Some laughter moments with Monica Gill at Miss India USA-2013

Monica Gill won Miss India USA in 2013 at Royal Albert's Palace. She went there as a part of Miss India New England team after winning state prelims 'Miss India New England' and 'Miss India Massachusetts'. She also got Miss Catwalk title the same day. Within 15 minutes of her big national win, the media and her fans were around her and she was giving messages to TV channels and media sites, her hands were switching mikes and she would answer the questions as asked by TV9, Awesome TV, TV Asia, Zee TV, Malayam TV, Manan TV...and so on. After 6-7 interviews she burst into laughter at a very special moment and I did not miss recording it. Hope you enjoy!

At Miss India New England, I always talk about a famous quote from Eleanor Roosevelt that says- "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

Monica Gill's winning answer at Miss India New England-2013

This blog is written as a part of week long celebration of Monica Gill's journey as a winner in pageant world. 

A girl who's eyes were on the crown since 2012. Her journey has neither been easy nor small. She became a runner up at Miss India New England -2012 and inspire of not winning the crown, she got plenty of attention from locals, social media and New England based organizations. But she could not go to 'Miss India USA'-2012. It is a difficult decision for contestants to come back next year in same competition if they did not reach the crown in previous year. But for her, staying confined to New England limits was not an option. She wanted to experience a national pageant. 

As 2013 pageant came closer, she became more and more determined about her goals. Finally pageant day arrived November 9th 2013 in Lexington Massachusetts. She became one of the top five with others Sweta Nanavati, Rucha Gor, Henal Motiwala and Ann Thomas. During on stage question- she was asked question by judge Shubhrah Chandra who is a Massachusetts based designer- "What do you think till date are your greatest achievements and biggest disappointments"? 

As logical approach matters more than public speaking skills during this round. (Basic public speaking should still be practiced). A great idea to prepare for Question-Answer round is focussed, logical approach and personal opinion (if the question is about you), while maintaining humble attitude (even if you know too much about the topic). 

I am sharing a video here and you can see how Monica Gill answers the question in a confident yet polite manner with a genuine and logical approach. I hope you also notice how she greets thank you in a Namaste pose. This is what I call a winning answer, and this is just one of many reasons she won the pageant same night and became 'Miss India New England'-2013 and went on to win national pageant in New Jersey and became 'Miss India USA'-2013. In June 2014 she became the first ever Indian girl from Massachusetts/New England to win worldwide pageant 'Miss India Worldwide'- 2014 in Dubai/Abu Dhabi. 

She completed her reign as Miss India Worldwide on September 5th 2015 and crowned another Stephanie Lohale (Miss India Oman) at Lalit Hotel Mumbai. 'Miss India New England' is celebrating her reign and beautiful journey by sharing pictures and videos of her this week. 

Monica Gill's Winning Answer at Miss India New England-2013
Click above for video!