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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangalore, Oct 7: Vaishnavi V Padmashali was crowned as ‘Miss Mangalore 2018’ and Siddharth Shetty won ‘Mr Mangalore 2018’ title in a glittering grand finale held at Townhall on Sunday, October 7.
Vasudha Rao bagged first runner up where as Nidhi Hegde bagged second runner up in ‘Miss Mangalore’ beauty pageant. Sushanth Devadiga bagged first runner up and Abhishek Mennon bagged second runner up in ‘Mr Mangalore 2018’ pageant.
The first audition of ‘Mr & Miss Mangalore’ was held in Mangaluru on August 4 and second audition was held at Manipal on August 19. Over 100 candidates had registered for the auditions from both the cities.
From Manipal and Mangaluru as many as 24 contestants, 12 each for ‘Mr Mangalore’ and ‘Miss Mangalore’ were selected for the finals. Selected finalists underwent grooming sessions, fitness sessions and also photo shoot. Title winner will get a direct entry to other beauty pageant and sign a modelling contract.
National level athlete Vikas Puthran, model Alester D'Souza, ‘Miss Bunt World’ Mythri Malli, proprietor of Maniac unisex clothing Rithu Chabria were the judges of the event.
In the finals there were special dance performances by Team Velocity, Dhanush Gowda, singer Sachith Poojary and music performance by Adithya Chauhan.
Finals were held in three rounds such as traditional round, western round and question and answer round. Contestant had to walk in a ramp and introduce themselves in the traditional round. The judges shortlisted 7 each for ‘Mr Mangalore’ and ‘Miss Mangalore’ title who were selected for final round.
Individual award for 'Miss Mangalore'
Miss Internet Icon: Kruthi Bangera
Miss Best Ramp: Vaishnavi V Padmashali
Miss Photogenic Face: Vasudha Rao
Miss Fit Award: Ashika Arun
Miss Best Personality: Nidhi Hegde
Miss Beautiful Smile: Lavanya Kumar
Miss Beautiful Hair: Anusha Bhandary
Miss Flawless: Shireen Chopra
Miss Positive: Nikhitha Shetty
Miss Traditional: Yashwitha Shetty
Beautiful Eyes: Shifali Saldanha
Best Fashion Icon: Amulya Bhatkal
Individual award for 'Mr Mangalore'
Mr Internet Icon: Rachan Acharya
Mr Best Ramp: Manish Ullal
Mr Photogenic Face: Sushanth R Devadiga
Mr Personality: Jeevan Kumar
Mr Fit Award: Aman Kumaran
Mr Fashion Icon: Nishanth Poojary
Mr Smile: Vijith Kotian
Mr Beautiful Hair: Abhishek Menon
Mr Flawless: Vadhiraj Shetty
Mr Traditional: Siddharth Shetty
Best Physique: Akash Kumar
Earlier MLC Ivan D’Souza inaugurated the finale of ‘Mr and Miss Mangalore 2018’. Social worker Souraj Mangaluru, ‘Mrs Mangalore’ Sudheeksha Kiran Suvarna, model Sharadha Bangera, fashion designer Milanie Suvarna, Prashanth Salian of Biruver Kudla and actor and model Anil were present.
VJ Madhusudan compered the event.