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[[File:gladrags manhunt2.jpg|220px|thumb|The winners of Gladrags Manhunt and MegaModel 2008]]
[[File:gladrags manhunt2.jpg|220px|thumb|The winners of Gladrags Manhunt and MegaModel 2008]]
'''''[[Gladrags (India)|Gladrags]]''''' is an [[India]]n [[magazine]] which features modeling and related events. Every year they conduct the Manhunt and Megamodel Contest, a unisex pageant in India. At the contest the most appealing male and female models are selected as winner and runners-up and the magazine promotes them.
'''''[[Gladrags (India)|Gladrags]]''''' is an Indian [[magazine]] which features modeling and related events. Every year they conduct the Manhunt and Megamodel Contest, a unisex pageant in India. At the contest the most appealing male and female models are selected as winner and runners-up and the magazine promotes them.


The current winners of Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel India are 21 year old Ansh Duggal of New Delhi and Karuna Singh of Chandigarh.
The current winners of Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel India are 21 year old Ansh Duggal of New Delhi and Karuna Singh of Chandigarh.
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| style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Rajat Bedi]]
| style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Rajat Bedi]]
| style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>4th Runner Up</center>
| style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|4th Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|-
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|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Dino Morea]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Dino Morea]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>1st Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|1st Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Zulfi Syed]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Zulfi Syed]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>4th Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|4th Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|-
|-
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| style="background:lightyellow;"|Balbir Meena
| style="background:lightyellow;"|Balbir Meena
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Rajasthan]]
| style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
| style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
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|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>1st Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|1st Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"| Regi Verghese
|style="background:lightyellow;"| Regi Verghese
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Hyderabad]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Hyderabad]]
| style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
| style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
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|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Rajeev Singh]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Rajeev Singh]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>[[Manhunt International 2001]]</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|[[Manhunt International 2001]]}}
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>Sharmoon Best Dressed Gentleman<br>Best National Costume</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|Sharmoon Best Dressed Gentleman<br>Best National Costume}}
|-
|-
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Manhunt International 2002|2002]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Manhunt International 2002|2002]]
|style="background:lavender;"|Nitin Singh
|style="background:lavender;"|Nitin Singh
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 15</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 15}}
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"| Pawan Setpal
|style="background:lightyellow;"| Pawan Setpal
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center>Mr. Photogenic - 1st Runner Up</center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|Mr. Photogenic - 1st Runner Up}}
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|-
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Manhunt International 2006|2006]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Manhunt International 2006|2006]]
|style="background:lavender;"|Aryan Baruah
|style="background:lavender;"|Aryan Baruah
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 15</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 15}}
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Mister Personality - 2nd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Mister Personality - 2nd Runner Up}}
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|-
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Manhunt International 2007|2007]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Manhunt International 2007|2007]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Abhimanyu Jain
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Abhimanyu Jain
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>4th Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|4th Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|Romeo Gates
|style="background:lavender;"|Romeo Gates
|style="background:lavender;"|[[London]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[London]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 15</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 15}}
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Mister Internet Popularity</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Mister Internet Popularity}}
|-
|-
|style="background:lavender;"|2010
|style="background:lavender;"|2010
|style="background:lavender;"|Ahran Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|Ahran Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 16</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 16}}
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Mister Internet Popularity</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Mister Internet Popularity}}
|-
|-
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Manhunt International 2011|2011]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Manhunt International 2011|2011]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"| Shashvath Seth
|style="background:lightyellow;"| Shashvath Seth
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|Arry Dabas
|style="background:lavender;"|Arry Dabas
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 15 </center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 15 }}
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Mister Photogenic </center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Mister Photogenic }}
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Shabbir Ali
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Shabbir Ali
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center>Best Asian Model</center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|Best Asian Model}}
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|-
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2001
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2001
|style="background:lightyellow;"| [[Abhinav Gautam]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"| [[Abhinav Gautam]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center>Best Asian Model</center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|Best Asian Model}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#fadadd;"|2002
|style="background:#fadadd;"|2002
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Vijay Balhara
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Vijay Balhara
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>4th Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|4th Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>Best Gentleman</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|Best Gentleman}}
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|-
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2003
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2003
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Ganesh Venkatraman]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Ganesh Venkatraman]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Sidharth Shukla]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Sidharth Shukla]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>Best Model of the World</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|Best Model of the World}}
|style="background:palegreen;"|
|style="background:palegreen;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:#fadadd;"|Abhimanyu Jain
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Abhimanyu Jain
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Rajasthan]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>3rd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|3rd Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>Mister Photo-model</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|Mister Photo-model}}
|-
|-
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2007
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2007
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Romeo Gates
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Romeo Gates
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[London]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[London]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|
|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Prateek Balhara
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Prateek Balhara
