Femina Look of the Year

Femina Look of the Year

Successor	Elite Model Look India
Formation	1994
Extinction	1999
Type	Beauty Pageant
Location	Mumbai, Maharashtra  India
Membership	Elite Model Look
Official language	Hindi, English
Parent organization	Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd.

Femina Look of the Year was held for 5 years from 1994 to 1999 by Femina magazine to select an Indian contestant at the Elite Model Look contest. It was discontinued after 1999 for unknown reasons. From 2004 Elite Model Look India send India's representatives to Elite Model Look Contest.

Winners include Sheetal Mallar and Carol Gracias who are both noted Indian supermodels. The 1994 edition event had Madhu Sapre, 2nd Runner up Miss Universe and Miss India 1992 as contestant but even after her achievements in the earlier contests she didn't win and title was won by Sheetal Mallar.^[1]

It gave India some of the top models including Karishma Modi, Carol Gracias, Ujjwala Raut.

Representatives to Elite Model Look

Winner

Runner Up

Finalist/Semifinalist

Unplaced

• The following women have represented India at Elite Model Look contest.

Year	Winner	Age	Height	Hometown	Placement at Elite Model Look
1999	Karishma Modi	18	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Gujarat	Unplaced
1998	Carol Gracias	19	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Mumbai	Unplaced
1997	Nethra Raghuraman	20	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	Gujarat	Unplaced
1996	Ujjwala Raut	17	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Mumbai	Top 15
1995	Charmaine Shackleton	18	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)	Mumbai	Unplaced
1994	Sheetal Mallar	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Mumbai	Top 15

Photographs of some notable winners

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  Sheetal Mallar, Winner 1994, later placed in the top 15 at Elite Model Look world finale

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  Ujjwala Raut, Winner 1996, later placed in the top 15 at Elite Model Look world finale

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  Nethra Raghuraman, Winner 1997

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  Carol Gracias, Winner 1998

References

1. "Sheetal Mallar a woman with international appeal wins Femina Look of the Year contest". indiatoday.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

External links

• Indian Pageants