PFMI '09: Winners

Pooja Chopra gestures after winning Miss India World crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India '09, Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R)and Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C). (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Shriya Kishore on the stage during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra poses in an ethnic saree designed by Ritu Kumar during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Pooja Chopra on the stage in during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Evolve Femina Miss Photogenic: Dimple Patel (Contestant No. 5) Presented by Dr. Vijay Desai and Ravi Krishnan.  (BCCL)

Dimple Patel walks the ramp after being crowned as Miss Photogenic during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Dimple Patel waves after being crowned as Miss Photogenic during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Ekta Chaudhary poses in an ethnic saree designed by Ritu Kumar during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Miss India World Pooja Chopra gestures after winning crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Ekta Chaudhary waves as she won Miss India Universe crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Top 5 finalists - Ekta Choudhary (Contestant No. 6), Shriya Kishore (Contestant No. 18), Harshita Saxena (Contestant No. 9), Pooja Chopra (Contestant No. 15, Ishita Sarkar (Contestant No. 10) at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Pageant in Mumbai.  (BCCL)

Ekta Chaudhary gestures after winning Miss India Universe crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 contest Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) with Times Group MD, Mr. Vineet Jain in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Ekta Chaudhary blows a kiss after winning Miss India Universe crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L) wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Uma Kadam)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L) wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Uma Kadam)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L) wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Uma Kadam)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L) wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Uma Kadam)

Winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 contest Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) with Times Group MD, Mr. Vineet Jain on the stage after being declared winners in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Miss India World Pooja Chopra gestures after she won crown during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Miss India World Pooja Chopra gestures after she won the crown for Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 contest Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (C), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (R) on the stage after being declared winners in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 contest Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss Earth Shriya Kishore (C) with Times Group MD, Mr. Vineet Jain on the stage after being declared winners in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Winners of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 contest Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L), Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss Earth Shriya Kishore (C) with Times Group MD, Mr. Vineet Jain on the stage after being declared winners in Mumbai on April 5, 2009.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L)wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Sudharak Olwe)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (C), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (R) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L)wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Sudharak Olwe)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (C), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (R) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L)wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Sudharak Olwe)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (L) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (C)wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Sudharak Olwe)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (L) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (C)wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Sudharak Olwe)

Newly selected Miss India World Pooja Chopra (R), Miss India Earth Shriya Kishore (C) and Miss India Universe Ekta Chaudhary (L)wave as they win their respective pageants during Pantaloons Femina Miss India Pageant 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. (BCCL/Sudharak Olwe)

The beauties from all over India are all set to compete for the laurels at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) 2009 as the D-day is scheduled for April 5. Let's have a look at the beauties who made it to the top 20. Hanika Paryani is sure a tough competitor with such beautiful looks. (BCCL)

Aarohi Kadam, 22 years, dreams of hoping to take the crown back home with herself. (BCCL)

Aparajita Sharma, with 5'8.5" height thinks big of being a winner at the PFMI '09. (BCCL)

Deeksha Seth with her perfect vital stats is all set to compete for the Miss India '09 title. (BCCL)

Dimple Patel wants to stand out among all her other contestants and be a clear winner. (BCCL)

Ekta Chowdhry, 22 years is sure that the crown will find its way to her. (BCCL)

Faith Pandey, one of the contestants of PFMI '09 is already in the mood to celebrate. (BCCL)

Harshita Saxena, defines attitude and style her own way. (BCCL)

Ishita Sarkar, that her style to rule at Miss India '09. (BCCL)

Karishma Karnik carves her own niche to victory. (BCCL)

Nandini Vaid shines bright as one of the contestants of PFMI '09. (BCCL)

Niharika Nag keeps her winning secrets to herself. (BCCL)

Don't go by her simple and cute smile, when it comes to clutching the crown, Nishtha Khadiwala is all set. (BCCL)

For Pooja Chopra sky is the limit. (BCCL)

Pooja Hegde wants to spread her wings to the heaven above. (BCCL)

Ragini Dwivedi, delicate like a flower but tough like a stone is among the pretty faces in the competition. (BCCL)

Shriya Kishore, one of the contestants looks haute as she poses for the shutterbugs. (BCCL)

Sonakshi Sajnani, a beauty with timeless elegance. (BCCL)

Tulip Bhattacharya can make her fellow contestants jealous with her awesome figure. (BCCL)