Mysuru: Mysuru-born Swetha Singh Shamsundar, now settled in Manchester, UK, was crowned Mrs. India First Runner-Up at an event held at Feathers Hotel in Chennai on July 4.

A total of 47 contestants had qualified for the finals in which Swetha Singh was crowned the first runner-up.

The final round featured Mrs. India North 2017, Mrs. India South 2017, Mrs. India West 2017, Mrs. India Karnataka 2017, Mrs. India Kerala 2017, Mrs. India Rajasthan 2017, Mrs. India Himachal Pradesh 2017 and Mrs. India Chhattisgarh.

Bony Sashidharan – Hair Expert, Neetha Bhoopalan – Foods Branding Expert & Celebrity Food Consultant, Dr. Mayil Vaganan Dorai – Scientific Professional and Nalli Kuppuswami and Dr. Renuka David, both Women Entrepreneurs, were the judges for the gala event.

Representing the pageant as an international candidate, Swetha, who also won the Miss Sparkling Diva 2017 title, is the daughter of Shamsundar Singh and Deepti Gomes. Married to Danda Nagarjun Reddy, she works as the Head of Software Quality Insurance for a private firm in UK. Being a member of PETA, Swetha wants to support the cause of animal welfare during her reign.

Mrs. India is the only beauty pageant in the country which provides a gateway to international platforms for Indian married women and is founded by Deepali Phadnis, former Mrs. Asia International.