
in Central Park, New York, in 1974. An integral component of these festivals
was the immensely popular "Fashion Show," which IFC was the first to provide
to the Indian and American communities.
By 1979, the "Fashion Show" had become so popular that it was proposed
to start the first ever MISS INDIA USA Pageant from 1980. The various
groups/organizations in the major cities of USA were contacted to start
Indian Pageants in different states and send the winner to New York to
compete for Miss India USA. The responsibility of organizing Indian pageant
in the tri-state area was taken by IFC itself, which organized the first
ever Miss India New York in 1980.
Starting from the basement of Air-India with an audience of twenty people,
we have come a long way! Air-India has remained our staunch supporter
from day one and helped us tremendously in our growth internationally.
Incidentally, our first Miss India New York, Richa Sharma, who later married
actor Sanjay Dutt, was taken by the legendary actor/producer Dev Anand
as heroine in his movie "Hum Navjawaan." Some past participants of the
Miss India New York pageants have achieved stardom in Indian and American
movies, television and modeling careers.
Winner/winners of Miss India New York qualifies to enter the Miss India
USA Pageant which IFC has been organizing annually since 1980. The winner
of Miss India USA represent USA in The Miss India Worldwide Pageant which
IFC is organizing since 1990 and which has been acclaimed as "the most
glamorous Indian function in the world."
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About The Miss India New York Pageant
Glimpses
From The Miss India New York Pageant '00
Glimpses
From The Miss India New York Pageant '01
Miss
India New York 2002 Pageant - (Coming Soon)
