Femina Miss India 2008: Meet the contestants

Once again, India's most prestigious beauty pageant, Pantaloons Femina Miss India is here. This year, 28 contestants are participating in the final. Let's meet the girls.

Harshita Saxena
Age: 20 yrs
Height: 5' 9.12"
Stats: 34-25.5-37.5
She looks a bit like Jeenat Aman.
Harshita enjoys dancing, reading, playing basketball and listening to music

Kajal Jain
Age: 23 yrs
Height: 5' 6.8"
Stats: 32-26-36.5
Kajal loves modeling, dancing, acting and playing basket ball.

Karishma Gupte
Age: 21 yrs
Height: 5' 7”
Stats: 32.5-24-35
Karishma loves reading books, watching films and playing basketball

Kavya Barli
Age: 20 yrs
Height: 5'5.5"
Stats: 32-25.75-35.5
There is something about her look that makes her different from other girls.
Kavya loves singing, writing poems, and anything to do with creativity.

Lekha Anatharaman
Age: 21 yrs
Height: 5' 10.8"
Stats: 32.25-25-35.5
She has that innocent girl look.
Lekha loves dancing , reading, travelling, listening to different genres of music, playing Badminton, netball , volley ball and swimming.

Malavika Rane
Age: 21 yrs
Height: 5' 8.12"
Stats: 34-25-37.5
Malavika enjoys writing, travelling, reading, watching movies.

Manisha Yadav
Age: 20 yrs
Height: 5' 8.08"
Stats: 32-24-36.5
Manisha loves reading, writing, travelling, teaching, playing badminton and table tennis and swimming.

Parvathy Omanakuttan
Age: 20 yrs
Height: 5' 8.5"
Stats: 32-27-36
The winner of Miss India South 2008, Parvathy looks stunning. Win or not win the contest, I think, she should try the cinema. Her hobbies include listening to music, dancing, glass painting, reading, playing basketball and badminton.

Pragya Jaiswal
Age: 20 yrs
Height: 5' 8"
Stats: 32-25-34
Pragya loves dancing, eating, travelling and listening to music.

Radha Bhrahmbhatt
Age: 18 yrs
Height: 5' 8.7"
Stats: 30.5-23.5-36.5
Hobbies: Dancing, singing, dramatics, swimming and jogging.

Rupali Khandare
Age: 23 yrs
Height: 5' 10.4"
Stats: 32.5-26-36
Rupali enjoys singing and painting.

Sangeeta Bora
Age: 23 yrs
Height: 5' 7.2"
Stats: 32.5-25.5-33.5
Another face that stands out of the crowd. Sangeeta’s hobbies include reading, and writing for school magazine.

Sangeeta Chauhan
Age: 23 yrs
Height: 5' 9.64"
Stats: 33.5-28-36.5
I liked her the moment her picture appeared in front of me on the webpage. Her hobbies include travelling, reading, cooking and listening to music.

Shireen Farooq
Age: 21 yrs
Height: 5' 6.8"
Stats: 31.5-24-35
This lady may not stand out for her look but definitely for her hobby; studying body language. For the first time, I am hearing about such a hobbie. How about you people? Shireen loves shopping, travelling for the former, dancing, studying body language, meditation and yoga.

Shreya Dhanwanthary
Age: 20 yrs
Height: 5'8"
Stats: 33-27-37
In Bangla language, “Dhanwanthary” refers to the god of physicians. I do not know whether Sherya is a physician but she is definitely good looking. Her hobbies are- dancing, reading books, debating, organising events, choreography, symposiums and extempore, philately, photography, watching movies, playing video games, parasailing, swimming, trekking, chess, caroms, pool, and bowling.

Shruti Dilip
Age: 22 yrs
Height: 5' 7.5"
Stats: 35.5-28.5-37
Another good looking girl with lots of hope. Shruti enjoys listening to western music and fast tracks, watching English movies and serials, reading and swimming.

Simran Kaur Mundi
Age: 22 yrs
Height: 5' 10"
Stats: 34-25.5-35
This gorgeous girl will definitely turn your MUNDI (head). Her hobbies include listening to music, reading, writing poems, sketching and playing basketball.

Sonia Aiyappa
Age: 21 yrs
Height: 5' 7"
Stats: 32.5-25.5-36.5
Sonia loves to travel, listening to music, and watching movies.

Sujata Das
Age: 22 yrs
Height: 5' 7.56"
Stats: 33-25.5-35.5
Sujata enjoys travelling, watching movies, listening to music, surfing net, dancing and playing badminton.

Sweety Chaturvedi
Age: 22 yrs
Height: 5' 9"
Stats: 34-27-40
Sweety’s hobby includes reading books, and mountain climbing.