5 Girls selected for the next round at Lucknow Audition of Femina Miss India 2014..

Congratulations! 
Sana Khan, Monika Dwivedi, Khushboo Kankan, Divya Dhobal and Aparajita Verma who has fast-tracked to the Delhi regional auditions of fbb Femina Miss India 2014 contest.
Me and Anuj Singh were the official Talent Partner to bring out the best talent in search of the most beautiful women in India.
http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/articleshow/28560690.cms

What do you think of these girls? Will they make it to the finals? 

Vote for Akash Kapoor - Participant New Faces 2013

Name:  Akash Kapoor
Height: 5.10feet
Age:     24yrs
City:    Lucknow, India 

Akash Kapoor

Click here to Vote for Akash Kapoor

 

 
 
 

BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATION!!

Today as I was sitting with my partner Anuj Singh discussing about 'Miss Cosmic World' an international beauty pageant that we own, I realized how I have evolved from being a person at awe with the pageant titles to someone who is now actually organizing it. And the journey has been quite an interesting and a beautiful one. 
And a lot has to do with the women I was surrounded with since I was a student. Let me explain you how! 
Ever since I was a student, I have been fortunate enough to have known at least one Miss India / Gladrags finalist at any given point of time. I say fortunate because I am from a small town, Lucknow, where  beauty pageants and fashion shows are still not considered a serious business.
Today when we are the national directors and the franchise holder of three International Pageants, I would like to thank them all for making me the person  I am. 

SMITA SHARMA (MISS INDIA 92, Finalist): Smita Sharma was my senior in school and I use to call her didi(sister) and her younger sister was my classmate. I got the news through her sister that she has been selected for MISS INDIA. She went for the contest and and was ranked 4th position. When she came back, she was full of stories about the contest. That was the first time I got the knowledge of what actually happens in the contest. And that was the time I decided to get into the business of fashion. So I started up with fashion choreography and also joined the fashion institute in Mumbai once I completed my intermediate. 

Smita Sharma

CHARU JAIN (GLADRAGS SUPERMODEL 95 Finalist) & SHILPI KAKKAR (GLADRAGS SUPERMODEL 1st Runners Up): I use to come to Lucknow during my vacations for two months and use to do fashion choreography for the shows. That is where I met both of them. They were there as small time local models before they got selected for the Gladrags. Shilpi got into the top three and got into the modelling contract with organizer. That time she showed me the contract letter and that was my first brush with the contract sheet.

Shilpi Kakkar

ANUKRITI SRIVASTAV (MISS INDIA 1999 Finalist): By this time the beauty pageants in India had become really big in terms of production. I was again for my vacations from the designing institute when Anukriti asked me to do the costume for her for the Miss India Contest. And I was the part of the Miss India contest as a designer. That was the time when I understood how a pageants are conducted. 

Anukriti Srivastav

RUPALI YADEV (MISS INDIA 2006, Finalist) & ROMIL SRIVASTAVA (MISS INDIA 2007, Finalist): By this time I had completed my graduation and moved back to Lucknow. And I had already started my event management company. They both were classmates and use to model for my shows. They were groomed by me for the pageants. 

Rupali Yadev

Romil Srivastava

VEDITA P. SINGH (V Get Gorgeous, Winner): She had just returned from Mumbai after her studies. She had her portfolio shot by Dabboo Ratnani. Vedita was the model for my first article as a columnist for leading media house, Hindustan Times. 

Vedita P. Singh

PRACHI MISHRA (MISS INDIA EARTH 2012): I met her first when she had come for a state level pageant where I was the official trainer and the pageant director. And later she went on to win the Miss India Earth title. We still are in touch and keeps on discussing about our work.

Prachi Mishra

People say, 'Behind every successful man there is a woman' in my case there are MANY...
Thank you ladies!  


Join this blog by clicking on the 'Join this site button'. Or submit your email - id on 'Submit e mail' button on the right side of the blog.