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Lara Dutta]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Lara Dutta]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>Miss Intercontinental 1997</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|Miss Intercontinental 1997}}
|style="background:palegreen;"|
|style="background:palegreen;"|
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Tora Khasigar
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Tora Khasigar
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Assam]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Assam]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|[[Aanchal Kumar]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Aanchal Kumar]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Semi-finalist</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Semi-finalist}}
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|[[Koena Mitra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Koena Mitra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 12</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 12}}
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|Rakhee Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|Rakhee Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Semi-finalist</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Semi-finalist}}
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:#fadadd;"|Deepti Gujral
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Deepti Gujral
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>3rd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|3rd Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|}
|}
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|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Candice Pinto]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Candice Pinto]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>[[Miss Tourism International|Miss Tourism International 2001]]</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|[[Miss Tourism International|Miss Tourism International 2001]]}}
|style="background:palegreen;"|
|style="background:palegreen;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Tejinder Kaur
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Tejinder Kaur
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[New Delhi]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[New Delhi]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Deepa Chari
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Deepa Chari
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Parul Chaudhry
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Parul Chaudhry
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:#fadadd;"|Shriya Singh
|style="background:#fadadd;"|Shriya Singh
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|style="background:#fadadd;"|<center>2nd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:#fadadd;"|{{center|2nd Runner Up}}
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|style="background:#fadadd;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Anousha Chauhan
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Anousha Chauhan
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[New Delhi]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[New Delhi]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|Mahima Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|Mahima Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Pune]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Pune]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 10</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 10}}
|style="background:lavender;"|
|style="background:lavender;"|
|}
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|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Zabina Abdul Rashid Khan|Zabina Khan]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Zabina Abdul Rashid Khan|Zabina Khan]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>Miss Tourism Queen International 2004</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|Miss Tourism Queen International 2004}}
|style="background:palegreen;"|<center>Miss Disco Queen<br>Miss Charm - 2nd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:palegreen;"|{{center|Miss Disco Queen<br>Miss Charm - 2nd Runner Up}}
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|-
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2005
|style="background:lightyellow;"|2005
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Neha Oberoi
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Neha Oberoi
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
|-
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|style="background:lavender;"|Rupali Suri
|style="background:lavender;"|Rupali Suri
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 16</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 16}}
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Miss Personality - 2nd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Miss Personality - 2nd Runner Up}}
|-
|-
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Miss Tourism Queen International 2007|2007]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Miss Tourism Queen International 2007|2007]]
|style="background:lavender;"|Mahima Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|Mahima Chaudhary
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 16</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 16}}
|style="background:lavender;"|<center>Miss Personality<br>Best Evening Gown - 2nd Runner Up</center>
|style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Miss Personality<br>Best Evening Gown - 2nd Runner Up}}
|-
|-
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Miss Tourism Queen International 2008|2008]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Miss Tourism Queen International 2008|2008]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Devyani Mandavgane
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Devyani Mandavgane
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center>'Disco Queen</center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|'Disco Queen}}
|-
|-
|}
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| style="background:lavender;"|Amanpreet Kaur Wahi
| style="background:lavender;"|Amanpreet Kaur Wahi
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|style="background:lavender;"|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| style="background:lavender;"|<center>Top 10 Semi-finalists</center>
| style="background:lavender;"|{{center|Top 10 Semi-finalists}}
| style="background:lavender;"|
| style="background:lavender;"|
|}
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Jacqueline D’souza
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Jacqueline D’souza
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Karnataka]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Zinobia Boocha
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Zinobia Boocha
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[New Delhi]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[New Delhi]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Mugdha Godse]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Mugdha Godse]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Deepa Chari
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Deepa Chari
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Aarti Sharma
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Aarti Sharma
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Haryana]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Haryana]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|style="background:lightyellow;"|
|-
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Mahima Chaudhary
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Mahima Chaudhary
|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Maharashtra]]
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|{{center|<small>''Unplaced''</small>}}
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Payal Tarafdar
|style="background:lightyellow;"|Payal Tarafdar
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Assam]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|Ankita Mohapatra
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|style="background:lightyellow;"|[[Odisha]]
|style="background:lightyellow;"|<center><small>''Unplaced''</small></center>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100311194325/http://www.gladrags.in/contests/megamodel_manhunt/ Gladrags Megamodel Manhunt]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100311194325/http://www.gladrags.in/contests/megamodel_manhunt/ Gladrags Megamodel Manhunt]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029231518/http://www.rupalisuri.com/ Rupali Suri Gladrags Megamodel]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029231518/http://www.rupalisuri.com/ Rupali Suri Gladrags Megamodel]
 
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Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest
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The winners of Gladrags Manhunt and MegaModel 2008
Formation1994
FounderMaureen Wadia
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMumbai
Location
Membership
Manhunt International
Best Model of the World
Miss Intercontinental
Miss Tourism International
Official language
Hindi, English
President
Maureen Wadia
Parent organisation
Gladrags India
Websitewww.gladrags.in
The winners of Gladrags Manhunt and MegaModel 2008

Gladrags is an Indian magazine which features modeling and related events. Every year they conduct the Manhunt and Megamodel Contest, a unisex pageant in India. At the contest the most appealing male and female models are selected as winner and runners-up and the magazine promotes them.

