Amin Dhillon

by Amin Dhillon on Jul.25, 2010, under Blog

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Hey Loves!

Last night, a really good friend of mine had her birthday gathering.  It was great catching up with old friends.  Some of the people I met at the party I had known all the way from elementary school!  I had a great time meeting up with everyone, most of whom I haven’t even had a chance to see in person since before the pageant! 

Today I’m focusing on working on my book.  I’m really excited with the way the book is turning out and I can’t wait until I can share it with all of you. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and remember to stay in touch!

Much love,

Amin xoxo

With the birthday girl!

With the birthday girl!

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Do U Like?

by Amin Dhillon on Jul.18, 2010, under Blog

Love It!

Love It!

 

Hey Loves!

Check out this super cute dress that I’m wearing from Sim Singhl.  I’m super obsessed with dresses and I love the fact this dress can be worn out for shopping with the girls and later out for a club night. Love the hood! What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Girls Night Out

by Amin Dhillon on Jul.18, 2010, under Blog

Getting Ready for a Night Out

Getting Ready for a Night Out

Hey Dolls!
I had a great time last night with my girls. Went out for a much needed girls night out.  I love getting dressed up and going out with my friends.  Even though I’m busy working on my book, it’s always nice to take a little break.
Love to all of you!
-Amin xoxo
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Girls Night Out

by Amin Dhillon on Jul.11, 2010, under Blog

 

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Hey Sweets!

I went out last night with a small group of my best gal pals. Love these girls. It’s been while since I’ve had a night out.  The night almost ended before it started as I developed a crazy rash on my leg! I’m allergic to a few things but I made sure I had no contact so I still have no idea where the rash developed from.  But luckily, one of my friends came to my rescue!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Muah!

-Amin xoxo

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ishQ

by Amin Dhillon on Jul.03, 2010, under Blog

ishQ and me

ishQ and me

Hey Sweets!
Here’s a recent photo of me hanging out with ishQ Bector. ishQ is from my home town of Winnipeg but our paths have never crossed until now. For those of you not familiar with his work, ishQ is a huge hip hop artist in Bollywood. If you like Bollywood movies, you’ve probably heard his work on the movie soundtracks for RACE, Dhoom 2, Mission Istanbul, and so forth.
We taped a special interview where I got to the know more of ishQ’s story…from Winnipeg all the way to the bright lights of Bollywood. Trust me, I think you’re going to enjoy the interview. The interview will be up soon under Videos.
Don’t forget to send me those emails and let me know what you want to see on my blog.
Much love to all of my Canadians who celebrated Canada Day on July 1 and to all of my American friends who are going to be celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend.
-Amin xoxo
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Youtube Video

by Amin Dhillon on Jun.26, 2010, under Blog

Here is the first intro video! Please let me know your thoughts in the comments section on YouTube.

The direct youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfPsRd2vfhg

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Meet me and my best friends!

by Amin Dhillon on Jun.25, 2010, under Blog

Julia and I

Julia and I

Hey Everyone!

I have some exciting news!

Beyond all of my pageant achievements and my career, I have two best friends who have always supported me! We have been best friends since we were little kids and I consider them my sisters. So I thought I’d give you some insight on who my best friends are. 

We decided to film some fun videos for you. We had this amazing video all put together, giving you a behind the scenes look at us.  My best friend Julia is getting married and Erin and I are her bridesmaids. So we shot some funny footage of us trying on potential bridesmaids dresses. But long story short, none of us are tech savvy so of course something happened to the video and all of our hard work went down the drain. But since nothing ever really goes right for us, we quickly figured out a solution. So check out our very first video and let us know if you like it! This was our first video attempt ever so we’re a little rusty but I think it’s a great way for you to see me in a whole new light. You’ll see more candid photos of me with my girls…even one of me wearing glasses!!!
I bet you didn’t know I wear glasses! So please go take a look. If we get enough interest, I’ll post up more videos including videos with my makeup artist to give you tips on how to create the perfect looks. I’m also planning on giving you all a better look at the behind the scenes of my photo shoots, appearances, and writting my first book!
The video is viewable on YouTube. Here is the link
Lots of love!
-Amin xox
With my girls! L-R Erin, Julia, & Me

With my girls! L-R Erin, Julia, & Me

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Me with Erin

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Beauty Tips

by Amin Dhillon on Jun.22, 2010, under Blog

Pics 003My beauty secrets!

