Q&A Following on from that earlier post about Miss South Carolinas epic performance recently, heres a list

of the top ten beauty pageant questions (with answers supplie ! "# $hat famous person oes your personality most parallel% &# $hat quality o you li'e most about yourself an why% (# $hat is the biggest challenge to young people to ay% )# $hat is the one feature you change about yourself an why% *# $hich celebrity woul you in+ite to a inner party an why% ,# -o you thin' professional athletes are o+erpai %. /# $hat is your efinition of success% 0# 1f you coul change one thing about the worl what woul it be% 2# $hat bothers you most about what is happening in your country to ay% "3# 1f you coul be on the co+er of any maga4ine, which woul you chose an why%
Sample Beauty Pageant Questions and Answers If women were to rule the world by 2050, how different would the world be? Women have always been the rulers. However, by 2050, as the world would acknowledge it, there will be peace and sensitivity, as women are love and compassion personified. hi!h "uality of women gi#es them an edge o#er men? The uality to create and nurture the creation with tolerance, love and patience gives women the edge over men. $ow would you !hange the world if you were to play %od for a day? !ctions speak louder than words. " would act to uplift thoughts and sentiments of the mankind and the change will follow automatically. &o you thin' that the youth today fa!es more pressure than the pre#ious generation? #es. $efinitely the youth today faces much more pressure than the previous generation. However, it is this pressure that has led so many countries to develop for better. In what role does a man add most to a woman ( father, son or a partner? !s William %hakespeare once said, the world&s a stage and we are all actors playing our roles. Thus, a man in his every role is fulfilling his duties in life. He becomes a father, son or a partner only with a woman, who makes him complete and he in return makes her complete. &o you prefer a lo#e marriage or an arranged marriage? " strongly believe in love marriage. 'arriages are not made in heaven. They are made here, on (arth by confirming a compatibility for life. )ell me something about yourself* " am an embodiment of a new meaning of life. 'y purpose here, is to find the meaning and to

fulfill it. This platform is one of my steps towards reaching my goal for this destiny, which " will decide. &o you !onsider yourself to be a gi#er or a ta'er? hy? )y the virtue of being a woman, " consider myself to be a giver as well as a taker. !s a woman, " am bestowed with the power to create nature by taking a part of it. This is the beauty of femininity. hat would you say is the biggest problem fa!ing our edu!ational system today? hy? The biggest problem faced by our educational system is that it believes it&s a system. ! system is a set arrangement of things. However, education means to impart knowledge by giving and taking to empower the uneducated. This has been forgotten in the process of being a system, which needs to learnt once again. )ell me about a re!ent goal you a!!omplished* !s ", stand here, in front of you, while the whole wide world is watching over me, " am proud to say that this is my recently achieved goal, with many more in store. hat is your definition of su!!ess? 'y definition of success is when my conscience agrees with the time, effort, money and emotions spent on achieving the goal till the end of it and allows to me sleep peacefully at night.

If you !ould be on the !o#er of any maga+ine, whi!h would you !hoose and why? " would choose *ogue as it has been, for me, a celebration of womanhood, a trend setter, a style guru, an e+ample of top,notch reporting and personification of high standards of living and above all perfection. ho is your role model? 'y role model is me, because for me everyday is an endeavor to do better than yesterday. hat do you e,pe!t to gain by parti!ipating in pageants? hy? )y being a part of these beauty pageants, " e+pect to gain an opportunity to discover my strengths and perfect them, reali-e my weaknesses and transform them into strengths and take home the crown.

5ell me something about yourself# 5ell us about your family bac'groun # $hat are your strengths% $hat are your wea'nesses% $ho or what inspires you the most% $ho is your role mo el% 1f there is one thing you coul o to change the worl what woul it be%

