{"id":30498,"date":"2018-07-11T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T15:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=30498"},"modified":"2018-07-11T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T15:45:41","slug":"how-a-new-york-based-support-group-is-mentoring-bengaluru-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=30498","title":{"rendered":"Bengalurean gets crowned in plus-sized modelling contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Bengaluru resident, Sameera Dahiya was crowned the second runner-up at the Miss North India Plus Size 2018 held in Chandigarh on July 8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bengaluru\u00a0 :<\/p>\n<p>A Bengaluru resident, Sameera Dahiya was crowned the second runner-up at the Miss North India Plus Size 2018 held in Chandigarh on July 8.<\/p>\n<p>The second edition of the event included three rounds including a three-day grooming session. Out of 800 women who auditioned for the contest, only 50 were shortlisted.<\/p>\n<p>Conceptualised by Hardeep Arora, the event aims to encourage plus-sized women to embrace their bodies, and prevent body shaming. \u00a0The pageant provides plus-sized models a stage to walk the ramp.<\/p>\n<p>A biker and yoga instructor, Sameera\u2019s tale is an inspirational one. \u201cWhen you travel, it gets difficult to follow a healthy routine. Before I started riding, I weighed 65 kg. Now, I weigh 20 kg more than my ideal weight. Because of a medical condition, my weight hasn\u2019t budged in the last two years,\u201d says Sameera, who was into sports and fitness for 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, she quit her software engineering job and decided to turn her passion for biking into a profession. \u201cI am a professional motorcyclist and I participate in racing and off-roading competitions. I teach women biking, and 60 per cent of 300 participants we have, are plus-sized,\u201d she says, adding that over the years, she\u2019s come to understand that size is not a point of concern.<\/p>\n<p>She highlights the importance of accepting your body type.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just for women. Plus-size men also face similar challenges. Being a slightly larger is not a curse, you just need to take care of your health,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>source: http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com \/ The New Indian Express \/ Home&gt; Cities&gt; Bengaluru \/ by Express News Service \/ July 11th, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bengaluru resident, Sameera Dahiya was crowned the second runner-up at the Miss North India Plus Size 2018 held in Chandigarh on July 8. Bengaluru\u00a0 : A Bengaluru resident, Sameera Dahiya was crowned the second runner-up at the Miss North India Plus Size 2018 held in Chandigarh on July 8. The second edition of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/?p=30498\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bengalurean gets crowned in plus-sized modelling contest<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-culture-entertainment","category-records-all"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30498"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30512,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30498\/revisions\/30512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangalorefirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}