About Your Coach
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Rita Gangwani has trained multiple international winners in Miss, Mrs, Teen, Mr, Senior pageants, Petite, plus size, transgender, miss deaf, miss wheelchair, Miss Blind. Cancer warriors and many more.
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Some Prominent Winners:-
- Miss World Manushi Chiller,
- Miss India World Koyal Rana,
- Miss Junior World Mayanshi Bajaj,
- Miss Diva Universe Divita Rai,
- Miss India World Sini Shetty,
- Miss Supranational Pragnya,
- Miss Diva Universe Shweta Sharda,
- Miss India World Sonal Kukreja,
- Miss India Nandini Gupta,
- Miss Earth Praveena Aanjna,
- Miss International Priyan Sain,
- Mr. Teen Universe Harshraj Orbvia,
- Mr. India Gokul Ganesan,
- Mr. Global Kunzang Topgay Bhutia,
- Mr. India Global Chena Choudhary,
- Mr. India Universal Kramik Yadav,
- Mr. Pacific Universe Neil Aryan Thakur,
- India International Dr. Sapna Mishra,
- Mrs. India Universe Dr. Neha Tyagi,
- Miss TGPC Jigyasa Sharma,
- Miss Teen Universe Srishti Kaur,
- Miss Deaf World Vidisha Baliyan,
- Miss Cancer Warrior Payal,
- Miss Wheelchair Sonia Chaudhry,
- Youngest Mr. India Laksh Chaudhry,
- Miss Plus Size Mudita Shauq,
- Miss Transgender Saini Soni,
- Miss India Blind Tamanna Singh,
- Miss Pre Teen Universe Sreshtha Choudary,
- Miss Universe Rhea Singha,
- Mr. Global Jayson Dylon,
- Mr. International Vishnu Chaoudhry,
- Miss Tourism Radhika Singhal,
- Miss Petite Universal Vinita Baldawa,
- Mrs. India Gayatri Dave,
- Miss Patetie Shruti Hegde,
- Jewel of India Rupi Khera, and many many more.
- Over the last 43 years, she has emerged as a powerhouse of personality development, having mentored numerous national and international beauty pageant winners, corporate leaders, and glamour industry professionals.
- Her signature coaching blends military precision with warmth, humor, and razor-sharp insight — earning her the affectionate nickname “Guru-Cool” from her students.
- As a sought-after corporate trainer, she has groomed executive teams of Fortune 500 companies, trained students across global educational institutions, and serves as visiting faculty at leading management schools in India.
- A master of many roles, she is a:
- TEDx and Josh Talks speaker
- Author and award-winning thought leader
- Executive presence and soft skills coach
- Etiquette consultant and POSH trainer
- Actress, healer, and entrepreneur
Her seminars and workshops are celebrated for their high-impact content, delivered in her uniquely dynamic and relatable style, empowering people to overcome internal barriers, strengthen emotional resilience, and build lasting personal and professional presence.
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Decorated With Many National and International Awards.
- The Only Indian Pageant Coach to Have Authored a Best-Selling Pageant Book – “Beauty Pageants Greenroom” Foreword by Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Accomplishing an Incredible Amount of Personal Dreams in Her Life Thus Far, Founder Of RIGAHAUS, Rita Gangwani Has Clearly Lived by Her Own Belief “Be A Stiletto in a Room Full of Flats”. She’s A Former Officer from Indian Armed Forces and Also State and National Pageant Winner- Himachal Queen 1982 And Mrs. Supreme Universe 2019 Respectively.
- As A Successful Pageant Coach, Rita Enjoys a Career That Allows Her to Invest in the Lives Of people who want to excel in their Personal and Professional lives, Pageant Crown Dreamers and who so ever wants to transform their Personality and Empower Them to Pursue Their Own Incredible Dreams. Known for being a very Helpful and Kind Coach- nicknamed as ” GURUCOOL”, she had been Digitally Helping Hundreds of Personal Development and Pageant Enthusiasts during LOCKDOWN Learn the skills Free of Cost Under Vidya Daan. She is continuing these workshops for Underprivileged.,
Services and Coaching Expertise
- Rita Gangwani offers expert coaching across all major areas of personality development, personal transformation and pageantry. Her services include personality development, confidence building, judges’ bio and paperwork preparation, pageant interview training, body language, pageant walk, stage presence, public speaking, fear management, social etiquette, modelling, makeup guidance, wardrobe planning, styling and strategies to confidently answer pageant questions.
- With over 40 years of experience, Rita has coached clients at local, state, national and international levels. Her deep understanding of pageantry comes not only from her role as a coach, but also from her experience as a jury member, state titleholder and international titleholder.
- Rita has also served as a Talent Partner for the Miss India Organization’s state-level pageants, along with several other national and international pageant systems. This gives her students the advantage of learning from someone who understands the pageant industry from every angle: contestant, titleholder, jury member, mentor and coach.
- At RIGAHAUS, the coaching method is designed to bring out each contestant’s personal best. The focus is not only on preparing for the crown, but also on building lifelong skills such as confidence, communication, grace, discipline, presence and self-belief.
RIGAHAUS transforms contestants into confident individuals who are ready not only for the stage, but for life.