Arshdeep of Canada crowned Miss World Punjaban 2010

Ludhiana : Walking away with the crown of Miss World Panjaban 2010 was a dream Arshdeep Kaur Gosal from Toronto, Canada, had nurtured since the time she first visited India a few years ago. However, 18-year-old Arshdeep did not expect her dream to come true so early on in life. "I am very happy. The victory is all the more special as with it comes a testimony that Punjabis like me who are settled on foreign shores are as Punjabi at heart as the ones who live on the motherland," remarked Arshdeep, soon after winning the title. Arshdeep was crowned Miss World Panjaban 2010 at a glittering mega event based on the rich colourful culture of Punjab.

Navreet Sandhu of the US and Harpreet Kaur Johal of Ropar grabbed the titles of first and second runners up respectively and mesmerised the impressive gathering of over 50,000 at Glada Ground, Ludhiana, late last evening. The titles of Miss Beautiful Eyes and Miss Beautiful Smile were conferred upon Amandeep Bhambra and Monica Singh ‘Italy’ respectively, while Harminder Arora of Ludhiana walked away with the title of Miss Congeniality. Harsimran Kaur of Spain got the title of Best Solo Dance Performance and Simran Kaur Guraian of Mumbai won the coveted title of Miss Glowing Skin. Parneet Kaur of Patiala bagged the title of Sughar Siani Punjaban while Barinder Kaur of Muktsar got the title of Budhimaan Punjaban. Gurpreet Aulakh bagged Gidhian Di Rani.

The event was divided into seven rounds and started with the Punjabi bridal round which left the audience spellbound. The round was won by Karampal Kaur Mand of the US. The jury comprised of famous Bollywood actress Divya Dutta, Iqbal Mahal from Canada, broadcaster and presenter, Dr Inderjeet Singh, registrar, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, model-actor Sudhanshu Pandey, Punjabi folk singer Dolly Gulleria and Rajiee M Shinde, COO of PTC Channel. Asha Sharma from California, US, and Nirmal Jaura anchored the show that witnessed performances by several international stars, including famous singers Jazzy B, Amrinder Gill, Simran Goraya, Harjeet Harman and Rimmy J.