$hat are your hobbies% $hat ma'es you +ery angry% -escribe 6yoti'a the person# $hy are you here% $hy i you enter this pageant in spite of being in a full fle ge career% $hat ma'es you sa % $hat o you feel you can wor' on with regar to your bo y% $hat o you thin' can be one to impro+e your smile% 5ell us a little about your goals an reams# $hich city o you belong to% 5ell us a little about it% 7ow prepare are you for the contest% $hich areas o you thin' you will nee to wor' on for this contest% $hat is your opinion about the Femina Miss 1n ia contest% $hy o you thin' we shoul choose you as one of our final contestants% 5ell us what sets you apart% $hat ma'es you most uncomfortable% $hat is your ta'e on premarital se8% -o you ha+e a boyfrien % 1s he 9: with the i ea of you ta'ing part in this pageant% $hat ma'es you uncomfortable% $hat all can you sacrifice for this pageant% Are your parents 9: with the swimsuit roun % -o you thin' the swimsuit roun is erogatory% $hat are the aspects you nee to wor' on% $ho or what inspires you% $hat is the worst thing that coul happen to you% 7ow o you see yourself a year from now% 7ow o you see yourself fi+e years from now% $hat are your life goals% 5ell us about some of your shortcomings% $ho has the greatest influence on your life% 7ow o you thin' can impro+e yourself an your personality% $hat ma'es you happy% $hat ma'es you scare % $hat intimi ates you% $hat ma'es you confi ent% $hat ma'es you fearful% $ho is the most important person in your life% At the en of life what o you want to be happy about% 5ell us something interesting about your ;ob# $hat o you fin most challenging about your ;ob% $hat o you want to pro+e in life% $hat ha+e your achie+ements been so far% $hat is beauty accor ing to you% 7ow o you guarantee your success% $hat are the three things you woul ne+er o to the person you lo+e% -o you +isuali4e that your short hair can be a problem%

-o you feel that your loo's are a bit uncon+entional an on<t really fit into the Miss 1n ia Q=% $hat woul you o if we re;ect you to ay% -on<t you thin' your age is a barrier you are alrea y &* years ol % 1f we select you to ay how will you feel an what woul you first to ay% -o you 'now why we woul select you% $hat ma'es you confi ent% 7ow woul you contribute to your country% how will you highlight the problems in your city an try an sol+e them% 5ell us fi+e strong points about your city# 5he one quality you feel that is require for the pageant# Are you smart or se8y% -oes se8y ha+e a negati+e connotation# 7ow o you thin' you can help in the pre+ention of S5- an ai s% -o you thin' 71> patients ha+e the right to lea a normal life% -o you thin' our country has a problem with gen er bias% $hat o you thin' are the challenges our country faces% -escribe what motherhoo means to you% $hat woul life after rape be li'e% -escribe yourself in two wor s# $hat woul you name your autobiography% $hen o you feel most tire % 7ow far are you willing to push yourself% $oul you resort to unethical practices in or er to win this pageant% $oul you bribe someone to clear the preliminaries% -o you rin' alcohol or smo'e cigarettes% -o you o rugs% -o you sleep aroun % $hat is your ta'e on one?night stan s% $hat if you are intimate with someone an your mms tape is circulate aroun % $ho accor ing to you is a legen % 1f you coul wor' in a film who woul you choose as your costar% $ho o you thin' is the se8iest man ali+e% $here o you thin' our country lac's% $hat woul you o if your boyfrien lea+es you% @ife begins at##################### $hat woul be your logo on a 5?shirt% $hat woul be your ta'e on sting operations% 1f you ha a magic wan what is the one thing you woul as' for% 1f you ha an enormous amount of cash to ay how woul you spen it% $hat o you thin' money can buy% $hat o you thin' money cant buy% 7ow woul you rate the followingA a! Family Country Frien s Myself

b! Fame Blory $ealth Success c! Boo loo's Charm Se8 Appeal Charisma :in ness 7ow o you escribe se8 appeal% $hat are some of the games people play% CommentA C1 am 9:, you<re 9:C $hat is the one thing that sets a woman apart from a man% -escribe humanity# 1f you were not here where woul you be% -o you rea % 5ell us about one boo' you rea recently% 5ell us about one life?changing e8perience in your life $hat 'in of music o you listen to an why% 7ow woul you spen a Sun ay afternoon % Choose between A a fit bo y an a fit min # 9ne cause that you fully support# $hat ma'es you angry% $hat is the one thing you woul not tolerate% $hat o you stan for% $ho is your mentor% $hat oes lo+e mean to you% Are you creati+e% 1llustrate# Boo girls go to hea+en, ba girls go e+erywhere# Comment# -o you thin' plastic surgery is an option for those less fortunate in the loo's epartment% 7ow tall o you stan % 7ow tall o you feel% Are you someone people want to be frien s with% -o people confi e in you% Are you a goo confi ante% $ho or what ma'es up your worl D 7ow o you feel about pageant politics% -o you thin' we will ;u ge you fairly% 5ell us about the most beautiful place in our country% -o you relate to your community% Are you superstitious% $oul you gi+e owry% -o you belie+e in horoscope matching% -o you belie+e in bloo group matching before marriage% 1f you were to ha+e fe+er on the final ay what woul you o% @oo's can be ecepti+e o you agree% tell us about some noteworthy software giants%