The current winners of Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel India are 21 year old Ansh Duggal of New Delhi and Karuna Singh of Chandigarh.

They first conduct a round of selection from the regions and then post all the elimination rounds for the final contestants. The group undergoes training including physical fitness, grooming, catwalk, diction and speech.

Gladrags Manhunt Contest[edit]

History[edit]

The first Gladrags Manhunt Contest India was held in 1994, Rajat Bedi of Punjab was the first winner. He represented India at Manhunt International 1994 held in Greece and was awarded 4th Runner Up in the finale.

International achievements[edit]

In 2001, Rajeev Singh of Rajasthan became the first Asian and Indian to win the Manhunt International contest. He also won two sub-awards at the contest including Sharmoon Best Dressed Gentleman Award and Best in National Costume. After his victory he established himself in the Indian fashion industry as a successful model.

India has produced many runners-up at the pageant, most notably Dino Morea, Zulfi Syed and John Abraham, all of whom have since established themselves in the Bollywood industry. The contest has also given India some of the finest models ever seen by Indian fashion industry like supermodel Muzamil Ibrahim, actor and model Sidharth Shukla, model Farhad Shahnawaz, actor and model Abhimanyu Jain, 4th runner up Manhunt International 2006 and Arry Dabas, semifinalist in 2012. Other notable winners include Romeo Gates,[1] Ahran Chaudhary and Ravi Awana.

In 2005, Sidharth Shukla, runner-up of Gladrags Manhunt 2004, represented India at the Best Model Of The World contest held in Turkey and became the first Indian to win the title. Later Shukla became a famous model in India and star in the Indian film industry.

Winners of Gladrags Manhunt India[edit]

Year Winner State
1994 Kelly Dorji, Rishabh Loomba, Rajat Bedi Punjab
1995 Dino Morea Karnataka
1996-97 Zulfi Syed Karnataka
1998 Tarun Arora Assam
1999 John Abraham Maharashtra
2000 Regi Verghese Hyderabad
2001 Rajeev Singh Rajasthan
2002 Nitin Singh Maharashtra
2003 Muzamil Ibrahim Jammu and Kashmir
2004 Hrishant Goswami New Delhi
2005 Pawan Setpal Maharashtra
2006 Abhimanyu Jain Rajasthan
2007 Romeo Gates London
2008 Karan Ambardar New Delhi
2009 Prateek Balhara Haryana
2010 Aaran Chaudhary Uttar Pradesh
2011-12 Sam Kapoor London, UK
2013-14 Ravi Awana Uttar Pradesh
2016-17 Ansh Duggal New Delhi

Representatives to Manhunt International[edit]

  • The winner of the Gladrags Manhunt represents India at Manhunt International, but if for any reason the winner is unable to compete then a runner up is sent to the pageant.
Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
1994 Rajat Bedi Punjab
4th Runner Up
1995 Dino Morea Karnataka
1st Runner Up
1997 Zulfi Syed Karnataka
4th Runner Up
1998 Balbir Meena Rajasthan
Unplaced
1999 John Abraham Maharashtra
1st Runner Up
2000 Regi Verghese Hyderabad
Unplaced
2001 Rajeev Singh Rajasthan
Manhunt International 2001
Sharmoon Best Dressed Gentleman
Best National Costume
2002 Nitin Singh Maharashtra
Top 15
2005 Pawan Setpal Maharashtra
Unplaced
Mr. Photogenic - 1st Runner Up
2006 Aryan Baruah
Top 15
Mister Personality - 2nd Runner Up
2007 Abhimanyu Jain Rajasthan
4th Runner Up
2008 Romeo Gates London
Top 15
Mister Internet Popularity
2010 Ahran Chaudhary Uttar Pradesh
Top 16
Mister Internet Popularity
2011 Shashvath Seth Maharashtra
Unplaced
2012 Arry Dabas Karnataka
Top 15
Mister Photogenic
2014 Gaurav Kumar New Delhi

Representatives to Best Model of the World[edit]

