| Pooja Chopra was crowned Femina Miss India World | | | | hard”, Priyanka says. Little wonder then that Pooja |
| 2009 on 5th April bringing pride to the city of Pune, her | | | | brought home the tiara after five long years. |
| family and friends. Two people especially elated about | | | | Pooja Chopra Pantaloons Femina Miss India World |
| her success are her Pageant Coach Ritika Ramtri | | | | 2009 is delighted to be back home to Pune. To |
| Kumar who trained her and Fashion Designer Priyanka | | | | welcome her back, her mother Neera Chopra, |
| Rajiv who designed her entire wardrobe. The synergy | | | | Pageant Coach Ritika Ramtri Kumar, Fashion Designer |
| between these two worked beautifully, and they | | | | Priyanka Rajiv, Pooja’s Commerce Teacher Mr |
| helped Pooja to first win Pantaloons Femina Miss India | | | | Gandhi and model and Tiara student Rahul Kalra threw |
| East 2009 and subsequently Pantaloons Femina Miss | | | | a celebratory luncheon party at The Tiara Pageant |
| India World 2009. | | | | Training Studio. |
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| Ritika runs The Tiara a pageant training studio and her | | | | Pooja looked breathtakingly beautiful in a Priyanka |
| success story includes the likes of Sandip Soparrkar | | | | Rajiv original, white and silver evening gown, and every |
| Grasim Mr India Finalist and Young Turk in 1998, | | | | bit the Queen. Overjoyed to be back, she spoke about |
| Gauhar Khan Femina Miss India Earth 2002 and Amrita | | | | her journey at Femina Miss India, and the thrills and |
| Thapar Femina Miss India Universe 2005. Earlier this | | | | spins of pageantry. She told people present, how she |
| month another of her students Ankita Mohapatra won | | | | never concentrated on the competition but focused |
| the Gladrags Megamodel 2009. So what is it that | | | | mainly on her own performance. This was what |
| she worked on especially with Pooja? “My | | | | helped her bring the tiara back home to Pune. |
| endeavour was to help Pooja sail through the various | | | | Pooja also took the opportunity to thank her Pageant |
| rounds that is swimsuit, evening gown and interaction | | | | Coach Ritika who took her through the paces of |
| with the jury”, Ritika informs us. | | | | pageant competition from her image consultation and |
| | | | | grooming, to current events, question handling, mental |
| Priyanka Rajiv has dressed the crème de la crème | | | | preparation, public speaking, pageant walk and stance |
| of Pune and also, had the honour of designing a saree, | | | | and other techniques to keep her ahead of the |
| which was nothing short of a piece of art for Angelina | | | | competition. Little wonder then that Pooja has left an |
| Jolie when she was visiting India. Priyanka was very | | | | indelible imprint in the world of pageantry. Pooja also |
| impressed by Pooja’s personality and decided to | | | | thanked Priyanka for the custom designed Pageant |
| make her a wardrobe complete with accessories, fit | | | | Competition Wardrobe. |
| for a Queen. “When I met Pooja I found her very | | | | "If you can dream it, you can achieve it”, and that |
| determined and this gave me the impetus to work | | | | is exactly what Pooja believes in. |