$ill you gi+e up your ;ob in or er to be a Miss 1n ia% $hat are the qualities of a woman of substance% Are you as beautiful as you want to be% 5ell me about a recent goal you accomplishe # $hat o you e8pect to gain by participating in pageants% $hy% At what point oes a girl become a woman% -o you consi er yourself to be a gi+er or a ta'er% $hy% $hat o you want to o in life% -o you belie+e that e+eryone is a winner% $hy or why not% $hat has been the biggest isappointment in your life% $hy% Are you a patient person% $hy or why not% Are loo's important% $hy or why not% 5ell me about some of your family<s tra itions# $hat o the initials 71># an A1-S# stan for% $hat o you li'e most about yourself% $hy% $hat measures o you ta'e to safeguar yourself% 5he i eal 1n ian woman is### $hat has been the biggest failure of your life% -o you consi er yourself a woman or a girl% $hat is your secret to success% $hat moti+ates you to wor'% $hat is the role an responsibility of a titlehol er% $hat is one question you woul as' me if 1 was a contestant% $hat o you thin' of the competition to ay% 5ell us your mantra for success# 1f you ha to choose between your family an your career, which woul you choose% $hy% $hat is the best a +ice your parents ha+e gi+en to you% $hy% Are you a role mo el% $hy or why not% E+ery few secon s another 1n ian becomes infecte with 71># $hat o you 'now about 71> an A1-S% 7ow important is it to loo' your best at all times% $hat has been the biggest isappointment in your life% $hat is your fa+orite maga4ine% $hy% $hy o you want to be the winner of this pageant% 1f you ha to choose to be beautiful or intelligent, which woul you choose% $hat is the role of to ay<s woman% 7ow will pageant competition help you e+elop as a person% $hy is it that people who are attracti+e ten to be more successful% $hat o you see as the ifference between confi ence an conceit% 9ther than this pageant, what is the greatest challenge in your life% 5ell me something that will ma'e me remember you# $hat talent woul you most li'e to ha+e% $hy% E+eryone has a mission in life# $hat o you thin' your mission is% $hat is the most important thing you i to prepare for this pageant% $hy i you o that% $hat ha+e you learne about yourself to ay% $hich woul you prefer to be in the long term A a software professional or a mo elDfilm actress%

$hy ha+e you not participate in any mo el contest% $hy i you participate in Miss 1n ia so late in life% Are you coache for this preliminary% $hy or why not% $hat is your greatest obstacle% $hy% 7ow will you o+ercome that% $hat is your goal in life% $hy% 1f you coul be famous, in what way woul you choose% $hat ha+e you learne most in your preparations for this preliminary roun % $hy% $hat color best escribes your outloo' on life% $hy% $hat can women learn from men% $hat is your fa+orite pageant question% 9ther than physical appearance, what o you li'e most about yourself% $hy% $hat wor o you not li'e to hear% $hat 'in s of people o you surroun yourself with% $hy% 5ell me about your self?confi ence# 1f you ha thirty minutes a ay to o anything you wante , what woul you o% $hy% Are you a patient person% $hy or why not% -o you fin it easy or ifficult to say Cno%C $here woul you rather be right now% $hen i you first reali4e that you were beautiful% $ho is ????????????????% $hat o people thin' about you% $hat is your most mar'e characteristic% $hy% -o you want to change% $hy or why not% 1f you ha thirty minutes a ay to o anything you wante , what woul you o% $hy% 5he i eal 1n ian woman is### $hen was the last time you crie % $hy% 7ere are some e8amples# Sample 1nter+iew Questions Fe prepare for the Cfa+oriteC question# ($hat is your fa+orite foo , color, toy, boo', sub;ect, game, person, ice cream fla+or, song, singer, cartoon character, etc###! "# $hat o you li'e to o for fun% $hat special things o you o with your family% &# $hat o you li'e about school% (# -o you ha+e any pets at home% )# $ho is your best frien % 5ell me about her or him# $hat 'in of things o you o together% *# $hat o you li'e about the pageant% ,# $hat ha+e you one in your community% (1 ha+e hear sweethearts an preteens as'e this question! /# $hat woul you o if you coul be teacher for one ay in your school% (5his woul be more for Greteens! 0# $ho is your fa+orite teacher an why% 2# $hat o you loo' for in a frien % "3# 1f you coul go anywhere in the worl , where woul you go an why% ""# $ho is your hero% (preteen! "&# 5ell me about HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH# (fill in the blan'A ballet class, piano lessons, soccer,