You can also share this story with you friends on facebook, twitter an google+ by clicking on the buttons below.

Lucknow models on the move...

For the first time, Lucknow based models will walk the ramp professionally (outside their own city) with some of the top models of India.

MAX Fashion is showcasing their latest collection on the 11th of Jan 2013 at MGF Mall in Gurgaun where top models of India including Donna Katherine, Margarita, Victoria, Chiara and others will participate. 

The show will be choreographed by the duo Basant Rai and Anuj Singh. 

In this show Lucknow based models, Khushboo Kankan, Asad Masood, Shah Nawaaz and Akshay will share the spotlight with rest of the models.

Let's see what they have to say about this opportunity.

Khushboo Kankan: Though it is very difficult for us the Lucknow based models to get a show in Delhi but the initiative of the MELANGE MODEL MANAGEMENT made it happen.

Asad Masood: Its like dream coming true to share the ramp with super model like Donna whom I had seen as Maxim Cover girl and on you tube walking for all the major designers and brands.

Shah Nawaaz: The other day I was watching kanchan on T.V in the Kingfisher Calendar Girl Hunt show, and now I will be walking the ramp with her. I am excited.

Akshay: This definetly is going to be an experience of my life and I shall learn many a things about the profession.

Here are the photographs of the participating models:

Donna Katherine

Imran

Margarita

Priyank Joshi

Chiara

Abhilakshit

Victoria

Asad Masood

Puneet

Kanchan Tomar

Shah Nawaaz

Khushboo Kankan

Akshay

Join this blog by clicking on the 'Join this site button'. Or submit your email - id on 'Submit e mail' button on the right side of the blog.

You can also share this story with you friends on facebook, twitter an google + by clicking on the buttons below.

High 5...

They are, Tall(all of them are), Dark(not necessarily) and Handsome(oh! most definitely they are)... The 5 male models of Lucknow who the fashion experts think will rule the fashion industry of Lucknow in 2013. 
They might be new and an unknown face right now but soon you will see them all over from shows to billboards to magazines and newspapers.
MELANGE MODEL MANAGEMENT presents the 5 male models in no particular order of ranking.

ASAD MASOOD: A corporate profession who believes in quality work rather then the quantity. After doing few shows he is now all set to get into the big league.

Asad Masood

  SHAH NAWAAZ: Style comes naturally to this fashion consultant working with a renowned brand. Shah Nawaaz farm fresh looks and a good height is a lethal combination one can vouch on.

Shah Nawaaz

PRASOON GUPTA: He is a dentist by profession. With the kind of looks and the killer smile he has, we are sure his patients always walks away with a smile on their face.

Prasoon Gupta

DUSHYANT PRATAP: An engineer by profession, Dushyant Pratap has an amazing body language on ramp. This guy is sure on his way to become a great designer horse.

Dushyant Pratap

AKSHAY SHUKLA: Akshay Shukla came as a plesent surprise to us. This guy has not done even a single show yet the experts believe that he is a fast learner. So after grooming he will turn out to be a great model.

Akshay Shukla

To know about the Top 5 female models Click here...

 
Join this blog by clicking on the 'Join this site button'. Or submit your email - id on 'Submit e mail' button on the right side of the blog.

You can also share this story with you friends on facebook, twitter an google + by clicking on the buttons below.

Confession of a Model - 1

Hi. My name is Harish (name changed). I am a model from Lucknow with more than 2years of experience in modelling. These two years has been quit a journey professionally with many a shows in my hats, mostly local contests. Now with such an experience I am a senior model in the city and people call me 'veteran contestant'. 

