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Hearing impaired NRI contestant wins international beauty pageant

Britain's Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss India Worldwide, making her the first hearing-impaired contestant to win the beauty pageant.

FP Archives|May 03, 2013, 10:51:32 IST

Washington: Britain's Nehal Bhogaita has won the title of Miss India Worldwide, making her the first hearing-impaired contestant to win the beauty pageant.The first hearing impaired contestant in the pageant's history, Nehal aspires to be a role model for people with disabilities, according to a media statement issued by its organiser Dharmatma Saran of IFC.[caption id="attachment_748769" align="alignleft" width="380"] Nehal, after being crowned Miss India Worldwide. Image courtesy: Facebook.[/caption]During the beauty pageant held in Kuala Lumpur last week, Nehal performed a Bollywood dance routine that highlights her own conviction of never giving up.While she is unable to hear the music, she dances following the vibrations of the beats.The First Runner-Up was Jasveer Kaur Sandhu of Malaysia and Second Runner-Up was Surbhi Sachdev of Oman. The other two finalists in the top five were Geetanjali Kelath of UAE and Ayushi Chhabra of Nigeria.PTI

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