girl scouts, etc###! "(# $hy o you want to be a HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (fill in the blan'! when you grow up% $hat ma e you eci e to enter this pageant% "# 1 ha+e ne+er been to HHHHHHHHHHHHH (insert state name! $here woul you ta'e me in your state% &# $hat woul you say to someone who thought they were not pretty enough to enter a pageant% (# $hat is your most treasure memory% (or pri4e possession%! )# 1f you coul go on a picnic anywhere in the worl , where woul you go, who woul you ta'e an what foo woul you bring% *# Sell me your most fa+orite pro uct# ,# 5ell me about the HHHHHHHHHHHHH (fill in the blan'! awar that you recei+e # /# 1f you coul li+e in someone else<s shoes for one ay, who woul it be an what woul you o% 0# 1f you coul be the ;u ge, what questions woul you as' me% (be prepare to answer whate+er you as'I! 2# 1f 1 loo'e in a ictionary un er your name, what wor s woul be use to efine you% "3# $hat is your best quality% $hat is your worst quality% ""# $hy shoul we select you as our titlehol er% "&# $hat has been the biggest isappointment in your life to ate% "(# 1f you on<t win this title, which contestant woul you li'e to see win an why% ")# $hat oes success mean to you% (success coul be replace with winner! "*# 1f you ha one message to the worl what woul it be% ",# $hat is the most important lesson a person shoul learn in life% "/# 1f you win tonight, how will you use your title to benefit others% "0# $hat o you feel is the most important part of competition% "2# $hat qualities o you feel a title hol er shoul possess% &3# $hat are your goals in life% 1t epen s on how ol you are# 7ere are some e8ample ones# -on< t answer them short elaborate ;ust on<t go o+er boar # Q 1f you won a million ollars what woul you o with it% A Put your answer Q Jou are in+ol+e in HHHHHHH an HHHHHHHH which o you thin' e8presses your self more% A put your answer Questions li'e that Usually in pageants you fill out a sheet about your self. You are asked on FUN QUESTI N and one !"#$ QUESTI N. i on<t 'now the e8act question but it usually gets the answer Cworl peaceC# i personally thin' you shoul be more creati+e an original though

Who is your role model and why. What ualities do you feel a good role model should possess. What do you feel is the most challenging issue facing teenagers today. Why do you want to become 'iss /000000/ . Why did you enter this pageant. What are your future plans. What is the best advice you have ever been given. What are your plans for education after you complete high school. What are three words that describe you best. What is your favorite color and how do you feel when you wear it. What are some things you did to prepare for this pageant. "f you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why. $o you have a favorite sport. What can people do to help the homeless. "f you could meet anyone in the world 1living or not2 who would it be any what would you say to them. What is your most pri-ed possession. Who is your favorite actor or actress. Where do you see yourself in 5 years. What can we do to stop gang violence. How would you try to improve racial relations among people. "f you could live anyone else&s life, who would it be and why. "f you were elected 3resident of the 4nited %tates what would be the first thing you would do. "f you had only one wish, what would it be and why. if your pageant title was threatened because you had gained weight, how would you feel and what would you do. "f you could give 550,0000 to any charity in the world, which one would it be and why. "f you won a million dollars, how would you spend it. What does the word /loyal/ mean to you.

THE BEST RESPONSE TO THE BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MARGIE MORAN was as'e uring the "2/( Miss Kni+erse ContestA C$hats the ifference between being Miss Kni+erse an being a Filipina%C 7er replyA CFeing Miss Kni+erse is li'e ha+ing a birthstone, you may lose it# Feing a Filipina is li'e ha+ing a birthmar', its fore+er#C CHARLENE GONZALES was as'e uring the "22) Miss Kni+erse ContestA C7ow many islan s are there in the Ghilippines%C 7er replyA C7igh ti e or low ti e%C RUFFA GUTIERREZ at the"22( Miss $orl ContestA C7ow woul you tell a girl whos suffering from low self?esteem to feel better about herself% C7er replyA C1ll tell her to belie+e in herself because its not only physical beauty thats important but also inner beauty# @i'e what the @ittle Grince sai , C$hat is essential is in+isible to the na'e eye#C An 1 belie+e that character an personality are more important than physical beauty#C

