LOS ANGELES, CA - Mr. & Miss India America 2018 were crowned during a star-studded red carpet gala in Los Angeles on August 25. After the dazzling fanfare, Seerat Chopra was crowned Miss India America by E! Entertainment founder Larry NaMER. Chopra, 17, gushed after winning, “Thank you so much for this amazing platform. I’m still so overwhelmed.
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After the dazzling fanfare, Seerat Chopra was crowned Miss India America by E! Entertainment founder Larry NaMER. Chopra, 17, gushed after winning, “Thank you so much for this amazing platform. I’m still so overwhelmed by my win.” Mr. India America 2018 was grabbed by Vimal Moorti, “I am thankful for being given the opportunity to participant in this event. I had an amazing time,” he said.
The other pageant winners included: Sugouri Batra – Miss India Globe 2018; Shank Ramesh – Mr. India Globe 2018; Vinita Khilani – Miss India North America 2018; Amandeep Singh – Mr. India North America 2018; Sonia Grover – Ms. India America 2018; Shivangi Pande – Mrs. India North America 2018; and Manshi Nawab - Mrs. India California 2018.
JINmodels.com Photogenic 2018 awards went to: Miss Photogenic - Nidhi Mastey; Mr. Photogenic – Nitish Singh; and Ms. Photogenic – Sonia Grover. The People’s Choice awards were given to Harleen Riar; Shank Ramesh, and Shivangi Pande.
This year marked the 26th anniversary for the beauty pageant. Founded in 1992, by Jinnder Chohaan. Chohaan expressed, “Over the decades, our annual event has successfully turned into a huge Hollywood gala where actors, producers, musicians, and models get together and enrich our glam night.” The guests were treated to a delicious dinner , followed by the show which displayed three segments: Indian wear, talent, and formal wear. Guests also enjoyed a fabulous performance by American Idol’s Sonika Vaid before the winners were announced. Judges for the pageant included: KFC heiress Kaila Methven, Catarina Mendoza , actress Dustin Quick, musician Medi EM, celebrity stylist GK Reid, director Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, Jezlan Moyet, actress Josie Goldberg, celebrity makeup entrepreneur Shalini Vadhera, and TV hosts Tony Potts.
During The Elite Awards presentation, Paul Sorvino was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He attended the event with his wife Dee Dee. Chohaan mentioned, “We were excited to honor legendary Hollywood actor Paul Sorvino with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Past recipients at The Elite Awards have included: Garry Marshall, Steven Seagal, Randall Emmett, Anurag Kashyap, Kunal Kohli, Shekhar Kapur, Subhash Ghai, and many others from Hollywood and Bollywood.”
The gala supports JAGRITI, a non-profit organization that deals with domestic violence victims and issues in the South Asian community in the US, providing strong support to unite the voice of celebrities from Hollywood and Bollywood and to raise awareness towards combating domestic violence.
The Prince of Abu Dhabi joined an amazing group of prominent personalities from all over the world walking down the red carpet, inlcuding hotelier and executive producer Vikram Chatwal and Ravi Patel of `Master of None’ fame.
The evening ended with a celebration dance party led by DJ Baljit Sandhu of Dhamaka Entertainment.
The other pageant winners included: Sugouri Batra – Miss India Globe 2018; Shank Ramesh – Mr. India Globe 2018; Vinita Khilani – Miss India North America 2018; Amandeep Singh – Mr. India North America 2018; Sonia Grover – Ms. India America 2018; Shivangi Pande – Mrs. India North America 2018; and Manshi Nawab - Mrs. India California 2018.
JINmodels.com Photogenic 2018 awards went to: Miss Photogenic - Nidhi Mastey; Mr. Photogenic – Nitish Singh; and Ms. Photogenic – Sonia Grover. The People’s Choice awards were given to Harleen Riar; Shank Ramesh, and Shivangi Pande.
This year marked the 26th anniversary for the beauty pageant. Founded in 1992, by Jinnder Chohaan. Chohaan expressed, “Over the decades, our annual event has successfully turned into a huge Hollywood gala where actors, producers, musicians, and models get together and enrich our glam night.” The guests were treated to a delicious dinner , followed by the show which displayed three segments: Indian wear, talent, and formal wear. Guests also enjoyed a fabulous performance by American Idol’s Sonika Vaid before the winners were announced. Judges for the pageant included: KFC heiress Kaila Methven, Catarina Mendoza , actress Dustin Quick, musician Medi EM, celebrity stylist GK Reid, director Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, Jezlan Moyet, actress Josie Goldberg, celebrity makeup entrepreneur Shalini Vadhera, and TV hosts Tony Potts.
During The Elite Awards presentation, Paul Sorvino was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He attended the event with his wife Dee Dee. Chohaan mentioned, “We were excited to honor legendary Hollywood actor Paul Sorvino with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Past recipients at The Elite Awards have included: Garry Marshall, Steven Seagal, Randall Emmett, Anurag Kashyap, Kunal Kohli, Shekhar Kapur, Subhash Ghai, and many others from Hollywood and Bollywood.”
The gala supports JAGRITI, a non-profit organization that deals with domestic violence victims and issues in the South Asian community in the US, providing strong support to unite the voice of celebrities from Hollywood and Bollywood and to raise awareness towards combating domestic violence.
The Prince of Abu Dhabi joined an amazing group of prominent personalities from all over the world walking down the red carpet, inlcuding hotelier and executive producer Vikram Chatwal and Ravi Patel of `Master of None’ fame.
The evening ended with a celebration dance party led by DJ Baljit Sandhu of Dhamaka Entertainment.
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