{"id":53708,"date":"2025-08-21T17:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/josephine-margaret-dias-crowned-as-vg-mrs-india-empress-gracious-2nd-runner-up-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:20:45","slug":"josephine-margaret-dias-crowned-as-vg-mrs-india-empress-gracious-2nd-runner-up-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/josephine-margaret-dias-crowned-as-vg-mrs-india-empress-gracious-2nd-runner-up-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Josephine Margaret Dias: Crowned as VG Mrs India Empress Gracious \u2013 2nd Runner Up 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>New Delhi [India], August 21: <\/strong>In a world where beauty pageants are often seen as the domain of the young, Josephine Margaret Dias, a 59-year-old teacher in a renowned school in Delhi, hailing from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has broken stereotypes and redefined what true beauty and confidence mean. Her remarkable journey at the Visionara Global Miss\/Mrs India pageant is an inspiring reminder that age is just a number when it comes to chasing dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Crowned as VG Mrs India Empress Gracious \u2013 2nd Runner Up, Josephine also won the prestigious subtitles VG Empress Beauty with Brains and VG Empress Ketto Queen of Charity. Each recognition reflects her intellect, compassion, and elegance\u2014qualities that shine far beyond appearance.<\/p>\n<h4>A Mother\u2019s Inspiration<\/h4>\n<p>For Josephine, the biggest encouragement came from her daughter, who motivated her to step onto the pageant stage with courage. \u201cShe reminded me that once I made up my mind, there was no turning back,\u201d Josephine shares with gratitude.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79209 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PNN-2025-08-21T142747975.jpg\" alt=\"Josephine \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/p>\n<h4>A Journey of Transformation<\/h4>\n<p>Josephine\u2019s pageant experience was more than a competition\u2014it was a journey of confidence, resilience, and self-discovery. \u201cFrom the first step of preparation to walking the grand stage, every moment has been a lesson in grace and self-belief. I am grateful to the organizers and mentors who guided me through this empowering journey,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The grooming, training, and mentorship by the Visionara team enhanced her stage presence and instilled discipline, courage, and pride. Josephine\u2019s heartfelt appreciation goes out to Mrs. Binita Shrivastava, Vishwas Sir, Shweta Ma\u2019am, Meenakshi Ma\u2019am, Ritika Ma\u2019am, Rekha Ma\u2019am, Nithya Ma\u2019am, choreographer Ketan Sir &amp; Ma\u2019am, Narang Sir, the dedicated interns, and all partners and sponsors who made this journey extraordinary.<\/p>\n<h4>Her Message to Women Everywhere<\/h4>\n<p>Josephine strongly believes every woman holds a unique kind of beauty\u2014one that doesn\u2019t need society\u2019s validation.<\/p>\n<p>Her message is powerful: \u201cThe most beautiful crown a woman can wear is self-belief. You don\u2019t need to fit into a standard of beauty to shine\u2014you simply need to own who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Looking Ahead<\/h4>\n<p>As she embraces this new chapter, Josephine aspires to inspire women of all ages to rise above limitations, rediscover their worth, and live a life filled with purpose, confidence, and grace. At 59, she is living proof that dreams don\u2019t expire with age\u2014they only grow more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>With her inspiring journey, Josephine Margaret Dias has proven that beauty lies in courage, kindness, and confidence\u2014and that it\u2019s never too late to chase your crown.<\/p>\n<p><em> If you have any objection to this press release content, kindly contact pr.error.rectification@gmail.com to notify us. We will respond and rectify the situation in the next 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], August 21: In a world where beauty pageants are often seen as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1332],"class_list":["post-53708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}