Sania Mirza Tops List of Best-Dressed Sportspersons
In a survey conducted by an online ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com to celebrate World Ethnic Day, Sania Mirza received 62.9 percent votes as the Best Dressed Sports Celebrity in Ethnic Wear
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Sania Mirza voted as the Best Dressed Sports Celebrity in Ethnic Wear
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Saina Nehwal was a distant second with 18.8 percent votes
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Squash player Dipika Pallikal came in third with 9.3 percent votes
On World Ethnic Day on Sunday, India's tennis star Sania Mirza -- who off and on flaunts lehengas, saris and anarkalis in bright colours at events -- topped a list of Best Dressed Sportspersons.
In a survey conducted by an online ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com to celebrate World Ethnic Day, Sania received 62.9 per cent votes as the Best Dressed Sports Celebrity in Ethnic Wear, read a statement.
Craftsvilla.com conducted a series of surveys -- online polls open to customers of Craftsvilla.com. The platform has a million hits a day on desktop, app and mobile, and the time period for the analysis was from May 20 to June 5.
The results saw star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who often incorporates kurtis with denims, taking the second spot with 18.8 percent votes.
Monica Gupta, Co-Founder of Craftsvilla.com, believes sportspersons are the new style icons.
"I feel great joy, when I see these iconic sportswomen in ethnic wear. They have graced magazine covers, ramps and of course, our medal tallies," said Monica Gupta.
Squash player Dipika Pallikal came in third with about 9.3 percent of the votes.
Others to feature in the survey were shuttler Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa and shooter Heena Sidhu.