Vanya Mishra
Vanya Mishra | |
|---|---|
| File:Vanya Mishra at Holiday Inn's Saptami restaurant for Easter lunch.jpg Miss World 2012 pageant | |
| Born | February 27, 1992 |
| Education | Electrical Engineering |
| Occupation(s) | Actress,Model |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Vanya Mishra (born 27 February 1992) in Jalandhar was crowned the winner of Femina Miss India on March 30, 2012. She is currently doing her undergraduate program in Electrical Engineering from PEC University of Technology. She had to compete with the 19 other models for the top honor, the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 Title.[1]
Vanya always had a knack for social work. As a child she used to visit the school of visually impaired with her mother and insisted that she would pledge her eyes. She got a direct entry into the finals after being declared as the winner of Dabur Gulabari Miss Rose Glow 2011 contest. Her answer to the final question 'If you have an option, will you create thousand jobs or feed thousand children daily?' (sic) , which won her the award was, "Little children are innocent and anybody's heart will melt. I will also try to give them education so that they can feed themselves and their family too". She was also crowned Dabur Gulabari Miss Rose Glow 2012, Bharathi Vidyapeeth Femina Miss Photogenic 2012, Maybelline Femina Miss Colossal Eyes 2012 and Dabur Femina Miss Beautiful Skin 2012 in the subcontests of Pantaloons Femina Miss India.[2][3]
Miss World 2012 Pageant
Vanya represented India at the Miss World 2012 pageant in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China on 18 August 2012. She did not win the crown in a competition which was won by Yu Wenxia of China. Vanya won the Miss Social Networking and Miss Beauty with a Purpose title[4] and was able to make it to the top 7, but was unable to win the crown,though she had scored more points than all the other six finalists in the previous rounds of assessment, leading to the final round. In 'Dances of the World', Vanya danced on a mujra number on the song 'Dil Cheez Kya Hai' which got rave reviews.
References
- ^ "Vanaya Mishra Wins the Title". Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Vanaya Mishra Profile, Videos and Pics".
- ^ "Vanaya Mishra Interview".
- ^ "Miss World 2012: Vanya Mishra loses the pageant to Miss China". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
External links
Template:MissWorlds 2000–2019 Template:Major International Pageants titleholders 2012