MARIA ISABEL LOPEZ at the Fb# Gilipinas Gageant was as'e by one of the ;u ges, =ita Bome4A =15AA 7eres your question, hi;aA Are you still a +irgin% MA=1A 1SAFE@A 1f 1 say 1 still am, can 1 bring home the crown tonight% =15AA Boo answerI MA=1A 1SAFE@A $hat about you Maam, are you still a +irgin% =15AA 7i;a, 1 ha+e * chil ren with * ifferent fathers, an what o you call that, 1mmaculate Conception%%% OXANA FEDOROVA (Miss =ussia! at &33& Miss Kni+erse ContestA C$hat ma'es you blush%C 7er replyA C$hen 1 say the wrong thingsC MPULE KWELAGOBE (Miss Fotswana! at the "222 Miss Kni+erse Contest an beating Miss Ghilippines Miriam QuiambaoA CShoul Miss Kni+erse be allowe to 'eep her crown if she became pregnant% C7er replyA CGersonally, 1 thin' it shoul not in any way interrupt her uties# She shoul be allowe to celebrate her femininity#C SUSHMITA SEN (Miss 1n ia! at the "22) Miss Kni+erse ContestA C$hats the essence of being a woman% C7er replyA C6ust being a woman is Bo s gift# 5he origin of a chil is a mother, a woman# $oman is sharing, she shows a man what sharing, caring, an lo+ing is all about# 5hat is the essence of a woman#C ANNA THERESA LICAROS at the &33/ Fb# Gilipinas GageantA C$ho are you going to choose% 5he crown or the lo+er of your life% C7er replyA C5hats a +ery tough question, 1 am being put on the spot but if 1 ha to choose, 1 thin' 1 woul ha+e to choose the crown# Grecisely because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity# 1 belie+e that 1 woul be able to reach out an touch more people to be of greater ser+ice, shoul 1 achie+e the crown an 1 am +ery confi ent that my lo+e life will be there once the crown is no longer on my hea an 1+e passe it on, 5han' you#C GLORIA DIAZ at "2,2 Miss Kni+erse ContestA C1f the man from the moon lan e in your hometown, what woul you o to entertain him% C7er replyA C1 guess since he has been in the moon so long, he woul en;oy anything that an or inary man woul #C
QUESTIONS FOR CONTESTANTS- BEAUTY PAGEANT HUMOUROUS QUESTION 1. HOME IS CHAOS WHEN THE WIFE IS THE BOSS. DO YOU AGREE? 2. BEFORE U MEET YOUR PRINCE CHARMING, U HAVE TO KISS A LOT OF FROGS. YOUR COMMENTS??? 3. DO U SUBSCRIBE TO THE VIEW THAT IT TIME WOMEN IN INDIA TOOK OVER THE CABINET, WHILE MEN MOVED INTO THE KITCHEN? !. IT"S THE LAST EVENING OF YOUR LIFE # U HAVE A DATE WITH HRITIK ROSHAN. WHAT WOULD U PLAN FOR YOUR DATE? $. DO U AGREE WITH POPULAR BELIEF THAT A MAN IS RULED BY HIS HEAD, A WOMEN BY HER HEART?

