Miss India 2004: countdown begins

NEW DELHI: The Pond''s Femina Miss India 2004 to be held on March, 2004 invites contestants from all over India with beauty, talent and personality to participate in India''s most prestigious beauty pageant. The winners will go on to represent India at international beauty pageants. The last date for receiving entries is February 8, 2004.
With the last date for entries to the pageant drawing close, Vivek Rampal, category head - Skin Care, Hindustan Lever Ltd.said, "The response has been encouraging and we are delighted to be part of the pageant The Pond''s Femina Miss India is a woman of today who is beautifully radiant and effortlessly stylist, with a perfect balance between the mind and body, between personality and beauty — the very essence that the pageant represents. The Pond''s Femina Miss India Beauty Pageant is a definitive step towards reaffirming Pond''s positioning as a beauty, grooming and skincare specialist for the contemporary Indian woman.�
A P Parigi CEO & MD, Entertainment Network India Ltd. said, "It has always been our endeavour to be associated with brands like Ponds, international brands who demonstrate a convergence of views on how to develop a platform for the contemporary Indian woman. We look forward to an aggressive participation by young aspirants.