Rishi Raj's best style tips for aspiring queens

From choosing stunning outfits to perfecting all the accessories, Rishi understands the ins and outs of what a queen needs to look and feel like a champ. His philosophy goes beyond trends; It's about giving each member the opportunity to express their unique personality while remaining refined and balanced. For aspiring beauty pageant contestants, her suggestions on style, posture and personal branding are invaluable. In this exclusive interview, Rishi shares his best style tips, ideas for creating unforgettable looks and tips for beauty pageant contestants who want to create their own look.

The first thing, and I know this sounds like a cliché, is confidence. You have to believe in yourself and understand and be aware of your body and face, what works for you and what doesn't. After all, you are your own product, and you have to highlight and show yourself in the best possible way. Anything that accentuates your body and frames your face beautifully and doesn't weigh down your look or overwhelm you should be considered. They say that to find out where you are going, you have to know where you came from. So you need a deep understanding of your personality, body type, skin tone, facial structure, hairstyle, hair, whatever texture you have. These are things you should always keep in mind, whether you're deciding to grow and change yourself, do any kind of makeover, or you just want to do what looks good on you. You have to know your potential, and then, of course, there are people like us who can help you on your journey.

From my personal experience with pageant participants, I think at the end of the day they're all excited kids, you know, they're not professional models who will come to fittings and, you know, whatever you want to give them. Yes, we will wear it. No, these are all girls with unique personalities. So, sometimes, it can be a little too much, or you can get excited and enthusiastic and choose the wrong things for yourself. I can tell you what I had to do. I even had to control, guide and calm down some of my participants because they were so excited. They wanted to wear everything from their wardrobe, their friend's wardrobe and the designer's wardrobe all at once. So, I think this is where it's important to edit, to take a step back and start cutting and deleting things. Editing is very important. As Coco Chanel once said, 'Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take off one thing.' So, this is very important.

Wow. It's a tough job, because in fashion, there's always a little pain in beauty. So if you're very comfortable, you're in your pajamas. You have to be a little uncomfortable when trying to project a certain image or look your best. So there's a little effort involved, but wear the right kind of shoes, practice, practice, practice, know your body, know what parts work, what parts don't. Understand your dress and your gown really well. You need the right kind of innerwear. This is very important. More than the outer garments, it's what you're wearing inside your foundation that's very, very important. So invest wisely, do a lot of testing and trials with your foundation and innerwear, and then you can walk away from most situations almost comfortably.

Beauty pageants are not modeling competitions, they are personality competitions, so accessorizing yourself is very important. Style yourself in a way that highlights that personality or gives you a talking point, icebreaker or conversation maker. Like, I see a lot of girls when they come; They try to bring an element of textile or craft from their state. So, it's interesting because when you're stylish, you're also adding those elements to create a story, a narrative for yourself because we're looking at personality here, I think, styling, accessories, jewellery. , shoes, all of these can really help you create a look, but they can also make you look like a Christmas tree, which is not what we want.

We want your personality to shine through your core personality. So, wear whatever frames you well, be it earrings that accentuate your jawline or neck. So, here I tell these girls in boot camp that the most important thing is to understand the proportions of your body. It's no longer as simple as, oh, you're a round, you're an hourglass shape, you're a rectangle. No, within it, there are also proportions. So it is very important to understand and choose the right accessories that hide the things you want to hide and highlight the things you want to highlight.