CHITHIRA JOHNSON CROWNED 8TH MAY QUEEN IN QATAR
BY BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES
Chithira Johnson, a second year BA student from Christ College Bangalore,
hailing from Kerala, crowned 8th May Queen by the Bollywood celebrities
Sudhanshu Pandey, Mouli Ganguly, Kiran Dubey and Mazher Khan. Chithira Johnson
walked away with a Gold Neckless, Airline ticket Doha-Calicut-Doha, weekend
stay for two at the Four Seasons and a wrist watch. She is holidaying in Qatar
at the moment and her dream is to become a Clinical Psychologist.
The first and second runner-up were Judeanne Rosario, a CHN student in Qatar
from Daman & Diu and Vanessa DSouza, MBA graduate from Goa respectively. They
too walked away with a Brunch for two at Sheraton, a dinner for two at Sharq
Village & Spa and a wrist watch. All three are participating for the May Queen
Ball in Bahrain on 22nd May 2008, airline tickets, visas and accommodation
sponsored by Young Goans Club, Bahrain .
15 young charming beauties of different countries like Iran , China , India ,
Egypt , and Bangladesh participated in the contest. This shows that the show is
not only popular among Goans or Indians but people coming from different parts
of the world. All the participants were presented with a rose sponsored by
Gardenia and asked to introduce them selves followed by their question which
determined their intellect. They were all given shopping vouchers at Splash
presented by Praveen Bhatnagar, Chief Operating officer of Centrepoint.
In the beginning, the Event was kicked off to a very great start on the
evening of May 8, 2008 at the Diplomatic Club by Updesh Swar the mood-setter of
the evening, along with FOREFRONT, all the way from Goa . They started off on
the centre of the dance floor with Simply the best with Agatha on the vocals
(originally a Tina Turner track) singing among the crowd along with their
cordless guitars and the crowd pouring in continuously to the great sound and
light effects done by Unique Sound D.J. Mario and Gardenia. The music from the
Forefront kept the young and old on the dancing floor enjoying till the wee
hours of the morning cheering the band and complimenting as one of the best
shows in the Middle East . The vivid scenes of Goa projected on a giant screen
depicted the touristic essence of Goa for the large number of attendees of
different nationalities. High-energy pulsating dance beats, loads of prizes,
Bollywood celebrities, spectacular beauty pageant and Qatar
audience were all the part and parcel of the colossal 8th May Queen Ball.
The Grand march was led by the President Simon DSilva followed by the
Bollywood celebrities Sudhanshu Pandey, Kiran Dubey, Mouli Ganguly, Mazher
Khan, committee members and the members. Before the event was declared open,
President Simon DSilva said, it is a proud moment for him and the Goan Welfare
Association to welcome the galaxy of bollywood celebrities. In his welcome note
he mentioned that in the year 2001, the like minded Goan brothers in Qatar got
together to do something for the Gujarat Earthquake victims and since then the
charity continued annually followed by the Prime Ministers Relief Fund, CRY,
Qatar Church Building Fund, Girl Child Orphans, Orphan Children suffering from
HIV, CARITAS GOA, etc. DSilva said, during these glorious years the
Association has established a relationship with Global Goans around the world
and especially in the Middle East .
Today it is the first time in the history of Goan social events, the
prominent Goan Leaders and Social Activists from the Gulf Countries came
together under one roof in Qatar to grace and patronize the mega event. They
are Francisco Correia, President of Young Goans Club Bahrain, Gerard Fernandes,
its Vice President, Gabriel Crasto, Chairman of Bahrain Goans Football League,
Carmo Santos, Chairman of Goan Cultural Centre Kuwait, Agnello Fernandes Past
President of Navelim Youth Centre Kuwait, Celso Fernandes, Vice President of
The Goan Community of Oman and Bartholomeo Silveira a social activist all the
way from Abu Dhabi. The Asscociation won accolades from the Goan Community
Leaders across the GCC countries for their well organized 8th Annual May Queen
Ball. The event was declared open by the GWA President Simon DSilva while a
big bunch of balloons went up and children popped confettis.
