Nehal Bhogaita of the United
Kingdom was crowned Miss India Worldwide in a pageant April 27 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, according to news reports.
Nehal Bhogaita of the
United Kingdom is the first deaf contestant to enter the Miss India
Worldwide pageant. She won the crown April 27 at a gala in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Bhogaita was the first deaf contestant to enter Miss India
Worldwide, said a spokesperson. “Nehal wants to be a role model for
people like her who are deaf and disabled and she has done just that,”
said the spokesperson.
For the talent segment of the competition, Bhogaita performed a
Bollywood dance routine by feeling the vibrations of the music. Her
dancing has already made her famous in Great Britain, where she has
participated in the TV show “Just Dance” and the NRI show “Boogie
Woogie.”
Bhogaita is also an activist with Action Deafness, an NGO for whom
she leads a dance project teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
to dance.
Jasveer Kaur Sandhu of Malaysia was crowned first runner-up and
Surbhi Sachdev of Oman was crowned second runner-up of the Miss India
Worldwide pageant. A representative for the Miss India Worldwide
organization did not respond to India-West’s request for more
information by press time.
Source : India West , 3rd May 2013
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