The beauty queens included 22-year-old Manasvi Mamgai, a well-known Indian model from Delhi who took out the Miss India World title, software engineer Neha Hinge, 23, who was crowned Miss India International, and Nicole Faria, 20, the Bangalore beauty who won Miss Earth Environmental.

The three winners of the Ms India Pageant 2010 flew Air Pacific from Hong Kong along with a supporting film crew.

They were in Fiji as part of Tourism Fiji’s bid to host Miss India 2011. Their first day was spent at the Shangri-La Fijian Resort and Spa in Sigatoka.

Tourism Fiji chief executive Joe Tuamoto said the industry wanted to showcase Fiji’s products and excursions where arrangements were made with properties in the tourism belt.

The trip was offered as part of their prizes and the group was invited by Air Pacific, Tourism Fiji and Tours Managers. The Miss India pageant has a worldwide television audience.

source: http://www.indianweekender.co.nz / Online / Fiji Times / Sunday, Jun 13th, 2010