So I have received a ton of mail asking me about various beauty tips so I thought it would be cool to actually talk about what I do. Plus, if you have any beauty tips of your own, feel free to send them in and I’ll post them up. I think it’s awesome if we can all share our collection of knowledge on this sometimes confusing topic.

Here’s an email I received:

Hi Amin! It’s so nice to see someone from Canada achieve so much in the Indian pageant circuit. I have checked out your photos and I noticed you always seem to have really good skin. I don’t know if the photos are touched up or if your skin is really that smooth. I have had acne problems all my life and my mom told me it would clear up on its own. I stopped eating certain foods that I heard cause acne and I feel like I have bought every product out there to help me but nothing works! Do you have any tips?
-Suhana

Okay so one of the biggest issues seems to be skin care.

So here’s a few tips from me

Rule 1: I never go to bed without washing off all of my makeup

This is so important! I don’t care how late I go to bed, I force myself to wash all of my makeup off.  Believe me, I used to be guilty of this. I would came back late and be so tired that I would want to just fall into bed and sleep. I did that for a while but noticed that I would get big red pimples on my chin. And I’m sure you all know that gross feeling of waking up in the morning and having your eyeliner running all over the place and your eyelashes stuck together from tired up mascara. I hated that feeling in the morning. So after a while, I started to wash off my makeup regularly and pretty soon I saw a big change. Not only did I feel much more fresh in the mornings, my skin seemed healthier.

Tip 2: Don’t just wash your face with soap and water.

Seriously I know so many girls that think just using soap and water works. It’s fine if you don’t have any makeup but soap is not strong enough to get down into your pores and remove makeup. So I use a simple astringent and clean makeup pad removers to wipe my foundation off. I usually go through two makeup pads. Keep using them until you see nothing on the makeup pad, then you know you have cleaned up your skin. I love black eyeliner and mascara but it’s so hard to take off. So I use a special eye makeup remover (make sure it says it’s for eyes!) and makeup pad removers. Be careful when you are rubbing your mascara off. Your eyes and eye lashes are sensitive so if you’re too rough with rubbing your eyes, you can cause your eyelashes to break off. After I have rubbed off my foundation and eye makeup, I then wash my face with soup and warm water.

Tip 3: Moisturizer is your friend!

Everytime I wash my face, I make sure to use a moisturizer to keep my skin healthy and fresh. I used to get patchy dry areas on my face but ever since I started to use moisturizers every day, I don’t have dry skin anymore. And I live in one of the coldest places in Canada where it can get as low as -50 with windchill! Skin is so important. If you don’t take care of it now, it’s going to be so hard to try to fix it later.

Tip 4: Don’t be afraid to go natural!

Alright ladies, I know this can be a hard one. I used to never walk out of the house without all my makeup on so I looked like I was going out even if I was just going to get gas in my car lol. But one of the best tips I got from my years in pageants is to give your skin rest. What I mean by that is don’t be afraid to not wear any makeup. Seriously.

I have so many friends that will cringe when I tell them this but it’s true. Your skin is constantly getting beat up with various weather conditions like extreme cold to extreme heat, wind damage, sun damage, makeup, etc that it’s no wonder we get pimples! Try to give you skin at least two days a week where you don’t wear any makeup and only wear moisturizer and sunscreen if you’re going to be outside.

Tip 5: Watch what you eat.

Seriously, I have the biggest sweet tooth ever. I love anything chocolate! Not to mention, my family cooks the most amazing Indian food ever but as we all know, Indian food can be really greasy. So what to do?

Definitely treat yourself from time to time but what you eat will be reflected in your appearance. I know we all dream that we can all look like super models and eat that yummy chocolate bar all the time. However if you eat greasy and fattening food all the time, it’s going to show in your skin. It’s not the food itself that can be the culprit all the time. How many times have you accidently touched your face while eating fries? Eating greasy food means getting greasy fingers which can be transported to your skin by a simple accidential touch. I learned early on in the pageant world that it’s important to eat natural foods like fruit and veggies and lots of water. Yes, go ahead and eat that delicious butter chicken but make sure to have a salad first. If you’re going out to the clubs, try to limit the amount of alcohol you drink.

When you start eating more healthier, you will notice it in your skin and even in your body and in your mental health.

Tip 6: Protect your skin!

