Why and How These Women Became The Finalist For Mrs. India Kerala 2016
- 06 Dec 2016
- Fathima AbdulKader
- Features
Most pageants celebrate youth and focus only on the looks, but Mrs India Kerala is Kerala’s only beauty pageant for married women, offering both a national and international platform to them, irrespective of age and body statistics. It is focused around confidence, attitude and persona that celebrate the achievements of today’s Indian Married Woman; the event comes with the tag line of “Celebrating Everyday Superwomen”.
After rigorous auditions held at Kochi and Dubai, a list of 31 finalists has been selected. From this selection, the final winners will be selected after being judged by eminent personalities from various industries. The rounds will include evening wear, traditional, a designer theme and a Q&A session. The final event will be held at Mango County, Palaghat on December 11th 2016.
The following are the 31 inspiring women who made it to finals, along with the reason why they did.
Ajantha M
Loves dancing, is a mother of a dancer as well.
Her honesty shines through, very enthusiastic, calm vibes
Has a son in special school, tries to do anything she can for children like him through his school
Anita Jerry
Bubbling with ideas, eager and excited.
Loves dancing, books and music
Teaches kids in the church, settled in Dubai
Anita Abraham
Loves traveling and deep sea fishing.
Elegance personified, fashionista
Settled in the USA, President of the Kerala Association in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Anju Anthony
Charming, smart and an entrepreneur
Full time Zumba instructor, started a playschool of her own
Athira Saikrishnan
Bold, calm and enthusiastic, a yoga lover
Passionate about driving, designing clothes, dancing and cooking.
Compassionately works for various social welfare causes
Chithra Paul
An airhostess, cabin in charge- elegant, smart and determined
Loves yoga and Zumba, finds strength from her family to be who she wants to be
Deepanwita Sarkar
Charming, successful and independent
The combination of intelligence and talent, her strength lies in her little family.
A Bengali settled in Kerala, she combines the best of both cultures
Jitha Binoy
An artist, a Guiness Book World Record Holder
Works on bringing lost traditional art to the fore
Independent and has her own business project, her creativity is boundless
Lakshmi Atul
Intelligent, smart, confident
An academic star and a well-established senior management professional
Loves challenges, has worked for documentary and a lot of social involvement and help projects
Vidya Hariharan
A proud mother and wife, happy and zealous
Believes in her family to be her pillar, reinventing her life post her kids growing up
Neena R Nair
Compassionate, warm and ambitious
From a small Malayalam medium school to HR managing in an MNC with 1000s of employees
Lost her husband to cancer and picked herself up to get back to living, wants to work on showing
Widows on how to lead a peaceful life post the tragedy.
Priyanka Shenoy
Independent, a perfect blend of traditional and contemporary
Dancing and acting are synonymous with her
Wants to start a dance school of her own
Ragima Sreejith
Artist, Teacher, Entrepreneur, Multi tasker
Lecturer in cardiology, runs a dance academy
Second to dance is her love for cooking
Rajalekshmy Pillai
Self-motivated, focussed and determined
Loves public speaking and connects with people in a jiffy
Loves imparting training sessions and sharing her skills
Rajalekshmy Parameswaran
Celebrates womanhood, a grandmom and a superb personality
Has done a lot of social work campaigns
Has travelled the length and breadth of the country
Rajani Raj
Adventurous and smart, has tried everything-parasailing, rappelling, kayaking, scuba diving, powered hang gliding, horse riding, motor biking
Counsellor and avid traveller
Loves writing, trying out being an actor
Ramya Krishnan
Lovely, soft spoken and warm
A mathematics teacher, a part time model, anchor and actor
Believes in moulding the younger generation to make the choices, right
Ramya Anil
Smart, elegant, a diva
Proud of her leadership qualities, a young queen during her college years
Believes in hard work and determination, has won many accolades during her academic phase
Ranjini Hannah S
Brilliant, confident and talented
Music is in her blood, planning to turn it into a full time career
Vanaja Nair
Compassionate towards social activities, a successful professional
Has travelled worldwide on global charity and volunteering programs
Working on empowering girl child and facilitating their education
Vineetha Vincent
A professor and a counsellor, has gone through weight and emotional issue but come out a fighter
Clean eating, working out and spiritual awakening has been her key to zeal in life
Ranjitha R
Profession involves speech language pathology cum audiology.
Loves baking, travel, music and dance, independent in her beliefs, a feminist
Believes in working toward empowering mothers
Smitha Nair
On self-realization mode, rediscovering herself post quitting her job and looking at her identity beyond the family
Passionate about painting, yoga, stitching, gardening and dancing
Seena Zachariah
Cosmetologist and aroma therapist
Smart, independent and an entrepreneur
Faces her role of single mother with élan, confidence and strength in who she is
Sajani Pallath
Dreamer, ambitious and an entrepreneur
Model, Entrepreneur, IT Manager, Performing artist
From modelling for a textile brand to opening her own boutique
Smitha Namboothiri
A journalist, outspoken and fiercely independent
Loves theatre and serious acting work, passionate about travelling
Aarathi Sooraj
Independent, confident and outspoken
Passionate about dance, a Kalathillakam twice
Loves Bharathnatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Folk Dance and Mono Act.
Umalakshmi Damodaran
A doctor by profession, enthusiastic and talented
Very social, makes friends easily, loves travelling and speaks up for what’s right, anytime, anywhere
Sherin Kumar
Full of spunk, an adventurous mother and wife
Fitness and dance, her passion
A bundle of contradictions, loves the best of all worlds
Sithara Ashraf
A Chartered Accountant by profession, carries some sunshine with her everywhere
Fashionista, elegant and smart, a combination of many things good
Still has a little child within her independent adult being
Sumithra Naikkaraveettil
Smart, confident and a bundle of energy
Righteous and multi-talented, loves travelling, dancing and music.