Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2011

The winners

Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2011 Kanistha Dhankar (centre) is flanked by Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen Kaur (left) and Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2011 Ankita Shorey.

The winners of the contest with last year's winners Nicole Faria, Manasvi Mamgai,Neha Hinge, and Times Group MD Vineet Jain.

Twenty-two-year-old, 5'9"-inch tall Hasleen Kaur, the winner of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2011, is a model from Delhi who has done a string of prestigious ads besides having participated in several ramp shows around the country. A music buff, Hasleen Kaur intends to use the PFMI to boost her career.

All of 22, the 5'9.5" inch tall Kanistha Dhankar, the winner of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2011 title, is a ramp model who has participated in prestigious fashion fiestas like the LFW and the WIFW. A foodie, the Mumbai girl's hobbies include swimming and travelling. By winning the crown she hopes to "represent the modern and independent Indian woman internationally".

Kanishta also won the Pantaloons Femina Miss Body Beautiful, Femina Miss Ramp Model, Veet Femina Miss Beautiful Legs and Femina Miss Water Baby titles.

This year's winner of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2011, 24-year-old Mumbaikar Ankita Shorey is a model, actor and writer rolled into one. Her hobbies include pottery, crafts and poetry. She has to her credit several print and TV ads.

Ankita also bagged the Femina Miss Beautiful Lips.

Participants pose in evening gowns designed by Gaviin C Miguel. Twenty-three-year-old Bhubaneshwar lass Ankita Mohapatra (centre) was crowned Miss Bollywood diva and in the process bagged a role in a forthcoming Nadiadwala film.

Last year's winners Neha, Manasvi and Nicole pose with Marc Robinson and Vineet Jain.

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