Reena Patel Miss Bollywood UK 2009

 Reena Patel Miss Bollywood UK

A British beauty of Indian origin will be whisked off for a Bollywood role after being crowned the first ever Miss Bollywood UK at a gala event in Birmingham.

Reena Patel 23, from London, beat off 14 rivals - whittled down from a long list of 900 - at the star-studded event Saturday night crowned Miss Bollywood UK designed and sponsored by Indian celebrity jewellery designer Shaheen Abbas and Birmingham based Almas Maan. The title also comes with the offer of a Bollywood role and a year's modelling contract.

The winners, chosen from the final 14 contestants, were judged by Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, among others.

Birmingham based Almas Maan had been given the opportunity to get involved in the first event of its kind. Almas Maan who works in Business Banking also serves passion in fashion, beauty and bollywood. Having strong ties in the bollywood industry Almas soon began to experiment with style and fashion in the UK. Coming from  none fashion background, Almas created www.blush –couture.com which sources mumbai’s up and coming ladies fashion wear. For Miss Bollywood Almas was given a task, to dress the seven hostesses in fucia pink, the rest was down to creativity. Almas has now started working closely with young designers in mumbai to bring out the best in her. On this assignment a dear friend and a talented designer, Nasir Khan assisted Almas to put the designs together.

Crown designer Shaheen Abbas based in mumbai is a celebrity jewellery designer. Her work is extremely fashion forward. Her creativity remains unchallenged in the market. From cocktails rings to statement neck pieces, earrings to innovative cuffs her range is diverse and unparalleled. You will spot a Shaheen Abbas piece on stars, socialites and showstoppers. When designing the crown, Almas Maan briefed Shaheen Abbas with only a few words; to keep in mind beauty, elegance and style. “We did not want the crown to follow the norm shape. The crown should reflect feminity with a touch of panache.” Said my Almas Maan This was Shaheen Abbas’s first ever project in designing a crown.

“we would like to just say that it has been a huge opportunity and a real humble experience working with two such exceptional professionals, Zia Choudhury and Kully Kaur. This has certainly been a major platform for not only Birmingham but also to the Asian community to get involved and celebrate in something that is close to their roots.” Said by Almas & Shaheen

Reena Patel, now waits to be flown off to India to live the life of a Bollywood celebrity and will be automatically entered into the finals of Miss Universe Great Britain which will give her an opportunity to compete for the title of Miss Universe.