Pageantry. Fashion. Leadership.
Mentor. Evaluator. Curator. · Ms International World 2021 · Founder, The International Glamour Project
Pageantry. Fashion. Leadership.
Mentor. Evaluator. Curator. · Ms International World 2021 · Founder, The International Glamour Project
About Akshata
Dr Akshata Prabhu is Ms International World 2021 — an international pageant mentor, jury member and curator. With over two decades in modelling and film, she now prepares the women who represent India on the global stage. She is extremely hardworking, determined and passionate. She is the CEO of The International Glamour Project®️ Miss Teen India | Miss India | Mrs India. She is a strong believer in helping and giving back to the community. She is the Cofounder of a non profit organisation- Dream and Believe foundation which is designed to benefit those who are underprivileged and needy. She is a woman of various facets- fashion model, actor, public speaker, entrepreneur and a paediatric dental surgeon. She is the first Indian woman to have won the Ms International World title, crowned in 2021.
A title creates visibility. A method creates results.
Preparation for the international stage was fragmented, and largely closed to women outside established networks. She built the structure that opened it.
Preparation
A structured programme covering stagecraft, communication, interview, camera performance, personal positioning and international readiness — the areas aspiring contestants rarely have access to.
Selection
The International Glamour Project, founded with Swaroop Puranik. National competitions across Teen, Miss and Mrs categories, identifying and preparing India’s international representatives.
Standards
An evaluation framework developed over years of competing and judging — elements of which are now used by pageant organisations beyond her own.
From being judged to setting the standard
Competing meant being assessed in public. The work since has been the other side of that process — defining what is assessed, and representing the field at national platforms.
Co-host, opening carnival parade · Panaji · telecast on Doordarshan
Host, telecast live
National and international pageant systems
Identifying and preparing India’s international representation
Setting The Trends Everyday
Her campaign, runway and editorial work spans two decades — including L’Oréal, Aza Fashions, Times of India, Bombay Times, Chinar – Designs of Kashmir, Prakruti Resorts, LIC – India, DNA, Indian Express, Designs by Archana Kochhar, DD Jewels by Zaveri, Kikoman Indo-Japanese Food, Aishwarya Design Studio. Her most recent brand endorsements are Colgate & Margaritaville at Sea based in USA.
