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India.com
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Miss Universe India 2025: Preparations In Full Swing, Check Date-Wise Event List
New Delhi: The Miss Universe India 2025 pageant is now in full swing, with state-level competitions taking place across India. Known as one of the biggest and most respected beauty pageants in the country, this year's event has attracted over 50,000 participants. Finalists from more than 30 cities are competing in over 25 state contests. A total of 51 finalists will be chosen to compete in the grand finale, which will be held in July. The winner will represent India at the Miss Universe global event. The pageant includes auditions, grooming sessions, talent rounds, and panel talks on social issues. Contestants will also take part in various challenges before the final round. Here are some of the upcoming key events: June 2: Miss Universe Madhya Pradesh at Empire Hotel, Bhopal (7 PM onwards) June 4: Joint finale for Miss Universe Delhi, Haryana, and Uttarakhand at The Grand, Vasant Kunj, Delhi (8 PM onwards) June 7: Miss Universe Himachal Pradesh at Baantalai Resort, Hamirpur (6 PM onwards) Each participant is being trained by a team of stylists, makeup artists, choreographers, and designers to help them prepare for the big stage. Miss Universe India has a history of producing international winners. Sushmita Sen made history in 1994 as the first Indian to win Miss Universe, and Harnaaz Sandhu brought the crown home again in 2021. Sushmita Sen recently celebrated the 31st anniversary of her win on Instagram. She shared, "21st May 1994 #Manila. A historical win that introduced an 18yr old Indian girl to the Universe!!! Opening up a world of possibilities, highlighting the strength of hope, the power of inclusion, the generosity of travel the world & to have the privilege of meeting some of the most inspiring defining for sure!!!" "Thank you God, Maa @subhra & Baba @sensubir Happy 31st Anniversary of India's first ever victory at Miss Universe!!! To have the honour of representing my country, I will proudly cherish forever!!! Happy 31st also to my loved ones in the #Philippines to you my darling... Here's to dreams, the impossible I know, the UNIVERSE conspires in our favour!!" she added. Take a look View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sushmita Sen (@sushmitasen47) Meanwhile, the Miss Universe India 2025 event, which is being organized by K Sera Sera Box Office and Glamanand Entertainment, will have its grand finale in July later this year.
India Gazette
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Gazette
Miss Universe India 2025 prep in full swing as state-level events begin across the country
New Delhi [India], May 30: The Miss Universe India 2025 pageant is now in full swing, with state-level competitions taking place across India. Known as one of the biggest and most respected beauty pageants in the country, this year's event has attracted over 50,000 participants. Finalists from more than 30 cities are competing in over 25 state contests. A total of 51 finalists will be chosen to compete in the grand finale, which will be held in July. The winner will represent India at the Miss Universe global event. The pageant includes auditions, grooming sessions, talent rounds, and panel talks on social issues. Contestants will also take part in various challenges before the final round. Here are some of the upcoming key events: June 2: Miss Universe Madhya Pradesh at Empire Hotel, Bhopal (7 PM onwards) June 4: Joint finale for Miss Universe Delhi, Haryana, and Uttarakhand at The Grand, Vasant Kunj, Delhi (8 PM onwards) June 7: Miss Universe Himachal Pradesh at Baantalai Resort, Hamirpur (6 PM onwards) Each participant is being trained by a team of stylists, makeup artists, choreographers, and designers to help them prepare for the big stage. Miss Universe India has a history of producing international winners. Sushmita Sen made history in 1994 as the first Indian to win Miss Universe, and Harnaaz Sandhu brought the crown home again in 2021. Sushmita Sen recently celebrated the 31st anniversary of her win on Instagram. She shared, '21st May 1994 #Manila. A historical win that introduced an 18yr old Indian girl to the Universe!!! Opening up a world of possibilities, highlighting the strength of hope, the power of inclusion, the generosity of travel the world & to have the privilege of meeting some of the most inspiring defining for sure!!!' 'Thank you God, Maa @subhra & Baba @sensubir Happy 31st Anniversary of India's first ever victory at Miss Universe!!! To have the honour of representing my country, I will proudly cherish forever!!! Happy 31st also to my loved ones in the #Philippines to you my darling... Here's to dreams, the impossible I know, the UNIVERSE conspires in our favour!!' she added. Take a look Meanwhile, the Miss Universe India 2025 event, which is being organized by K Sera Sera Box Office and Glamanand Entertainment, will have its grand finale in July later this year. (ANI)
