Eram Karim wins Dabur Gulabari Sananda Tilottama 2009

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Posted in: Fashion n Modelling on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:00

Published on Monday, 30 November -0001 00:00

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Eram Karim won the 13th edition of Dabur Gulabari Sananda Tilottama 2009, the largest and the most popular beauty pageant of Eastern India, in Kolkata. Shayshree Saikia (from Guwahati) and Sanghamitra Bhattacharya became 1st and 2nd Runner Up respectively.

The ten finalists of Dabur Gulabari Sananda Tilottama 2009 walked the ramp before a judges’ panel that comprised of film director Anurag Basu, supermodel Indrani Dasgupta, Tollywood superstar Jeet, designer Komal Sood, singer Rupam Islam and entrepreneur and corporate honcho Jayanta Roy.

The ten finalists for this year’s pageant were shortlisted after receiving over 5000 entries from all over the country. Following the preliminary rounds held in Calcutta and Guwahati the ten finalists have undergone a month-long rigorous grooming schedule, held at Princeton Club, under supermodel Nayanika Chatterjee and a team of experts.

This team of experts included the best names in the business including VLCC, who were responsible for the overall grooming and fitness of the contestants and Sikkim Manipal University- Ballygunj Phari, who looked into the diction and etiquette.

The ten finalists also attended daily dance workshops by Sukalyan Bhattacharya. Press shoots, hoarding shoots, sub-contests, portfolio shoots, daily sessions at the VLCC gym, sponsor site visits and a host of other regimes comprised the month long grooming. 

The grand finale began with a sequence choreographed by Sukalyan Bhattacharya. This round also had the girls in glittering jewellery from Adi Kriti. The ten finalists then went on to scorch the ramp in western wear by designer duo Dev R Nil. This was followed by the Indian wear round, where each girl walked in breathtaking designs by internationally acclaimed designer, Sabyasachi Mukherjee.

The final two rounds had the girls in stunning creations by Bombay-based designer Gaviin Miguel. The final rounds saw the 10 finalists being shortlisted to seven and then five. Seven contestants were asked questions individually by each of the judges. The final round saw five contestants being asked a common question by the judges.

The grand finale also saw the winners of the previously held subcontests at Vedic Village being declared. Sub categories such as Dabur Gulabari Gulabi Chehra, Dabur Gulabari Miss Beautiful Skin, Dabur Gulabari Miss Personality, Dabur Gulabari Miss Beautiful Eyes, Dabur Gulbari Innovation in Pink, Dabur Gulabari Miss Photogenic, Dabur Gulabari Miss Congeniality, VLCC Miss Perfect 10, VLCC Miss Confident, Titan Raga Miss Sensuality, Apollo Miss Goodhealth, among a host of others were awarded.

Past Tilottamas have included the likes of Bipasha Basu, Koena Mitra, Celina Jaitley, Nicolette Bird, Reshmi Ghosh and Jyoti Brahmin to name only a few.