They
were
all
over
the
place,
dazzling
saris
and
ethnic
jewellery
in
place.
Former
pageant
winners
Pooja
Batra,
Diana
Hayden
and
Celina
Jaitley
rubbed
shoulders
with
biggies
from
Hollywood
at
The
12th
Annual
Miss
Showbiz
India
pageant
held
recently
at
the
historic
Alex
Theatre.
Former
Miss
India
and
actress,
Pooja
Batra
was
on
the
panel
of
judges,
which
included
names
such
as
Randall
Wallace
(Oscar-winning
writer
of
Braveheart
and
Pearl
Harbor),
Shani
Rigsbee
(background
score
for
Crash,
House
of
Sand
and
Fog),
Dawn
Thomas
(development
executive
at
Will
Smith's
Overbrook
entertainment)
and
Nicholas
Guilak
(a
regular
on
the
hit
show
24).
Former
Miss
World
Diana
Hayden
hosted
the
show
along
with
the
pageant's
executive
producer
and
former
Miss
LA
India,
Reshma
Dordi.
Anita
Vasan
of
California
was
crowned
the
winner
of
the
coveted
title
this
year,
attended
by
Parminder
Nagra
(Bend
It
like
Beckam),
Naureen
Dewolf
(Ocean's
13)
and
Luenell
(Borat).
The
star-studded
Miss
Showbiz
India
beauty
pageant
has
become
a
premier
Indian
event
in
North
America.
Beginning
with
a
red
carpet
welcome,
the
function
ended
Hollywood
style
with
a
wrap
party
at
Beverly
Hills.
Catch
the
bevy
of
beauties
on
Zee
Cafe
on
Saturday,
August
25,
at
10.30
pm.
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