Miss India Australia Quest is designed to showcase all of the above and more. This Australian Indian Quest is an exclusive platform to discover and promote new Indian women talent in Australia. The platform embraces both Australian and Indian cultures to showcase the best in the modern Indian Australian woman. Keeping with this objective Miss India Australia has kept away from the typical format of a “pageant”. Sorry .... But no swimsuit rounds here!

Some of the prizes the winners get have included a fully paid for trip overseas, accommodation, sightseeing, photographic shoots, international magazine covers, gift hampers and last but not least glory and exposure which comes with such a prestigious title.

Most of all we all know there is always one winner but it is what each participant does with the experience of this unique platform that counts!

The winner of the Miss India Australia Quest gets tremendous media exposure and an opportunity of a lifetime to represent Australia in the internationally established Miss India Worldwide Pageant. Contestants from over 25 countries participate in this event. It is an amazing experience for each of the participants.

The inaugural Miss India Australia™ Quest was launched in 2003, the first ever-national quest in Australia for women of Indian origin. The event was a tremendous success and got widespread coverage in the Australian media including Sydney Morning Herald as well as Indian media both in Australia and India. The Quest and it's contestants have been covered in the media including Times of India, Tribune, Hindustan Times, DNA, Femina magazine to name a few. In 2003 the event was attended by almost 1000 people and hailed as one of the best events in its category by the Australian Indian Community. The winner Rashi Chandhok, from Sydney, represented Australia in San Francisco at the world event in 2003.

Many celebrities including Hollywood cinematographer Peter Menzies Junior, Bollywood actor/producer Sanjay Suri, Miss India Worldwide Purva Merchant, from Seattle, USA, attended Year 2004’s event in Sydney. Vimala Raman winner of Miss India Australia 2004, represented Australia in the World quest in Mumbai and mingled with some of the celebrities of Bollywood. Veteran Tamil Indian director of over 95 films K. Balachander chose Vimala Raman as a lead actress in his film Poi. K Balachander is the doyen of Indian cinema who has created Bollywood hits like Roja and Eik Duje Ke Liye and has been the person to launch the careers of Indian film stars like Kamala Hasan. Vimala is now a famous south Indian film star, who lives in India shooting for feature films, TV commercials and print campaigns. Vimala was awarded a film award in Dubai in 2007 and has completed over 10 films in India since winning Miss India Australia title in 2004. Not bad for a true blue Aussie girl!

Some of the guests who have graced the stage at the Miss India Australia events have been Indian TV celebrity Shweta Kawaatra, legendary West Indian cricketer Michael Holding and many high profile Indian and Australian members of the community.

In 2007 Australian SBS TV featured the making of Miss India Australia 2006 documentary "The Pageant" which was broadcasted on national Australian TV at least twice since November 2007. Kiara Podesta, from Melbourne, was the winner in 2006.

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MISS INDIA AUSTRALIA Quest [Miss India Australia is an affiliate of Miss India Worldwide™]
Miss India Australia, Proprietor: Karigar (Australia) Pty. Ltd.