Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest

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Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest
Formation1994
FounderMaureen Wadia
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Mumbai
Location
Membership
Manhunt International
Best Model of the World
Miss Intercontinental
Miss Tourism International
Official language
Hindi, English
President
Maureen Wadia
Parent organisation
Gladrags India
Website www.gladrags.in
The winners of Gladrags Manhunt and MegaModel 2008 Gladrags manhunt2.jpg
The winners of Gladrags Manhunt and MegaModel 2008

The Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest is an annual unisex pageant conducted by the Indian Gladrags magazine. The most appealing male and female models are selected and promoted by the magazine.

Contents

They first conduct a round of selection from the regions and then post all the elimination rounds for the final contestants. The group undergoes training including physical fitness, grooming, catwalk, diction and speech.

Gladrags Manhunt Contest

History

The first Gladrags Manhunt Contest India was held in 1994. Rajat Bedi of Punjab was the first winner. He represented India at Manhunt International 1994 held in Greece and was awarded 4th Runner Up in the finale.

International achievements

In 2001, Rajeev Singh of Rajasthan became the first Asian and Indian to win the Manhunt International contest. He also won two sub-awards at the contest including Sharmoon Best Dressed Gentleman Award and Best in National Costume. After his victory he established himself in the Indian fashion industry as a successful model.

India has produced many runners-up at the pageant, most notably Dino Morea, Zulfi Syed and John Abraham, all of whom have since established themselves in the Bollywood industry. The contest has also given India some of the finest models ever seen by Indian fashion industry like supermodel Muzamil Ibrahim, actor and model Sidharth Shukla, model Farhad Shahnawaz, actor and model Abhimanyu Jain, 4th runner up Manhunt International 2006 and Arry Dabas, semifinalist in 2012. Other notable winners include Romeo Gates, [1] Ahran Chaudhary and Ravi Awana.

In 2005, Sidharth Shukla, runner-up of Gladrags Manhunt 2004, represented India at the Best Model Of The World contest held in Turkey and became the first Indian to win the title. Later Shukla became a famous model in India and star in the Indian film industry.

Winners of Gladrags Manhunt India

YearWinnerState
1994 Kelly Dorji, Rishabh Loomba, Rajat Bedi Punjab
1995 Dino Morea Karnataka
1996-97 Zulfi Syed Karnataka
1998 Tarun Arora Assam
1999 John Abraham Maharashtra
2000Regi Verghese Hyderabad
2001 Rajeev Singh Rajasthan
2002Nitin Singh Maharashtra
2003Muzamil Ibrahim Jammu and Kashmir
2004 Hrishant Goswami New Delhi
2005Pawan Setpal Maharashtra
2006Abhimanyu Jain Rajasthan
2007Romeo Gates London
2008Karan Ambardar New Delhi
2009Prateek BalharaHaryana
2010Aaran Chaudhary Uttar Pradesh
2011-12Sam Kapoor London, UK
2013-14Ravi Awana Uttar Pradesh
2016-17Ansh Duggal New Delhi

Representatives to Manhunt International

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
1994 Rajat Bedi Punjab
4th Runner Up
1995 Dino Morea Karnataka
1st Runner Up
1997 Zulfi Syed Karnataka
4th Runner Up
1998 Balbir Meena Rajasthan
Unplaced
1999 John Abraham Maharashtra
1st Runner Up
2000 Regi Verghese Hyderabad
Unplaced
2001 Rajeev Singh Rajasthan
Sharmoon Best Dressed Gentleman
Best National Costume
2002 Nitin Singh Maharashtra
Top 15
2005 Pawan Setpal Maharashtra
Unplaced
Mr. Photogenic - 1st Runner Up
2006 Aryan Baruah
Top 15
Mister Personality - 2nd Runner Up
2007 Abhimanyu Jain Rajasthan
4th Runner Up
2008 Romeo Gates London
Top 15
Mister Internet Popularity
2010Ahran Chaudhary Uttar Pradesh
Top 16
Mister Internet Popularity
2011 Shashvath Seth Maharashtra
Unplaced
2012Arry Dabas Karnataka
Top 15
Mister Photogenic
2014Gaurav Kumar New Delhi

