India. Apart from being a career-minded woman with erratic workinghours, Deepali is a social worker andlooks after her family very well.

A trained Odissi dancer beautyqueen Deepali continued her Journeyfrom being queen to making queensthrough Mrs Asia Internationalplatform to encourage Indian marriedwomen and appreciate today’smarried women's contributiontowards family and social values. Shebecame the National Director for MrsAsia International in 2013 and underher leadership, Indian marriedwomen were elevated to a level likenever before by winningall international pageantsher delegatesrepresented. Deepali hasreceived Blue Ring awardfrom the president ofInternational DiabetesFederation and has alsowon Asian women ofExcellence Award.

2014 proved to be ahistoric year for India asIndian flag was wavedhigh among AsianCountries after winning –

� Mrs Asia International 2014� Classic Mrs Asia International2014

� Mrs Planet Pageant 2014.For the first time, India received

Fashion Asia Awards, the mostprestigious fashion award institutedby Chinese NGO Fashion Industry.Apart from this, India bagged suchprestigious subtitles as best NationalCostume, Mrs Talented and mostsupporting husband.

Breaking the myth that in ourIndian society men don’t support theirwives much, it was a moment of prideand honour to receive the best

supporting husband awardby an Indian as this not onlyshows family support but isvery encouraging to manyhusbands to encouragethere wives to go out andlive the dream.

Success has now raisedexpectation from everyoneand she is looking forward tospectacular 2015 pageant.The auditions for the 2015pageant have alreadybegun across the worldstarting from the very heart

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SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD& SHE DID

Create the highest, grandestvision possible for your life becauseyou will become what you believe –Oprah Winfrey

Breaking the stereotypes thatonly slim girls can become‘Beauty Queens’, Pune-based Deepali Phadnis hasproved otherwise. Contraryto what many may think,Deepali’s journey to the tophas not been a smooth run.She had always wanted towalk the ramp for a beauty

pageant but it never happenedbecause of financial constraints andeducational limitations. She also metwith an accident after which shegained a lot of weight. But the fighterin her did not lose hope and in 2012she became Mrs Asia International.Deepali believes beauty is not onlybeing glamorous it’s about beinggenerous.

As Mrs Asia International titleholder, she has campaigned tocreate awareness about diabetes,which is a threat to India as diabetesis affecting the youth and creates anextra financial burden on developing

Deepali Phadnis,National Director,Asia International

Pageant.

Winners of 2014 Pageant.

She is working to make every woman feel beautiful. By Megha Jetley

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A beauty pageant with the theme ofBeauty in diversity, appreciatingevery woman’s unique beauty. Thepageant works for the cause ofawareness about diabetes.Contestants will compete for thecoveted title in evening gown, fitnesswear, traditional wear and personal

of India i.e. Central India at Raipurthen moving to the city of Nawabs’,auditions at Hyderabad, Delhi,Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata toselect those hidden beauties who willrepresent India at internationalplatforms for the season 2015.

PAGEANT 2015NOW AUDITIONING

Asia International Pageants is theflagship of ERM Singapore which haspresence all over the world and isone of the leading pageantcompanies and No 1 in Asia. MrsAsia International and Mrs Planet –India 2015, will be hosted in the cityof the Peshawar, Pune, Maharshtra.

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Shweta Padda recievingMrs Talented Award.

Mrs Asia International Komal Pagaranipresenting most supportive husband award.

Classic Mrs AsiaInternational –Promila Kapoor.

Deepali representing India at FashionAsia Awards in China.

Mrs Planet 2014 –Mahek Murthy Naren.

interview season during the pageant.According to Deepali, "The contest isopen for married women and MrsAsia International Pageant is the onlypageant that honours the beauty ofmarried women. We are providing aplatform to showcase their culture,talent, beauty and glamour.”

Mrs Asia International is thebiggest beauty extravaganza ofmarried women in the Asiancontinent. Before reaching inter-national level contestants from allover India need to contest nationallyfor the coveted title of Mrs AsiaInternational India.

Shweta Tiwari recieving best traditionalcostume award.

Ashwini Lala crowed withMrs Asia International Tourism Award.

{ }DEEAPLI INVITES

MARRIEDWOMEN FROM

ANY PARTOF THE COUNTRY

TO COME AND TAKEPART AND LIVE HER DREAM

OF BEING A QUEEN.

Success usually comes to those whoare too busy to be looking for it.