PFMI 2012: Final 20 unveiled! (India)

The countdown has begun as Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2012, the country's most prestigious beauty pageant is back with a bang. The top 20 contenders for the coveted crown have been announced.

The shortlisted 20 finalists are:

Aastha Sidhana

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Nikita Dutta

Shruti Tuli

Sukalpa Das

Ruhi Singh

Sana Khan

Shamata Anchan

Sneha Upadhyay

Sonam Pachey

Sonampreet Bajwa

Vanya Mishra

Vidhi Bhardwaj

Erica Fernandes

Farah Hussain

Himakshi Agarwala

Ipsita Pati

Karuna Dogra

Prachi Mishra

Priyanka Verma

Rochelle Maria Rao

The qualifying finalists will now take part in the Grand Finale of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant in March 2012, which will crown the three Miss Indias - Miss India-World, Miss India-Earth and Miss India-International.

Watch this space for more on the pageant as India buzzes with excitement and gears up to crown the next beauty queens.

source: Times of India