Model missus

Who says marriage is the last stop for a woman? Definitely not Maureen Wadia. The organiser of the Haier Gladrags Mrs India 2010 is all charged up to break this stereotype. In fact, Wadia is now giving the contest a touch of reality, literally, on television.



WHO: Maureen Wadia
WHAT: Talks about her hunt for a Mrs India
WHERE: Springmills Compound

Her show premiered on TV last night. CS got Wadia to talk about the qualities that she looks for in her "married" models:

1.Women of substance
My contestants need to have an inner strength that shines through them. They also need to be vivacious and attractive. A lot of women let go of themselves after marriage. I think it is important to maintain your looks in order to boost your self-confidence. I look for ordinary women who are striving to achieve extraordinary heights.

2.Off the shelfu00a0
I think the models today lack staying power. It's only the established ones who repeatedly hog the limelight. The others just hang their boots up. Unfortunately, nearly all of our top models are single, except for one or two. We need to be more accepting of married models if they have maintained themselves well and look like a million dollars.

3.Beauty and the beast
I want to break the Indian stereotype of beauty and want to see a change in the Indian matrimonials that appear in the newspapers. You can't always get a perfect, fair, blue-eyed bride. You need to view women differently. Five years ago, no man wanted to marry a working woman. Thankfully, the scene has changed now, but there are many more changes that we need to see.

4.More power to women
If men had to bear children, they would have by now devised a way to deliver them in two months. If they were asked to clean, wash, look after the kids, buy groceries and work u2014 they would collapse in a day. Women are genetically built to multitask. It is unfortunate that many married women underestimate their worth and so get pushed over. They need to believe in themselves and enjoy the fact that they're women.