%. YOUR FATHER # BOYFRIEND R TRAPPED IN A BUGNING ROOM& U CAN SAVE ONLY ONE OF THEM, WHO WILL U SAVE? WHY? '. BEAUTY, BRAINS, WEALTH& RANK THESE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TO U? WHY? HOW WOULD YOUR BOYFRIEND RANK THEM? (. LOOKS, INTELLIGENCE, WEALTH & RANK THESE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TO U IN YOUR DREAMS MAN. WHY? HOW WOULD YOUR DREAM MAN RANK THEM? ). WHO WOULD YOUR DREAMS MAN BE LIKE & HRITIK ROSHAN, ATAL BIHARI VA*PAYEE, OR AMARTYA SEN? 1+. RETIREMENT AT $+, SUICIDE AT %+& DO U THINK THIS IS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO INDIA"S UNEMPLOYMENT # POPULATION PROBLEMS? 11. U R IN A BOAT WITH GULSHAN GROVER, LALOO PRASAD YADAV # YOUR E,BOYFRIEND. THE BOAT BEGINS TO SINK. U R THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SWIM # CAN SAVE ONE OTHER PERSON&WHO WILL U SAVE? WHY? 12. DO U REALLY THINK THAT WOMEN R THE WEAKER SE, AS POPULAR BELIEF WOULD HAVE IT?? THE WOMEN IN U 1. IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR PRESENCE AT THIS CONTEST, DON"T U THINK THAT BEAUTY PAGEANTS R A CONTRAVENTION OF INDIAN CULTURE # AN INSULT TO INDIAN WOMANHOOD??? 2. LATA MANGESHKAR, LARA DUTTA OR BICHENDRI PAL -FIRST INDIAN WOMEN TO CLIMB MT. EVEREST.& WHICH OF THEM WOULD U SAY REFLECTS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE INDIAN WOMEN? 3. AS AN INDIAN WOMAN, HOW DOES YOUR CULTURE HELP U FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN WORLD?? !. TO PRO*ECT YOUR SE, APPEAL, WHAT WOULD YOU WEAR FOR AN EVENING OUT? A SENSUOUS EVENING GOWN, A SAREE OR A SHORT BLACK DRESS? $. OTHER THAN YOUR MOTHER, WHO IN YOUR OPINION IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN INDIA? WHY DO U CHOOSE HER?? %. DEFINE 3 QUALITIES THAT A WOMAN OF THE MILLENIUM SHOULD HAVE. '. IF U GOT UP ONE MORNING # FOUND THAT U WERE 2+ YEARS OLDER, HOW WOULD U DEAL WITH IT? (. WHAT QUALITY CAN THE INDIAN WOMEN OFFER HER WESTERN COUNTERPART TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE MODREN WORLD? ). WHO IN YOUR OPINION IS DOING A MORE IMPORTANT *OB & A HOUSEWIFE, OR A CAREER WOMAN? YOUNG INDIA 1. LOVE OR ARRANGED MARRIAGE, WHICH ONE"S FOR U? 2. AS AN AMBASSADOR OF YOUR COUNTRY, HOW WOULD U E,PLAIN INDIA"S SECULAR NATURE ESPECIALLY IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT COMMUNAL TENSIONS? 3. AS AN AMBASSADOR OF INDIA, WHAT R THE THREE BEST FEATURES OF OUR COUNTRY U WILLPRO*ECT TO THE WORLD? !. TO PRO*ECT YOUR SE, APPEAL, WHAT WOULD YOU WEAR FOR AN EVENING OUT? A SENSUOUS EVENING GOWN, A SAREE OR A SHORT BLACK DRESS? $. OTHER THAN YOUR MOTHER, WHO IN YOUR OPINION IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN INDIA? WHY DO U CHOOSE HER? %. DEFINE 3 QUALITIES THAT A WOMAN OF THE MILLENIUM SHOULD HAVE. '. IF YOU GOT UPO ONE MORNING AND FOUND THAT U WERE 2+ YEARS OLDER. HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH IT? (. WHAT QUALITY CAN THE INDIAN WOMEN OFFER HER WESTERN COUNTERPART TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE MODREAN WORLD? ). WHO IN YOUR OPINION IS DOING A MORE IMPORTANT *OB&A HOUSEWIFE OR A CAREER WOMAN? 1+. LOVE OR ARRANGED MARRIAGE & WHICH ONE"S FOR U? 11. AS AN AMBASSADOR OF YOUR COUNTRY, HOW WOULD U E,PLAIN INDIAN"S SECULAR NATURE ESPECIALLY IN THR LIGHT OF RECENT COMMUNAL TENSIONS? 12. AS AN AMBASSADOR OF INDIA, WHAT R THE THREE BEST FEATURES OF OUR COUNTRY U WILLPRO*ECT TO THE WORLD? 13. WHOSE CONTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO U IS MOST VALUABLE TO INDIA& A SOLDIER GUARDING OUR FRONTIERS, A DOCTOR TREATING THIS SICK, OR AM INTERNATONAL PAGEANT TITLE HOLDER? 1!. WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING YOUNG/ A YOUNG INDIAN/ A YOUNG INDIAN WOMEN? 1$. IF U CAUGHT YOUR BOYFRIEND TWO-TIMING YOU, WOULD YOU DUMP HIM, OR WOULD U GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE? 1%. AS A YOUNG INDIAN WHAT ACCORDING TO U IS THE GREATEST PROBLEM FACING INDIAN? HOW WOULD U SOLVE IT?

