Participants gear up for Mrs India pageant

Mumbai, Mar 13 (ANI): Here age is no bar and these beautiful women are out to prove that marriage, family and children do not mean the end of the road to make a mark at pageants.

Into its 9th edition the Gladrags 'Mrs India' contest will get underway in Mumbai on Saturday.

"This year, it is going to be a contest that is very different because this is a contest for married woman under the age of 50. We have a lot of contestants who are in the age bracket of 43, 42 and 39. Some of them are mothers of teenagers and some of them are newly wed, but we have a wide range," said Maureen Wadia, the organizer.

The winner will represent India in the Mrs. World pageant.

Launched in 2000, the contest is open to married women under the age of 50. (ANI)