Sharada Serigara, who beat more than 7,000 contestants in the 'Your Child in Gold competition', weighed 96kg before the contest and lost 32kgs in roughly two months.
Serigara won 32 grams of gold worth about 4,380 dirhams (USD 1192) in the contest organised by Dubai Municipality, Gulf News reported yesterday.
"There was no secret to my feat. It was all about diet and exercise and the determination to get healthy," Serigara was quoted as saying by the paper.