IPL’s spokesperson Trevor Jones admitted that there was some confusion in this matter, but he puts it to rest: "The launch press release said the winner 'stands to win a role in a Bollywood movie', although subsequent releases should have been clearer on this."

"The initial release did not say the person would win such a role because such a thing could never be guaranteed in advance; neither did the announcement refer to starring with Shah Rukh Khan. “We're sorry if there's been any confusion on this. We still believe the overall prize is a worthy one for the ultimate winner."

At each IPL a finalist is selected from the crowds, the winner is then to be selected at the end from among these. When asked about the criteria for this selection, Jones said In keeping with the emphasis on fun and excitement, these criteria are different from the rigid score sheet format of a typical beauty pageant."

Jones also shrugged off concerns of biases in the selection: “Cameramen do not have the final choice; they can make suggestions, which may or may not be useful. There are adequate measures built into the process to prevent abuse. Disclosing the nature of these measures would defeat their object.

"If there were to be any structural weakness in the initiative, it would have come from people such as model agents trying to identify our Miss Bollywood spotters and influence them. We believe we have avoided this potential problem."

Jones also said that racial differences hold no weight whatsoever in the selection process. "We believe it is neither desirable nor practical to try to operate a quota system at individual matches or in terms of the overall Miss Bollywood IPL SA initiative."

Among all the entrants, the finalists will be shortlisted, and then a voting process will ultimately decide the winner.

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