Miss/Mrs/Teen India New Jersey 2022 saw tough competition at the pageant

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Thirty one Indian-American women participated in the “Miss/Mrs/Teen India New Jersey” beauty pageant that took place over more than four and a half hours July 15, 2022, at the grand ballroom of Royal Albert’s Palace in Fords, N.J. The contestants had previously shown their various talents at a July 14 event where the best-of-the-best impressed judges and were selected for the final round.

The Mayor of Woodbridge John E. McCormac inaugurated the event, which was also attended by Councilman Viru Patel. Riya Pawar, Miss Teen India New Jersey 2021, sang the U.S. and Indian national anthems.

The event was also a celebration of India’s 75^th Independence Day anniversary and a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

It was presented by Royal Albert’s Palace in association with Miss/Mrs/Teen India USA. The winners were crowned by Bollywood star Riya Sen.

Organizers included New Jersey State Director Shobhana Patel, who directed the whole show.

Choreographers were Aric Damani and Rohit Baxi; Director Albert Jasani, and Woodbridge Art Commissioner Sonal Gadhavi, as well as Shraddha Pawar were others involved in organizing the event.

Parikh Worldwide Media and ITV Gold were among several media supporters for the event. Mayor of Woodbridge John McCormack inaugurated the glamorous show.

Following is the list of winners:

Miss India New Jersey 2022

Winner Mira Patel
1st runner up Nikita Narayan
2nd runner up Sanjana Chekuri

Miss Teen India New Jersey 2022

Winner Sanskriti Srivastava
1st runner up Pranavi Soma
2nd runner up Vedika Uppal

Mrs. India New Jersey 2022
Winner Raksha Tripathi
1st runner up Mansi Shah
2nd runner up Anamika Patel

Because this is the 75^th year of India’s Independence, one of the highlights was a salute to Bharat Mata – Motherland India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. There was a special tribute to Gandhiji’s Khadi movement, where models walked the ramp dressed in designer clothes made from Khadi.

Organizers said they saw the pageant also as a way to portray the power of women and their empowerment – for which a special category was made named Shakti, which was won Ramanpreet Kaur. The category of Royal Albert Palace Diva was won by Srutikirti Saxena.

The Evening Gown was the last and final segment of the pageant which was judged by top models and media personalities. The Best Talent Overall was won by Siri Kamath, who sang on a whistle.

Contestants interviewed by ITV Gold during the Talent Show, praised the event for the confidence it had given them and the skills they had learnt.

“The preparations were really great … and we’ve had a sisterhood formed,” among the women, said participant Nikhita to ITV Gold. Another named Devika, praised Aric Damani who “taught us how to conduct ourselves.”

Fourteen year-olds Ria and Pranavi, both emphasized confidence building. Sunidhi said it was hard and a big commitment to be part of the event.