India contestant wears gown on India's diversity at pageant
Pankhuri Gidwani, India's representative at the Miss Grand International beauty pageant, wore an extensive gown to showcase India's diversity for the event's National Costume round. Describing her costume, the 18-year-old contestant said, "My national costume is a whimsical stage of the dance presentation of the 7 classical Indian dances with the grace of the dancing national bird, the peacock."