The much happening event of the Orange City Personality Contest Ms. L.A.D 2024-25, a culminating event of the grand AURA Fest was held on 9 February at Shankar Nagar Campus. The contest started off on a low key affair, a platform to showcase that beauty is also with brains but from 2007 the Platinum Jubilee Year, it has gained popularity and is now witnessed by thousands in its present grandeur. The parameters for judgment are not just based on height, weight and looks. The sole idea behind this contest is to appreciate girls’ talent in every field and help enhance their personality. Noticeably there is an amazing transformation of the contestants over the period of three months. The platform and training gives an impetus to their confidence a boost to their morale and prepare them to face the challenges of life.
The 28 contestants from final year of different faculty were selected during auditions. During the arduous training period of 3 months the participants underwent many sessions of training by prominent trainers – Dr. Harsha Jharia, Mrs. Sonal Trivedi Malkan, and Shivani Joshi.
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They all trained the contestants for the ramp walk, answering out of the box questions, novel way of introducing themselves, all round Personality Development and dancing elegantly to the foot tapping Bollywood dance medley. Dr. Meenakshi Kulkarni guided the students on Know thyself, SWOT Analysis, Positive Attitude, Self Esteem, Inner Empowerment and Journey is equally important for empowerment. The guest speakers were : Mrs. Swati Banerjee, took session on Communication Skills and emphasized the importance of looks and gave them various beauty tips for inner and outer glow. Mr. Kiran Kurwade, Director Chitkara University conducted a power packed session on Rise and Shine – Path to Personality Excellence. Dr. Shishir Palsapure who undertook a session on how to combat anxiety and nervousness, Dr. Vartika Patil on Stage Presence and Confidence building.
As part of the Competition talent round was conducted where the girls showcased amazing performances of their hidden talents.
Photographer Pro and Pix Studio (Nandanwan) and team captured these beauties in their lenses during the event.
The program was compeered by, Ms.Palak Ninawe, Ms Sanskriti Bhoyar, Ms. Gauri Gokhale, Ms. Khushi Singh and Ms. Bhavana Verma.
The in house DJs were Anushree Vadalia and Ms. Roshni Shah. The in house photographers and social media managers were Ms. Nupur Kulkarni and Ms. Bhavana Verma.
The eminent judges of competition were Mrs. Varsha Manohar, Ms. Monika Ganvir, Ms. Rita Agarwal, Dr. Vivek Nanoti, R J Farhan Kazi and Mr. Abhikesh Jaiswal.
The event had three rounds. The first round was introduction round where the lovely ladies introduced themselves in a unique style. On the basis of their introduction they moved on to the next round the top twelve round which was Judges question round, where the contestants gave witty and out of the box answers. The top six contestants were selected and a common question was asked to them for deciding the winner, first runners up and second runners up. The contestants also walked the ramp in their elegant evening gowns with creative masquerade as props.
Ms. Aqsa Bagasrawala was crowned Ms. L.A.D 2025 contestant no. 12
The First runner up Mugdha Degwekar contestant no 6
The second runner up Yashda S. Katatiya contestant no 28
The subtitles were
Beautiful hair – Ms. Prachi Bode , contestant no 16
Ms. Talented – Ms. Oshin Lanjewar contestant no 10
Ms. Photogenic – Ms. Bhuvaneshwari Pustode contestant no 2
Ms. Beautiful Skin – Ms. Trupti Dubey contestant no 05
Ms. Beautiful Smile – Ms. Aditi Trivedi contestant no 22
Ms. Perfect 10- Ms.Tulsi Choudhary contestant no 26
The Program Director and event coordinator is Dr. Harsha Jharia, Coordinator P.G dept of Fashion Design L.A.D College for Women. The show was sponsored by Londe Jewellers, Milton Dresses, Let’s Transform salon, Pro Pix Studio, Raut Jewellers and Prakash Opticals. .
The programme was supported by L.A.D Aura team Dr. Ahinsa Tirpude,Dr. Nanda Rathi ,Dr. Ruta Dhamadhikari, Dr. Nandita Sapra. Dr. Payal Choudhary Hiranwar and Aboli Vyas.
The programme was carried out under the able supervision and guidance of Director Dr. Nanda Rathi, the Principal Dr. Pooja Pathak and Vice Principals Dr. Rijuta Bapat and Dr. Ruta Dhamadhikari
