Gagan Singh
Jatin Taneja from the Indian state of Gujarat was elected the very first Rubaru Mr India Grand International (representative for international pageant based in Brazil) at this year’s Rubaru Mr India pageant concluded extravagantly on April 30, 2019 at Sea Princess hotel in the city of dreams, Mumbai. This was the sixteenth edition of Rubaru Mr. India pageant. He will represent India at the upcoming edition of international modelling competition, Mister Grand International Pageant to take place in coming months.
Mister Grand International pageant is an annual international modelling competition for men, based in Brazil. The said international pageant is one of the most-well established international pageants for men based in the South American continent. It is famous for its series of different pre-pageant actives and preliminary events. Jatin is going to be the first Indian representative to the said international modelling competition.
Jatin Taneja belongs to the city of Surat and is currently based in Mumbai. He is 23 years old and holds a bachelor’s degree in software engineering and technology from Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology. He is a software engineer and model by profession. He stands 5 ft and 11 inches tall and has black hair and brown eyes. He had one of the best physiques at this year’s Mr India pageant. His tall, perfectly-sculpted and well-toned body won him massive appreciation at the pageant. Apart from that, it was his intellect, charisma, confidence and very versatile personality that put him apart from the rest.
This year 38 candidates competed for the title of Rubaru Mr India 2019. At the pageant, the candidates were judged on various parameters like confidence, personality, looks, fitness, nature, communication skills, on and off stage presentation, on and off camera presentation, runway skills and many more. The candidates took part in different segments of the pageant that included individual interviews, formal wear round, ethnic wear round and health and fitness round. The final judgement was made taking under consideration the performances of the candidates during all these preliminary events and the overall performance of each candidate during and prior to the finale.
Rubaru Mr India pageant is an annual event in India. It is regarded as the biggest and most prestigious pageant for men. The event is owned by Rubaru Group, headed by its founder and president, Sandeep Kumar and Pankaj Kharbanda is the current vice president of the organization. The contest was established in the year 2004 making it the longest running annual male pageant of India. Rubaru Mr India pageant is often referred to as ‘the goldmine of handsome faces’ in India for producing extremely handsome and good-looking Indian male models and titleholders. The pageant also holds the record of being associated to maximum number of international modelling contests and pageants in India. Since the pageant’s inception in the year, 2004, it has sent India’s representatives to more than 15 different international pageants for men across the globe. It also holds the record of producing maximum number of international award-winning models of Indian origin when it comes to male pageantry in India. Over the years, the pageant has produced several notable winners, who have excelled in different fields like showbiz, fashion, medicine, technology, politics, sports etc. and have brought laurels and pride to India on multiple occasions.
