A pageant, which aims to inspire plus size women and promote body positivity, was organized by Glamour Gurgaon. Mumbai girl Bindiya Sharma and Delhi girl Pragya Pathak were crowned with the title of Miss India Curvy 2020.
A total of 72 contestants got shortlisted after their passing their auditions which were held in multiple cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Jaipur.
After winning Bindya Sharma said: “I was very happy to get selected as a finalist. But I had never walked a ramp before, ever in life. I can never forget how well they trained us for the finale. They made sure to give us all the grooming and make up sessions, nutritional guidance to make us shine like a star.”
“Being one of the finalists in 72 amazing girls and then a winner, this journey has been an out of the world experience for me”, said Pathak.
Pathak reiterates “It’s going to change the course of my life for sure. I heard it somewhere, ‘don’t try to fit in, you are custom made.’ MissIndia Curvy and glamour Gurgaon is doing just that for you, making you love yourself and celebrate your body.”
The Director of Glamour Gurgaon Barkha Nangia issued this statement, “People until now had a belief that fashion and lifestyle industry is run by zero size figure. With so many initiatives taken to break this myth, I am glad that our platform of Miss India Curvy contributed to a great extent to break this taboo and provide the fashion and entertainment world with the talents in packed in plus-size models. Women possess beauty in all shapes and sizes.”
