Mumbai Finals of Mr & Ms. Academia and Student Idol was held on 5th November 2017 at Goregaon (W).The evening was filled with stunning dance moves, nightangle voices and raw talent. Glamorous girls & boys walked the ramp with much poise and grace. The atmosphere was cheerful and the audiences were bustling with characteristic excitement.
The stage was set on fire and the contestants gave their highly energetic shots in the presence of Miss Gwen Athaide- the former Miss India, Miss Athletic, and winner of Get Gorgeous Season 5 and the honorable directors of NAEMD. Also, Miss Gwen conducted a grooming session for our MMA contestants in order to convert them from students to cordial pageant candidates.
A large number of young performers showed up at the auditions earlier in October from colleges across the city, to name few– Rizvi, St. Arnolds, St Andrews, Mahatma Phule, Vaze Kelkar, Wilson, Lord’s Universal College, Pearl Academy, etc. Judges had a tough time deciding who would make the cut for the Mumbai Finals. But definitely, the contestants who qualified for it entertained and charmed the audience with their brilliant performances.
Alluring girls and smart boys walked the ramp in their finest attires brimming with confidence and attitude. Finally, it was Mahesh Keshwala & Megna Mukherjee who grabbed the winning title for Mr & Ms. Academia, while runner-up slots were taken by Vinod Muke, Vinod Poojari, Aishwariya Dikshit and Aashi Agarwal respectively. Shweta Maurya grabbed the winning title for Student Idol (female category) with her elegant kathak performance, while Sneha Bose and Kaushiki Jogleshwar were first runner-ups, Meghna Sawant and Sadia Shaikh were second runner-ups, Rohit Shinde thrilled the judges with his optical illusion act and won the Student Idol (male Category). Manjunath Gowli, Sebastian Gracia and Saif Shaikh, Ajay Sharma were the first and second runner-ups respectively.
Mr. and Ms. Academia INDIA FINALISTS will undergo grooming sessions and witness pre-pageant activities, which will be conducted by some renowned industry experts such as Shakir Shaikh – training and grooming expert, one of the leading choreographer of India, Sheldon Pereira-Fashion Photographer, Surabhi Prabhu -model & actor.
At India Finale these winners will compete with the winning contestants from other cities on 15th November’2017 at St. Andrews auditorium, Bandra [W].
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