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| A cakewalk to the crown | ||
Madhabilata Mitra, Priyanka Laurembaum and Lisa Nandi… Contestant number 20, 12 and 2. The winner, first runner-up and second runner-up of Vatika Honey & Saffron Soap Sananda Tilottama 2006 respectively. So what did these girls have that the others didn't? Was it their beauty, past compare? Was it spectacular brains? While no one can pinpoint the X-factor that placed the crowns on the girls' heads, what the triumphant trio had to say to the judges was certainly a key. Here are samples. A short while after 9 pm… That's when 20 went down to 10. Ten gorgeous girls, nervous and excited. Barry 'Brien, the host for the evening, played a quick game as a warm-up. He turned the table on himself, kicking off the first question-answer round of the evening, but got the girls to shoot the rapid-fire questions — at him. They didn't show mercy. Sample this: Madhabilata: "Hey Barry, what's your waist size?" Barry: 28. (Long pause.) Plus 10. Priyanka: "When was the last time you had a bath?" Barry: "(Trying hard to be believable): Just four hours ago. Alone. Lisa: "If you had to choose Tilottama amongst one of us, who would it be?" Barry: Hmmm, I think it would be number six, 12, 20, 16, 15, 19… It was time for the real Q&A. Each finalist picked up the name of a judge. Rituparna Sengupta to Madhabilata: What is your favourite dream and how do you want to fulfil it? "My dream is to enrich my life with valuable experiences and diverse education." Rajeev Khandelwal to Priyanka: How important is it for you to feel secure with your man and how would you define security? "If a man understands his responsibilities and duties towards me and his family, he would be able to give me security. Of course, money matters too!" Joy Goswami to Lisa: If you were the most beautiful woman in the world, then what would be your message to others who are not as beautiful as you? "I would reach out and tell them that external beauty is not all. The way you behave, the way you treat people, everything is important and beauty is the complete package." Ten down to five…The girls were inching closer to the crown. Heartbeats were quickening. Now for some more flashes of ready wit, as what lay between these five girls and the Tilottama goodies was just "Deemag Ki Batti", the final question round. The common question to each of them: "If children are the future, youth present, then would you term parents as past?" Pens scribbling fast and the seconds ticking away loud — very Pink Floyd, or was it the girls' hearts pounding? The eternity of the one minute was finally over. Here are the answers that worked their way to the judges' heart. Madhabilata: "Without our parents, it is not possible to be present. Without the present there can be no future… So how can our parents be past?" Priyanka: "Parents are the ones who have taught us everything, who brought us into the world. They are the past, present as well as the future." Lisa: "Parents have given us birth, they can never be past. They are king-makers, they make us what we are." |
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