The May Queen contest was co-ordinated by Archie DMello, Director of CEOs
Office , Qatar Airways. It was judged by a panel of three eminent Judges,
Sarita Barretto, a bollywood costume designer, Agnello Fernandes, Past
President of Navelim Youth Centre Kuwait and Gabriel Crasto, Chairman of
Bahrain Goans Football League who is also a Master Compere for different shows.
A Konkani book ZOIT written by Walter Menezes of Quepem, Goa was released
by Hazel Rodrigues, General Secretary of the Association.
In recognition of the Outstanding Young Talent in Tennis, Lizerra Vaz, a Goan
studying at DPS School in Doha has been felicitated by the Goan Welfare
Association and a momento was presented to her through Harish Arora, First
Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Qatar.
The GWA also felicitated through the hands of Harish Arora, First Secretary
at the Indian Embassy, Doha Qatar , to some of the recipients of the
Community Service Leadership Awards from the Goa Governenment. They were
Francisco Correia, President of Young Goans Club Bahrain , Carmo Santos,
Chairman of Goan Cultural Centre Kuwait , Mr. Gabriel Crasto, Chairman of
Bahrain Goans Football League, Celso Fernandes, Vice President of the Goan
Community of Oman and Simon DSilva, President of Goan Welfare Association,
Qatar .
As a token of appreciation GWA President Simon DSilva presented momentos to
Bollywood celebrities Sudhanshu Pandey, Mouli Ganguly, Mazher Khan, Kiren Dubey
and Glen Barretto (Director). Also, a token of appreciation was presented to
Basil Coutinho who is a senior member of the asscociation who flew in from Goa
to attend the show. The Association has honoured Mr. Praveen Bhatnagar, COO of
Centrepoint for committing to continue the title sponsorship every year. The
celebrities were very happy to be a part of the event and appreciated the Goan
Welfare Associations effort to put up such a magnificent show which made them
feel like they are in Goa . They also congratulated the beautiful people of
Doha as they were rocking the party.
The Lucky entrant draw was done by Mouli Ganguly, and the 1st prize was a
Refrigerator sponsored by Elisha Enterprises Calangute Goa, presented by Elisha
Fernandes who also flew in from Goa to partake and support the event. More
lucky entrance prizes were given like guitars, electronics and suit materials.
There were many other electronic and valuable spot prizes given away during the
entire event.
It was a Goan Welfare Association and Splash presentation, where Splash was
the Title Sponsor, Qatari Industrial Equipment was the Co-Sponsor and
Al-Sulaiman Jewellers was Associate Sponsor.
Official Airline was Qatar Airways, Official Hotel was Ramada Plaza, Official
Media Partner Gulf Times, Official Bank Doha Bank and the Official
Video/Photography was Gardenia.
Photos and DVDs of the event are available at Gardenia on 4440789 or contact
Mr. Saher Karaan on 5651578.
GWA thanked all the Sponsors: Mannai Trading Company, Al Muftah Group, Yara
International ASA, Lulu Hypermarket Trading Co., Caspian Pearl, Indoors
Decorators and Beauty Lights, Qatar Trading & Transport Company, Consolidated
Contractors International Company (CCIC), Qatar Kentz, Mega Mart, Trelco
Limited Company, Safari Kansai Co., Insulation Engineering Co., Al-Taqadum
Library, Gulf International Enterprises, Aero Freight Services , Sheraton Doha
Resort & Convention, Four Seasons Hotel, Sharq Village & Spa, Intertec, Westar
Watches Domasco, Royal Goan Beach Club, Modern Home, Q-Soft, Seven Tech for
Office Support, Continental Traders, Indian Airlines, Video Home (LG), Prakkat
Jewellers, Elisha Enterprises Calangute, Cleopatra Travels, Mercure Grand
Hotel, Trust Exchange (State Bank of India), Jet Travels, Unique Choice,
Professional Tools & Trading, Gulf Lights Electrical Engineering, Danem
Engineering Works, Gulf Industrial Projects Development Co., ZAD Marketing &
Distribution, Ooverseas Travel Bureau, B. F. Homes, AXIS Bank, Ansar Gallery,
Seashore Trading, Sigma Paints, Safari Kansai, Regency Tours & Travels,
Kingfisher Airline Ltd., Kebab King, Designer Textiles & Tailors, Swagath
Restaurant and Young Goans Club, Bahrain.
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13/5/2008
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