1'. DESCRIBE THE ESSENCE OF INDIA IN ONE SENTENVE. 1(. ADIDAS SHOES, WRANGLER *EANS, LA COSTE SHIRT, CHRISTIAN DIOR PERFUME& WHERE IS OUR INDIANNESS? 1). CAN AN INDIAN LIVING IN A FORGIEN COUNTRY HOLD ON TO HIS/HER INDIAN CULTURE/ROOTS? 2+. HOW HAVE U AS AN INDIAN IN A FORGIEN COUNTRY HELPED PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE RICHNESS OF OUR CULTURE? 21. IF U WERE CROWNED MS INDIA WORLDWIDE TONIGHT WHAT MESSAGE WOULD U HAVE FOR YOUR FELLOW CONTESTANTS/ THE WORLD? 22. INDIA AND THE USAR 2 OF THE WORLD"S LARGEST DEMOCRACIES. BOTH NATIONS HAVE SUFFERED GREATLY AT THE HANDS OF SIMILAR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. HOW WOULD U USE YOUR TITLE AS INDIAN"S AMBASSADOR TO BUILD BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO? 23. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PAGEANT THAT SETS IT APART FROM ALL OTHER PAGENTS? 2!. WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF A YOUNG INDIAN WOMAN? 2$. DO U THINK INDIAN IS READY TO ACCEPT THINGS LIKE HOMOSE,UALITY, LESBIANISM, UNWED/SINGLE PARENTHOOD # LINE-IN RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE MARRIEGE? 2%. WITH THE WORLD CHANGING IT"S ATTITIDES TO MANY THINGS, DO U THINK INDIAN SHOULD ALSO CHANGE ATTITIDES TO MANY THINGS, DO U THINK INDIA SHOULD ALSO CHANGE ATTITUDES # ACCEPT THINGS AS MENTIONED IN QS. 1%? 2'. WHETHER U WIN TONIGHT OR NOT WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR GREATEST BENEFIT/ LEARNING E,PERIENCE FROM THIS EVENTS? 2(. THE FAMILY PLANNING SLOGAN IN INDIA IS 0HUM DO HUMARE DO1 &WHAT SLOGAN WOULD U # YOUR HUSBAND ADOPT? 2). POLITICS IS THE LAST REFUGE OF SCONDRELS & DO U AGREES? 3+. OUR *AWANS CAME OUT OF THE KHARGIL WAS AS HEROS. GIVEN THE CHOICE, WOULD U RATHER BE A SOLDIERDEFENDING OUT FRONTIERS OR THE WINNER OF TONIGHT"S PAGEANT? 31. IF U WERE TO NOMINATE INDIA"S NE,T PM, WHAT 2 QUALITIES WOULD U LOOK FOR IN HIM/HER? GENERAL QUESTIONS 1. WHICH COLOUR / ANIMAL / BIED REFLECTS YOUR PERSONALITY? 2. DO U BELIEVE IN SE, BEFORE MARRIAGE? 3. IF U WERE OFFERED A LEADING ROLE IN A COMMERCIAL FILE AND AN ART FILM, WHICH WOULD U CHOOSE? !. WINE OR WOMEN & WHAT DO U THINK IS MAN"S GREATEST WEEKNESS? $. WOULD YOU RATHER &# WHY??? B234 3567, 89:;<5=;>, 23 54<9>>5?94<??? M:33@ : A:4 B5<7 : >:3?9 C;3D9 23 : >:3?9 79:3< A A2<793 <7939D: 23 : C35469DD E5:4:? H5>>:3@ 6>54<24 23 A2456: >9B54DF@? C24<32> @2;3 A:4"D 79:3< D<354?D 2< C;3D9 D<354?D? A 4569 C93D24 23 : D;669DD=;> C93D24? H:G9 72< >22FD 23 : B:3A 79:3<? %. THREE THINGS U WOULD TAKE WITH U IF. &&#WHY?? ESCAPING FROM A BURNING HOUSE& GOING TO BE SHIPWRE KED ON A DESERTED ISLAND WITH LALOO PRASAD YADAV U WERE GOING TO YOUR HUSBAND"S HOME 1ST TIME AFTER MARRIEGE '. WOULD U KNOWINNGLY FALL IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED PERSON? (. WHO DO U THINK IS THE SE,IEST MAN HERE TONIGHT? ). WHERE DO U SEE YOURSELF 2+ YEARS FROM NOW? 1+. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FANTASY? -NO ,-RATED ONES. 11. U R GIVEN A CHOICE BETWEEN BECOMING THE WORLD"S MOST FAMOUS MOVIE STAR, WRITER OR NEURO-SURGEON. YOUR CHOICE? 12. WHO IS YOUR GREATEST INSPIRATION& WHY? 13. YOU"RE OFFERED A LEAD HOLLYWOOD ROLE THAT REQUIRES NUDITY&WOULD U DO IT? 1!. IF U HAD *UST $ MINUTES TO LIVE, WHAT WOULD U DO WITH THAT TIME? 1$. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR HAPPIEST/SADDEST E,P IN YOUR LIFE? 1%. AS INDIA MOVES THROUGH THE EARLY YEARS OF THE MILLENIUM, WHAT R THE 2 THINGS THAT AN INDIAN WOMEN SHOULD HOLD ON TO? 1'. HOW WOULD U DESCRIBE THE COLOUR BLUE-ETC.. A SUNSET TO A BLIND MAN? 1(. IF U HAD THE POWER TO CHANGE ANY ONE EVENT IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD THAT BE? 1). IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO/WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN YOUR NE,T BIRTH?