Any local contest is good for me

Today, I wanted to confess few of the things in front of you:

1. I love participating in local contest because it assures me a title. As there are no set perimeters to judge the contest, a close proximity with the organizer  solves the purpose.
2. My sense of achievement is directly proportionate to the no. of likes I get on FB when I upload my show pictures.
3. I love flaunting my titles in front of my friends who does not know anything about the modelling.
4. I know I am the best, so if I don't get the show/title then there is something wrong with the organizer. 
5. And the world should know about it so I bitch about it, every where specially FB.
6. I think it is my duty as a senior model to guide the aspiring models  even it means guiding them with little or no knowledge about the industry.
7. So what if I don't earn anything from modelling, I am still a senior model.
8.  So what if I have not done any good assignment or don't have any prestigious modelling assignments, I am still a senior model.
9. So what all the good people from the industry does not take me for work, I still have organizers who calls me to participate in the contest.
10. I know after 2 years also I have not achieved anything concrete yet I am still walking on the ramp. Isn't it the biggest achievement.  

Still walking the ramp

Do you know any one like him. Or would you like to be one like him. Comment.

Follow the blog by clicking on the 'Join this site' button on the right side of the blog.

To read my other articles go to HOME.
   

Top 5 female models of Lucknow

Melange Model Management is out with the list of Top 5 female models of Lucknow, who has what it takes to be a model.
These ranking are on the basis of their looks, attitude towards the work and their profile.

At No. 5 is SAAKSHI GUPTA
With 5.8 feet height she is one dusky lady in the dawn of beauty. With just two shows as experience, she is creating a buzz in the industry.

Saakshi Gupta

At No. 4 is SHIKHA SINGH
This 5.7 feet tall girl got busy with her studies after doing a couple of shows. Now that she is over with her studies, she is all set to conquer the world.

Shikha Singh

At No. 3 is SONA PAUL
She is dusky and 5.8 feet tall. An unconventional look and an amazing body language makes her a perfect ramp model. All she needs now is some good assignments.

Sona Paul

At No. 2 is PRIYANKA BADHURIA
She is tall really tall, 5.10feet to be precise. She has done some of the prestigious campaigns in the past and ready to take 2013 by her feet.

Priyanka Badhuria

No. 1 is KHUSHBOO KANKAN
She walks with beauty, she walks with grace;
She walks with the smile on her face:
That's Khushboo Kankan. She is 5.10 feet tall and ready to set the ramp on fire.

Khushboo Kankan

     
Join this blog by clicking on the 'Join this site button'. Or submit your email - id on 'Submit e mail' button on the right side of the blog.

You can also share this story with you friends on facebook, twitter an google + by clicking on the buttons below.    

New Kids on the Block - 1

Recently I went to an audition as a judge for one of the modelling contest in Lucknow, where more than 300 aspiring models had come to try their luck.
But amongst them only few of them had what it takes to be a model.
My new series 'New Kids on the Block' is to bring in front of you the face that promises to launch thousands of products and the body that can be called a great designer horse.
They might be new to the industry but soon they would be a household names.

So here I am, introducing the two aspiring models, Khushboo Kankan and Asad Masood.

Khushboo Kankan

Khushboo Kankan

Khushboo Kankan was spotted by ace choreographer, Achala Sachdev last year while shopping at a mall. With 5feet 10 inches height she went on to win the title of Max Fashion Icon 2012. Then she did a couple of shows including the launch of the designer store KIMAYA. This student of B.Com, third year from Audh Girls Degree College, Lucknow, wants to represent India in the international beauty pageant.
With the kind of looks she has, I am sure her dreams will turn into reality soon.

Asad Masood

Asad Masood

With an unconventional looks and 6feet height Asad Masood is definitely a promising guy one can look forward to in the near future. Working  as an assistant manager for a corporate house, his priorities are set. As he says he wants the quality and not the quantity and he is ready to wait for the right moment. After looking at his pictures, I can say the right moment has arrived for him now.

Khushboo Kankan

Asad Masood

 








 
  
Leave your views about these two aspiring models on the comment box. 

Subscribe our blog by clicking on the 'Join this site' button..
Or Click here...