Kolkata-Born Miss England’19 Keeps Crown Aside, Returns To Work As Doctor Amid Pandemic

Recently, Ireland’s Prime Minister re-registered as a medical practitioner to offer aid while the world faces the coronavirus crisis. Doctors and healthcare workers across the globe are working tirelessly to fight the pandemic. Hence, some extra help from others is the need of the hour.

Which is why, Miss England 2019, Kolkata-born Bhasha Mukherjee, kept her crown aside to return as a doctor to treat patients suffering from the coronavirus, reports CNN.

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What an ending to the YEAR ! WELL DONE @toniannsingh for smashing it last night , we felt so proud of you when watching you sing from back stage ! TRULY WE BLED GREEN LAST NIGHT WITH ALL ROUNDS DOMINATED WITH GREEN TEAM ! Medical school finals, miss England and then miss world… This year has been a year of preparing for exams one after another and I'm so glad I can finally take a breath ! So happy for all us girls who worked so hard , through blood sweat and tears , over coming so many personal battles and obstacles to put on the show last night ! Not every story i got to hear and not every story was highlighted perhaps but you all are warriors. Warriors fight not for themselves or personal gains but for a collective victory and that WE HAVE DONE ! Im so humbled with all the positivity that I had in my journey and you can see from my smile how happy I truly was to walk for my country ! Thank you to my sponsors : Opening outfit @aftershock_london Dances of the world @touchwood_boutique Finale outfit @officialelliewilde Jewellery @roshansjewellery Casual wear sponsor @puneetbhandal Charity donor sponsor @diamonddealerdirect Fitness sponsors @torpexsports @thegymgroupderby @kombatkinetics Salon sponsor @thedollssalon Thank you SAM SAEED for well starting this journey for me in the first place ! I am so so so lucky to have a mentor like @angiesdiarypics who, in a world of corruption and selfishness is a soul with a true pure heart. Thank you to my @missenglandnews sisters who came to cheer and my family @musicwitha @aryavisuals and @sharazaliofficial – every smile was for you last night. Thank you @alanstrutt and my NHS colleagues and friends for coming all the way to rep our PILGRIM HOSPITAL @rizqadir07 @sajidwali10 and @ibbymalz . