The Ides of March

Slow day at work, last dregs of coffee..and the usual Facebook stalking.. ho hum.

and how could i ignore the latest PFMI update on my newsfeed.

click.click.click. next.next.next.

lage haath ek aur vote for Ms Mishra !

which leads me to the contestants profile page on the the PFMI website.

Amateur models, air hostess, wannable actresses, engineers *cough cough*

Now, for a girl who has never ever followed the Miss India, except for those occasional years with Priyanka, Lara, Diya yada yada yada.. with an entry from saaada engineering college, yea, i follow each and every move of those 16 girls, just like the rest of the college does, and also my mummy.

With every trip I make to Chandigarh, every Gtalk chat I have at work, people ask me "Vote daala tu ne?". I proudly raise my finger, show that indelible ink, and say yes- "BJP..my first time. too bad gunda raaj is back. but u know akhilesh is really sma-.." at this point, Im interpreted just to be corrected, and told that they were talking about saadi Pecobian, Ms Mishra. -.-

After having this conversation for the nth number of time, with Mr PMS/ Mr Casteist/ Mr Too-quick-for-the-buzzer, I have decided to blog down my complete analysis, put my knowledge from McKinsey to test :P and decide what it takes to make or break a PFMI contestant.

As always, I get high..er, by with a lil help from my friends, Bopes, Chuuuu, Cheema and Switti

who's valuable inputs and opinions were welcome at every stage.

Coming to the analysis,

so have a list of the Top 16, based on various criterion (im not going to be secretive about this), and our college jury, I decided to rank girls based on - Looks, Profile, Photos, X-factor (whatever that means. In our case, just basic appeal :|), and lastly whether she would be in your list of Top 5 girls.

Second part of this research, decides odds on what titles saadi Pecobian has a shot at winning. Ms Beautiful Skin ? Ms gorgeous smile ? the top 5 ? Miss India ?

and lastly, I bring you priceless quotes from these wannabe Tanushree Dattas'. Sample this-

"Favorite movie..

SAW series that inspires you to respect your life no matter what "

Waah yaar, clapping ho jaye !

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My vote did go for Ms Mishra.

And she did win :P

My hypothesis was valid.

I should indeed become a consultant at McKinsey !