  • The winner of the Gladrags Manhunt represents India at the Best Model of the World contest, but if for any reason the winner is unable to compete then a runner up is sent to the pageant.
Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
2000 Shabbir Ali Karnataka
Unplaced
Best Asian Model
2001 Abhinav Gautam Maharashtra
Unplaced
Best Asian Model
2002 Vijay Balhara Maharashtra
4th Runner Up
Best Gentleman
2003 Ganesh Venkatraman Maharashtra
Unplaced
2005 Sidharth Shukla Maharashtra
Best Model of the World
2006 Abhimanyu Jain Rajasthan
3rd Runner Up
Mister Photo-model
2007 Romeo Gates London
Unplaced
2009 Prateek Balhara Maharashtra
Unplaced

Photographs of some notable winners of Gladrags Manhunt Contest[edit]

Gladrags Megamodel Contest[edit]

History[edit]

The first Megamodel contest was held in 1994, and girls all across the country competed for the coveted title. Shweta Menon of Kerala was declared the winner.

Lara Dutta later established herself as a leading Bollywood actress.

Winners[edit]

year Winner Age Height State Country
1994 Shweta Menon 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Kerala India
1995 Lara Dutta 16 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Karnataka India
1996 Aditi Gowitrikar 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Maharashtra India
1997-98 Tora Khasigar 17 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Assam India
1999 Aanchal Kumar 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Punjab India
2000 Candice Pinto 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Maharashtra India
2001 Koena Mitra 16 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Maharashtra India
2002 Mugdha Godse 16 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Mahashrta India
2003 Deepti Gujral 17 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Maharashtra India
2004 Deepa Chari 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Maharashtra India
2005 Niki D Souza 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Maharashtra India
2006 Arti Sharma 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Haryana India
2007 Mahima Chaudhary 17 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Pune India
2008 Payal Tarafdar 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Assam India
2009 Ankita Mohapatra 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Odisha India
2010 Arshina Trivedi 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) London United Kingdom
2011-12 Sakshi Chaudhary 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) New Delhi India
2013-14 Charlotte Claire 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Mumbai India
2015
2016-17 Karuna Singh 20 Chandigarh India

Representatives to Miss Intercontinental[edit]

  • The winner of Gladrags Megamodel represented India at Miss Intercontinental from 1997 to 2003.
  • Earlier Femina Teen Princess held the franchise of Miss Intercontinental pageant in India.
  • From 2011, Indian Princess holds the franchise of Miss Intercontinental in India.
Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
1997 Lara Dutta Karnataka
Miss Intercontinental 1997
1998 Tora Khasigar Assam
Unplaced
1999 Aanchal Kumar Punjab
Semi-finalist
2001 Koena Mitra Maharashtra
Top 12
2002 Rakhee Chaudhary Karnataka
Semi-finalist
2003 Deepti Gujral Maharashtra
3rd Runner Up

Representatives to Miss Tourism International[edit]

Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
2001 Candice Pinto Maharashtra
Miss Tourism International 2001
2002 Tejinder Kaur New Delhi
Unplaced
2003 Deepa Chari Maharashtra
Unplaced
2004 Parul Chaudhry Maharashtra
Unplaced
2005 Shriya Singh Punjab
2nd Runner Up
2009 Anousha Chauhan New Delhi
Unplaced
2010 Mahima Chaudhary Pune
Top 10

Representatives to Miss Tourism Queen International[edit]

Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
2004 Zabina Khan Maharashtra
Miss Tourism Queen International 2004
Miss Disco Queen
Miss Charm - 2nd Runner Up
2005 Neha Oberoi Maharashtra
Unplaced
2006 Rupali Suri Maharashtra
Top 16
Miss Personality - 2nd Runner Up
2007 Mahima Chaudhary Maharashtra
Top 16
Miss Personality
Best Evening Gown - 2nd Runner Up
2008 Devyani Mandavgane Maharashtra
Unplaced
'Disco Queen

Representatives to Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International[edit]

Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
2005 Roopa Howaldar
2004 Amanpreet Kaur Wahi Punjab
Top 10 Semi-finalists

Representatives to Best Model of the World[edit]

  • The winner of the Gladrags Megamodel contest represented India at Best Model of the World contest, but if for any reason the winner was unable to compete then a runner up was sent to the pageant.
Year Representative State Ranking Special awards
2000 Jacqueline D’souza Karnataka
Unplaced
2001 Zinobia Boocha New Delhi
Unplaced
2002 Mugdha Godse Maharashtra
Unplaced
2003 Deepa Chari Maharashtra
Unplaced
2006 Aarti Sharma Haryana
Unplaced
2007 Mahima Chaudhary Maharashtra
Unplaced
Miss Friendship
2008 Payal Tarafdar Assam
Unplaced
2009 Ankita Mohapatra Odisha
Unplaced

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Romeo Gates, Mahima Chaudhary win Gladrags Megamodel and Manhunt Contest". oneindia.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.

External links[edit]

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