Representatives to Best Model of the World

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
2000Shabbir Ali Karnataka
Unplaced
Best Asian Model
2001 Abhinav Gautam Maharashtra
Unplaced
Best Asian Model
2002Vijay Balhara Maharashtra
4th Runner Up
Best Gentleman
2003 Ganesh Venkatraman Maharashtra
Unplaced
2005 Sidharth Shukla Maharashtra
Best Model of the World
2006Abhimanyu Jain Rajasthan
3rd Runner Up
Mister Photo-model
2007Romeo Gates London
Unplaced
2009Prateek Balhara Maharashtra
Unplaced

Photographs of some notable winners of Gladrags Manhunt Contest

Gladrags Mega model Contest

History

The first Mega model contest was held in 1994, and girls all across the country competed for the coveted title. Shweta Menon of Kerala was declared the winner.

Lara Dutta later established herself as a leading Bollywood actress.

Winners

yearWinnerAgeHeightStateCountry
1994 Shweta Menon 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in) Kerala India
1995 Lara Dutta 161.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Karnataka India
1996 Aditi Gowitrikar 221.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Maharashtra India
1997-98Tora Khasigar171.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Assam India
1999 Aanchal Kumar 191.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Punjab India
2000 Candice Pinto 191.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Maharashtra India
2001 Koena Mitra 161.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Maharashtra India
2002 Mugdha Godse 161.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Maharashtra India
2003Deepti Gujral171.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Maharashtra India
2004Deepa Chari191.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Maharashtra India
2005Niki D Souza201.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Maharashtra India
2006Arti Sharma231.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Haryana India
2007Mahima Chaudhary171.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Pune India
2008Payal Tarafdar201.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Assam India
2009Ankita Mohapatra231.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Odisha India
2010Arshina Trivedi211.80 m (5 ft 11 in) London United Kingdom
2011-12Sakshi Chaudhary191.75 m (5 ft 9 in) New Delhi India
2013-14Charlotte Claire231.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Mumbai India
2015
2016-17Karuna Singh20 Chandigarh India

Representatives to Miss Intercontinental

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
1997 Lara Dutta Karnataka
Miss Intercontinental 1997
1998Tora Khasigar Assam
Unplaced
1999 Aanchal Kumar Punjab
Semi-finalist
2001 Koena Mitra Maharashtra
Top 12
2002Rakhee Chaudhary Karnataka
Semi-finalist
2003Deepti Gujral Maharashtra
3rd Runner Up

Representatives to Miss Tourism International

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
2001 Candice Pinto Maharashtra
2002Tejinder Kaur New Delhi
Unplaced
2003Deepa Chari Maharashtra
Unplaced
2004Parul Chaudhry Maharashtra
Unplaced
2005Shriya Singh Punjab
2nd Runner Up
2009Anousha Chauhan New Delhi
Unplaced
2010Mahima Chaudhary Pune
Top 10

Representatives to Miss Tourism Queen International

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
2004 Zabina Khan Maharashtra
Miss Tourism Queen International 2004
Miss Disco Queen
Miss Charm - 2nd Runner Up
2005Neha Oberoi Maharashtra
Unplaced
2006 Rupali Suri Maharashtra
Top 16
Miss Personality - 2nd Runner Up
2007 Mahima Chaudhary Maharashtra
Top 16
Miss Personality
Best Evening Gown - 2nd Runner Up
2008 Devyani Mandavgane Maharashtra
Unplaced
'Disco Queen

Representatives to Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
2005Roopa Howaldar
2004Amanpreet Kaur Wahi Punjab
Top 10 Semi-finalists

Representatives to Best Model of the World

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial awards
2000Jacqueline D’souza Karnataka
Unplaced
2001Zinobia Boocha New Delhi
Unplaced
2002 Mugdha Godse Maharashtra
Unplaced
2003Deepa Chari Maharashtra
Unplaced
2006Aarti Sharma Haryana
Unplaced
2007Mahima Chaudhary Maharashtra
Unplaced
Miss Friendship
2008Payal Tarafdar Assam
Unplaced
2009Ankita Mohapatra Odisha
Unplaced

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