Angul: Odisha-born homemaker Rupali Shaw, who is now residing in Bengaluru with her husband Saroj Kumar Khuntia and 9-year-old son Rishabh, has won the titles of first runner-up and also Mrs. Charming face in the Mrs INDIA Earth Beauty Pageant.
Daughter of Aswini Kumar Shaw (Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Rourkela) and
Jyoshna Shaw (homemaker), is a BE in Electronics and Instrumentation from NIST, Berhampur. She worked as an IT professional for eight years before embracing motherhood nine years ago and has been a homemaker since then.
After winning the beauty pageant, Rupali said, “My journey has been very eventful and happy. I’m a perfectionist and therefore can focus on one thing at a time and give my 100% to it. For the last 3.5 years I’ve been focusing on my overall health and am a live example of wellness. I want to impart my experience to the people and help them live a good life as I believe in implementing on self before preaching others and hence pursuing wellness coaching now.”
“When I saw the advertisement for Mrs. India Earth, I felt like this is my calling. The important thing about this pageant that attracted me the most was its motto, SAVE THE PLANET. I was already very compassionate about our mother nature but this gave me the platform to create awareness amongst the people of the world to do their bit without thinking about others as to what they are doing,” she added.
Rupali had prepared for this pageant very dedicatedly, from selecting the right outfits to showing her creativity in making the props that were eco-friendly as well as showcased her state’s tradition.
“As I’m an ecofriendly person, I didn’t want to invest in the outfits which I won’t wear more than once. The theme of the traditional round was ‘to go eco-friendly’. So I’d made my jewellery using newspaper and ‘gajra’ using shopping bag. I wanted to show my painting prowess also so I’d made the traditional art forms of Orissa (Pattachitra and Saura art) and stitched them on a cotton sambalpuri ‘gamchha’ and used it as a prop,” she said.
“I’m a strong believer of the 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and therefore created my props using the stuff available with me and request every individual to follow the same to save our mother nature. I feel that if I can inspire at least one person and change their life then my mission is accomplished,” added Rupali.
Mrs INDIA Earth gives a platform to married women to re-live their dreams and showcase their talents. It gives an opportunity to show to the world that marriage is the beginning of a new and beautiful phase in a woman’s life and that, we still have it in us.
Around 30 women were chosen as finalists from all-over India and also abroad who went through a series of rounds over a period of 3 days and were judged by some renowned personalities of the country. Finally, 15 contestants were selected for the final Q&A round. The pageant was held in Delhi and the grand finale was on 18th December 2021.