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Llandudno waiters to retire after 42 years of working together
For the past 42 years they have waited tables together from morning until night, but are about to be separated by Ellerton, 65, John Paul Rodrigues, 63 and Nelson Rodrigues, 65 are fondly known as "the three amigos" by staff and guests at the Empire Hotel in Llandudno in Conwy, north David will work his last shift this month and Nelson will begin cutting back his hours in May."I've done my best to try to keep them here... but David has made his mind up that he's going and I'll miss him, I'll definitely miss him," said John Paul."It's the end of an era, really," said the hotel's owner Elyse Waddy. John Paul and Nelson both started working at the hotel straight from school aged 15 and have worked there for 47 and 45 years respectively. David joined straight after catering college and has been in the job for a mere 42 the decades they've seen each other through marriages, children and and John Paul share a love of Liverpool FC."We have a good laugh," said Nelson."We can have a joke together, said David."But we have grumpy days." The job is not for the faint three do split shifts, arriving at about 07:00 GMT and finishing at about 11:30 before returning at 17:00 and finishing sometime between 21:00 and 22:00."Pretty much the whole of their time is devoted to the hotel and they've devoted all of their lives," said the end of a day working the 120-cover restaurant they like to compare how many steps they have clocked up."On a Sunday I do about 32,000 steps," said Nelson."If we're really busy in the summer we can say we've nearly walked to Chester - about 35 miles," said David. The 64-room hotel in the centre of the seaside resort has been run by Elyse's family for almost 80 years and Elyse grew up there."My grandparents started in 1946, then it was my parents and then myself, and hopefully my daughter will take over from me," she added that many of the staff had been there for a number of years and 80% of the guests were regulars."They all come in and say 'nice to see you, nice to see you're still here'," said Nelson."We try and entertain the guests, not to annoy them too much because they're on holiday," said the years they said they had served everyone from singer Tom Jones to politician Edwina Hart but many of the guests made a lasting impression. "A few of the guests have nicknames," giggled David."We have a party that comes in and when they sit down for dinner they swap partners around on the chairs," explained Nelson."Dave calls them the wife swappers - he says 'ooh the wife swappers are here again'."We've told them this," said John Paul."They're all right with it. They had a good laugh."They said "99.9%" of guests were "really nice".But what makes for a difficult guest?"Vegetarian. Vegan," laughed David."People asking for things that aren't on the menu," said John Paul. Have there been any Fawlty Towers moments over the years?"How about a porter wearing a pair of shoes from lost property and the person turning up to claim them?," laughed David."He said 'yes, I've got them on'," laughed John have been countless incidents, like guests stuck in lifts or flooding from a bedroom cutting off the kitchen lights."Once the night porter went to drain the swimming pool but he left the drain open all night and when he came back in the morning the pool was empty," laughed John Paul."That was a big problem because it took about a week to fill it back up." The hospitality industry is often considered a transient business with people working a season before moving three said they had worked with hundreds of people who had come and gone over the years - so what has kept them there so long?"Having Christmas off," said year the hotel closes for several days."They let you get on with your job," said John Paul."We just keep going." John Paul plans to keep working for another five or six years."The guests say to me 'oh no John, what are you going to do after you've lost your two partners?' And I say 'I'm just going to have to keep going and see what happens'," he is looking forward to the free time."It's one of those things, you can't go on forever and I'm getting quite used to the idea."He plans to visit family and friends and also his beloved Railway Museum in plans to ease himself in slowly by cutting back his hours and taking more holidays."You think about all the years you've worked here and that you're going to miss it," he said."After 45 years you're bound to miss it... I'm here more time than I am at home.""We've all grown up together and now we're growing old together," said Elyse."It's starting to sink in a bit and yeah, I'll miss them a lot... it's the end of an era."
