In pictures: Housewives pageantry

Winner Jyoti Nagpal (#2) stands behind 1st runner-up Nisha Sharma (#7, in yellow), 37, during the question and answer test at the semifinal round of the inaugural AAS Housewives Awards 2012 on 19th May 2012 in New Delhi, India. Out of 12 selected semi-finalists, 6 finalists will be chosen based on a question and answer session on stage, and other criteria such as poise. The winner, and 1st and 2nd runner-ups are Jyoti Nagpal (#2), Nisha Sharma (#7) and Seema Sharma (#4)respectively. The awards also served as a platform for Cervical Cancer Awareness. Photo by Suzanne Lee for The National

May 21, 2012

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