I have been lucky enough to travel to various parts of the world. While it’s fun and all, I noticed that the various weather and climate elements can really hurt your skin. In Canada, we sometimes have freezing temperatures so just standing outside can cause your skin to freeze. In India, it can be so hot that your skin feels like it’s melting. So what’s a girl to do?

I always limit my time outside. In winter, I try to avoid going outside without protective gear. I always wear a toque and I always wear a scarf about my mouth and chin. I make sure to cover up as much of my body because the cold temperatures really dry out your skin and make it all hard. Yuck! When I’m somewhere hot like Indian, I always wear a baseball cap to protect my face when I’m outside in the sun. The sun rays can really age your skin. I always wear a moisturizer with some SPF and cover up my face as much as possible. I also don’t tan. As an Indian, I’m blessed to have a sunkissed look all year round but I have so many friends that lay out in the sun all summer and sometimes even get burnt. I can’t stress how bad that is your skin. I have seen many Indian women in India who work outdoors during crops that have really been affected. Their skin becomes tight and dry and most of them look older than they are. So just try to protect your skin and cover up when you can. Of course we all need a little bit of sun but what I’m stressing is not to exposure yourself too much.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me. Bottom line, follow these simple few steps and your skin will thank you. Remember when your skin is stressed, that is why pimples occur. Believe me, I do not go for any expensive skin care treatments or use any magical potions. I use these few tips that I have picked up from my years in pageants and it has really changed my skin for the better.

Till next time,

Muah!

-Amin xoxox

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New IANS Interview

by Amin Dhillon on Jun.15, 2010, under Blog

Performing an item song would be awesome: Beauty queen Amin Dhillon

Indo-Asian News Service
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
   

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Here’s a beauty queen with a difference. Like her peers, Miss India Worldwide Canada Amin Dhillon also wants to join Bollywood, but only as an item girl.

Amin who is also a budding author, said she is “very keen on doing item numbers in Bollywood”.

“I love to dress up and I love being the centre of attention. I personally love the item song Kajra re and I have actually given live performance on that. I love to perform on stage; so performing on an item song would be awesome,” Amin told IANS in an e-mail interview.

In fact, item songs played a vital role in her success at the beauty pageant. “I actually performed on the song Happening from the movie Main Aur Mrs. Khanna and it rocked the pageant!”

Amin, whose parents emigrated from Punjab to Canada, was born in Winnipeg, capital of Manitoba. The Asper School of Business graduate participated in the Miss India Canada 2008 beauty pageant and came runner- up. After that she entered Miss India Canada Worldwide contest and won the 2010 title.

The aspiring Bollywood star believes beauty pageants are an easy ladder to Hindi cinema if used wisely.

“Beauty pageants allow you to meet people from all over the world so you often make really good contacts in modelling, acting and in the media that helps you getting in touch with the indian film industry,” said Amin.

She was in Mumbai last month and says she got offers from the industry; she is right now busy finalising scripts.

“I am looking over a few scripts and hopefully I will be able to announce my first film soon. Right now I’m not allowed to discuss any of these films until things are confirmed,” she said.

Asked about favourite directors in the Hindi film industry, she said: “I like Madhur Bhandarkar and David Dhawan. Madhur makes movies on topics or issues that are different from mainstream cinema and I’m a fan of David because I like his approach towards comedy movies.”

She says her future lies in Bollywood and wants to popularise Indian colours and culture in Hollywood.

“I still model, but I don’t see my future in it. I’m currently focusing on Bollywood. But I am also keen to get into crossover movies as I think we need more English movies that shows Indian culture to the rest of the world.

“I want to bring Bollywood into mainstream Hollywood and increase the popularity of Indian music songs, and culture here in North America,” said Amin who is active on social networking sites like Facebook and ibibo.com.

She seems to be the proverbial jack of all trades – apart from modelling and acting, Amin is also into writing and is working on a book on her personal experience of her journey to being a beauty queen.

“I really wanted to write a fictional novel that shows the good and the bad side to pageants – like how hard it is to trust people, how hard is to be judged, how you essentially have to look and act like you’re perfect, but as we all know, no one is perfect.

“My book focuses on a fictional character that accidentally wins a beauty pageant. I am planning to have a series. My first book will be focused on beauty pageants and then we will follow my main character as she goes to the next chapter of her life,” she added.

Read more at: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100143922&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&cp (New Delhi)

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Look What I Found…

by Amin Dhillon on Jun.11, 2010, under Blog

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Just found an article on me in Winnipeg Woman Magazine! Definitely cool!
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