2+. IF GRANTED 3 WISHES FOR YOUR COUNTRY., WHAT WOULD U ASK FOR? 21. IF ASKED TO FRAME A QUESTION FOR A FELLOW CONTESTANT, WHAT WOULD THAT QS BE? 22. IF U WERE IN MY -THE *UDGE. PLACE WHAT QS WOULD YOU ASK THE CONTESTANT& HOW WOULD U ANSWER IT? 23. IF U WERE TOLD TO ASK ME -THE *UDGE. A QS WHAT QS WOULD U ASK? 2!. WHAT DO YOU LOVE/ HATE MOST ABOUT INDIA? -ANY 3 THINGS. 2$. AS AN NRI WHAT DO YOU LOVE/ HATE MOST ABOUT THE COUNTRY U STAY IN? 2%. IF U WON THE CROWN TONIGHT HOW WOULD U B A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER NRI YOUTH? 2'. IF U COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WHERE IN TIME WOULD U TRAVEL BACK TO? 2(. DO U BELIEVE IN THE STATEMENT 0IT"S A MAN"S WORLD1? 2). IF U WERE GIVEN THE 0MASK1 FROM THE MOVIE 0THE MASK1 WHAT WOULD U DO WITH IT? 3+. DESCRIBE YOUR WOMAN OF THE MILLENNIUM. MISCELLANEOUS 1. AS A WOMAN YOU ARE A PERSON WHO IS PHYSICALLY RESILLANT, MENTALLY TOUGH # SPIRITUALLY FORTFIED. 2. AS AN INDIAN WOMAN YOU ARE PHYSICALLY RESILANT, MENTALLY TOUGH, SPIRITUALLY NOURISHED # FORTIFIED BY A CULTURE THAT GOES BACK BEYOND RECORDED HISTORY. NO OTHERWOMAN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD CAN BOAST OF SUCH A WEALTHOF HERITAGE TO EQUIP # ANCHOR THEM THROUGH THE TURBULANCE # CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN WORLD. 3. AS A MODERN IDIAN WOMAN YOU HAVE ALL OF THE ABOVE -42 2 :82G9. PLUS THE ADVANTAGE OF A LIBERALISED # VISIONARY NEW INDIA. !. AS AN AMBASSADOR OF INDIA YOU SHOULD PRO*ECT TO THE WORLD. INDIA"S RICH TRADITIONS THAT THE MARCH OF TIME HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DESTROY, A CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY, A NATURAL HERITAGE THAT AMA ES WITH IT"S BEAUTY # VARIETY, AN INTELLECTUAL ABILTY THAT COMES DOWN THE AGES FROM PIONEERS LIKE ARYABHATT, RAMAN*U*AM # C V RAMAN TO MODERN DAY TRO*ANSLIKE BOSE, AMARTYA SEN, SABEER BHATIA # ALL THE THOUSANDS OF SILICON VALLEY E,PERTS. INDIA IS A LAND FULL OF GLOTIOUS CONTRADICTIONS. $. ON THE COMMUNAL DISTURBANCESH INDIA IS UNITY DIVERSITY PERSONIFIED&. IT IS ONE HUGE FAMILY& # *UST LIKE ONE CAN ALWAYS E,PECT A FEW FAMILY SQUABBLES NOW # THEN, THERE WLL ALWAYS BE THE ODD FLARE UP. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTICE IS THAT IN THE END, INDIA HAS ALWAYS COME OUT OF ALL SUCH TRIBULATIONS& STRONGER, MORE UNITED # MORE ABLE TO FOIL THE EVIL DESIGNS OF ANTI NATIONAL ELEMENTS # HOSTILE FOREIGN POWERS. %. DESCRIBE THE COLOUR BLUE/RED/ A SUNSET TO A BLIND MANH TO ME COLOURS/ THE SUNSET / SUNRISE ETC. REPRESENT EMOTIONS.. I WOULD TAKE THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED MAN"S HAND IN MINE, ASK HIM TO THINK OF SOMETHING THAT EVOKED THAT PARTICULAR EMOTION IN HIM # THEN SAY, 0WELL, BLUE/ RED/ SUNSET ETC. IS WHAT YOU ARE FELLING LIKE NOW.1

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