Nikki Rana crowned Miss India UK
UK, Nov. 05, 2005
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Nikki Kaur Rana, aged 20 from Rushy Mead Leicester,
was crowned Miss India UK 2005 at the prestigious
Miss India UK Finals held at Athena Conference and
Banqueting in Leicester on Saturday 5th November 2005.
The sell out event attracted over 700 people from
the across the country who witnessed the most exciting
Asian Talent and Beauty event of the year in style.
East Midlands BBC 1 News Presenter Priya Kaur Jones
and Asian comedian Kevin Sherwani hosted the glittering
event.
The 23 finalists came from across the UK all of them
competing in three categories: Western Dress: Indian
Dress & Talent – where each girl was required
to perform a talent in front of the 700 strong audience
with the TV camera’s rolling.
The finalsits were all choreographed by Neha Raizada,
1st Runner Up 2004 who had set up her own dance academy.
Neha also performed on the night.
The top five finalists were: Nikki Kaur Rana, Jayna
Tida, Karishma Sethi, Snehali Naik and Gayatri Pattar
who then went through to the Judges question and answer
segment.
The tension and suspense then mounted as the winners
were announced in sensational style in front of a
mesmerised audience who applauded emphatically as
Amrita Hunjan, Miss India UK 2004, crowned a stunned
and shocked Nikki.
Gayatri Pattar was crowned Vanita Panchal, National
Director of Miss India UK and Snehali Naikw as crowned
by Miss England, Hammassa Kohostani, Nikki Rana was
crowned by stunning Amrita Hunjan Miss India UK 2004
and Miss India Worldwide 2005
The other finalists then rallied around the Nikki
congratulating and supporting her as press teams and
the audience from all over the country blazed the
stage.
‘I was really shocked and so surprised, I couldn’t
believe it, it was like a dream, all my effort and
hard work had paid off, I am really proud and honoured
to have won this title, It has still not sank in,
all the finalist were really great , I still can’t
believe it’ says Nikki.
Sports science student, Nikki is hoping the title
of Miss India UK 2005 will lead to a flood of offers
for modelling and endorsements of a wide number of
brands that are keen to capitalise on the opportunity
of using her to access the Asian and mainstream market
in the UK, particularly in beauty products and other
brands that are looking for a modern woman who possesses
brains as well as beauty.
Vanita Panchal, National Director, says ‘all
of the finalists were brilliant, they all worked hard
and truly enthralled and entertained the audience
with their talent, Miss India UK is a magical show,
and the most exciting event of its kind in the UK
and will only getter bigger and better every year’
says Vanita
‘We have a great Miss India UK Winner in Nikki
and I am confident she will do very well in the Miss
India Worldwide finals taking place in Mumbai in January
2006.’ Adds Vanita
‘I am looking forward to representing the UK
in the Worldwide Finals and will be working really
hard, there is a great sense of responsibility with
this title and I will carry it with great dignity
and grace’ says Nikki
Nikki, 5’11 an experienced model dominated the
eastern and western segments of the show and performed
a dance from a Bollywood movie in the talent section
‘The competition especially the talents was
incredibly high, so I knew had to gain as many marks
as I could during the walks and put in the best talent
performance I could to get into the top 5’ says
Nikki
‘I would like to thank all of the other finalists
some of which I have formed strong friendships with
for their support and their best wishes, I am confident
that a number of them will go on and become big stars
in the future and wish them all the best of luck’
adds Nikki
The Judges on the night were Pop Sensation, Raghav
who also performed a string of hits to an ecstatic
audience
‘Miss India UK is a great platform for British
Female Talent and I am delighted to be a judge at
such a well respected and prestigious event’
Sunny Lutra, ‘A’ List celebrity dentist
from Capital Dental,
‘I have judged a number of Beauty pageants and
attended numerous Asian society events in the past,
but Miss India UK stands alone as the must see Asian
event in of the year, its was an entertaining show
and brilliantly organised, I wish Nikki the best of
luck at the world finals, she has the look and the
talent, she deserved it,’ adds Sunny
Sandip Singh, owner of Athena Conference & Banqueting
‘I enjoyed the show immensely, and delighted
it was held at Athena’
Dr Sashi Agarwal, Director of Miss India Worldwide
(USA), ‘Miss India UK successfully blends our
Indian culture with the British culture making it
a highly unique event attracting highly talented finalists,
I feel that the Winners of Miss India UK will begin
to feature strongly in the Miss India Worldwide winners
for a number of years to come. This years winner impressed
me at every round, if she can do the same in Mumbai
in January she will win again’
Aruna Shields, Asian Supermodel and Actress says
‘ Miss India UK has grown so much since I entered
it in 2001, all of the finalists were very strong
in their talents and all of them beautiful but Nikki
stood out, the most she is was tall, confident and
performed her talent well’
Amrita Hunjan, Miss India UK 2004 and Miss India
Worldwide 2005 who crowned Nikki Kaur Rana adds ‘I
wish Nikki the best of luck in the Miss India Worldwide
finals and I will helping her prepare for the contest,
it would be awesome if she can retain the crown in
the UK and I am confident she has what it takes. I
would love to crown her again on the World stage’
Miss England, Hammasa Kohostani, ‘It was a great
event, full of glitz and really glamourous, I really
enjoyed the show, it’s a well deserved win for
Nikki, she stood out, and I am sure she will do a
great in India
Event Director, Sam Samra, Birmingham, adds ‘This
was a fantastic show with a cast full of talented
women and was an overwhelming success, the entertainment
headlined by Raghav was brilliant and the amazing
dance routines from Sapnay School of Dance were simply
brilliant, a totally mesmirising performance’
