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Crowning the May Queen
The stage was set, dresses chosen and beauties at the ready… it was time to
crown the 2011 May Queen…
The panel of judges
May Queen 2011 Jenai Kavarana
First Runner-up Anahita Dotivala
The first runner-up is crowned by judge Narendra Kumar
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Second Runner-up Tia Framroze
ne of the most anticipated events of the year,
the May Queen Ball was held on April 30,
2011, on the verdant lawns of Rustom Baug’s Sir
Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion. More than 1,200
people were in attendance to witness the fun-filled
evening, packing the arena to full capacity.
An integral part of the programme is the Beauty
Pageant, and this year had 23 lovely ladies from
Mumbai, Dubai, Goa, Vapi, Navsari and Surat put
their best foot forward in a bid to win the coveted
Miss Body Beautiful Khushnuma Daruvala May Queen title. For the three main titles, the prize
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Models displaying Natasha Sethna’s
Bridal Collection
The stage is set for the 2011 May Queen Ball
money offered was R51,000, R31,000 and
R20,000, and R10,000 was given to the
winners of the six sub titles. All the awards
were funded by the Kathawallas.
The pageant began with the 23 young
ladies stepping onto the stage for the first
round, before the top 12 finalists were
decided. The judges for the evening were
photographer Jatin Kampani, Fashion
Designer Narendra Kumar, Mr. India
2007 Freddy Daruvala and Actor
Nauheed Cyrusi.
Whilst the marks were being totalled for
the 12 finalists, graceful Parsi models
sashayed down the ramp displaying the
budding fashion designer Natasha Sethna’s
Bridal Collection. The make-up was
expertly done by Mahtab Jamasji, Kshipra
Goiporia and their team. Choreographed
by Hufriya and Kerzin Madon, the fashion
show was followed by a dance sequence.
In the second round, the 12 finalists
were each asked to draw a piece of paper
with the name of a judge on it. The judge
whose name they drew would then quiz
the contestant.
The whole show was co-compèred by
Burzis Taraporevala and Yasmin
Contractor with great aplomb. As the final
results were being tabulated, 21 young
Rustom Baugites put on a superb dance
The winner of the Colgate Total Smile
Award, Delna Bhathena
Miss Vivacious, Cherizeh Ghadiali,
with her prize
Between the first and second round, models sashayed down the runway in saris designed
by Natasha Sethna
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performance to keep the audience
entertained. The choreographer of the
dance performance was Hormuzd
Khambata, who did a thoroughly
professional job as usual.
Amongst the illustrious community
members who attended the function were
Justice Shahrukh Kathawalla; BPP
Chairman Dinshaw Mehta; BPP Trustees
Arnavaz Mistry, Jimmy Mistry, Khojeste
Mistree, Yazdi Desai and Armaity
Tirandaz; social activist Mahrukh Noble;
and former BPP Trustee Dadi Engineer.
Rustom Jasoomoney, President of the
Sir Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion, in his
address, profusely thanked Nasli Wadia,
ably assisted by Dhun Gagrat, for
promoting the May Queen Ball year after
year through the Sir Ness Wadia
Foundation. He also expressed his
gratitude to the principal sponsors, the
The winners
in the various categories were:
Miss Photogenic
Best Hair
Best Smile
Best Skin
Body Beautiful
Miss Vivacious
Second Runner-up
First Runner-up
May Queen 2011
Jenai Kavarana
Karishma Palsetia
Delna Bhathena
Sanober Vaid
Khushnuma Daruvala
Cherizeh Ghadiali
Tia Framroze
Anahita Dotivala
Jenai Kavarana
Winner of the Best Skin Award, Sanober Vaid
Budding designer
Natasha Sethna
The contestants line up on stage during the first round
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BPP, Dinshaw Tamboly of WZO Trust
Funds, Della Tecnica, Hilla Builders,
Burjor Antia, Dadi Engineer, AFL,
Colgate, PN Writer & Co., House of
Tatas and Croma.
Special thanks were also due to the
behind-the-scenes volunteers particularly
Xerxes Doodhwala, Aashdin Billimoria,
Farhad Cooper, Hoshang Ichhaporia,
Jehan Ichhaporia and the Managing
Committee Members of the Sir Ness
Wadia Memorial Pavilion.
Roxana and Miki Buhariwala received a
warm round of applause for the
Dance performances during the show kept
the audience entertained
BPP Chairman Dinshaw Mehta congratulates the
winners and the organising committee
May Queen 2011, Jenai Kavarana,
reacts after winning
Winner for Best Hair, Karishma Palsetia
spectacular sets they had created for
the evening. Hanosh, popularly known as
DJOsh deserves rich praise for sound and
light management, music, LCD projection,
video and photography for the
programme. The costumes designed by
Mahrukh Edulji were a stellar attraction.
And finally, how can we forget the
mouth-watering dishes prepared and
served by Mrs. Mahrukh Edulji?
Over the years, this event has grown by
leaps and bounds and, during the last six
years, an intensive grooming programme,
sponsored by the BPP has been
undertaken. During this 10-day stint, the
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girls undergo training in physical fitness,
mind potential development, spiritual
empowerment, yoga, nutrition and
dietetics, body posture and body language,
etiquette and manners, speech diction and
stage presentation, ballroom dancing, ramp
walk, make-up and hair styling, camera
consciousness, rights and duties of women,
voice modulation and self-defence.
Each workshop was conducted by an ace
in each of the fields — holistic health guru
Mickey Mehta, actor Boman Irani,
choreographer Sandip Soparrkar, VJ and
TV anchor Parizad Kolah-Marshall,
Grasim Mr. India 2005 Viraf Patel, Miss
India Finalist 2005 Hufriya, Sensai Hoshi
Batliwala, lawyer Hormuz Mehta, hair
stylist Yazmeen Contractor, photographer
Arish Patel, voice over artist Chetan M.,
dermatologist Dr. Behroze Deputy,
make-up artist Mehra Kolah, journalist
Shernaaz Engineer and co-ordinator
Hutoxi Doodhwala. The tasty and
nutritious food served by Hooma
Billimoria, based on the recommendations
of a dietician, was yet another plus point.
The icing on the cake was the trip to
BPP Trustee Jimmy Mistry’s Della
Adventure at Lonavala that gave the
participants a chance to unwind and just
have a great time.
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BPP Chairman Dinshaw Mehta presenting
the May Queen trophy to the winner
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