Ever since Indian beauty, Punjab’s Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned with the coveted title of ‘Miss Universe 2021’ in Israel, our hopes to bring home the crown for ‘Miss World 2021’ are on an all-time high.
Representing India at the 70th Miss World 2021 pageant is Manasa Varanasi.
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But sadly, we all will have to wait for the next 90 days to know the final result of the pageant as the competition has been temporarily postponed owing to the fact that Manasa, along with 16 others, has tested positive for covid-19 and are currently in isolation in Puerto Rico, reported India Today. The finale was scheduled to take place on December 16 in Puerto Rico.
The 23-year-old beauty queen, for now, will have to return to India to go back stronger after her recovery.
Intrigued to know all the deets about the aspiring Miss World from India? Here you go.
Born in Hyderabad, young Manasa shifted to Malaysia and did her schooling at Global Indian International School. Years later, she returned to the country and graduated from Vasavi College of Engineering Hyderabad. With a degree in computer science, she started working as a financial information exchange analyst. She kick-started her pageantry journey with ‘Femina Miss India Telangana 2019’, reported The Indian Express.
The engineer from Telangana was crowned as the winner of ‘VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020’ earlier this year. She was also declared Miss Ramp Walk.
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Her project on the safety of children, as part of the ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ round, was also recently internationally recognized.
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Talking about her focus to win the title and her next projects, she said, “I am an explorer and I have always looked for new opportunities to try something new. If there is something interesting that comes along the way, I am sure I would be interested to take it up, but right now, my focus is entirely on the next leg of my journey, which is the Miss World competition. It`s a huge responsibility as I would be representing the country on an international platform.”
No matter what the end result is, we’re already proud of you. Take care and come back healthier and stronger.