Flashback 1995: Ritika Ramtri was busy grading tests and assigning homework to Class V students at a convent school in Allahabad, now Prayagraj. Fast forward to 2024, Ramtri's still in the role of mentorship but with a unique twist - she's now coaching aspiring beauty queens. Voted the 'third Best Pageant Coach in the World' by Pageant Planet USA in 2019, Ramtri's inspiring journey from chalk and duster to a renowned beauty pageant coach in Pune is a testament to the transformative power of following one's passion.
Manushi Chhillar, who won the prestigious Miss World 2017 crown for India ending the country's dry spell of 17 years at the top pageant contest, was groomed by Ramtri. The list of renowned personalities trained by Ramtri also includes actor-model Gauahar Khan, beauty queens Urvashi Rautela , Pooja Chopra and Amrita Thapar. Her career itself has been no less than a pageant of accolades.
“In my pageant journey of 25 years, I have had several winners at national and international levels to my credit. In 2018, I was nominated for a ‘Best in Pageantry’ award by the Pageant Planet, Boston, Massachusetts,” Ramtri said. “It was a great honour for me to be invited to give my analysis on Miss Universe 2009 on Pageant Talk Radio, America’s top pageant radio programme produced by expert pageant interview coach Valerie Hayes from Texas,” she added.
Ramtri, who founded a pageant training studio in 1997, said while she never aspired to be a beauty queen herself, she.
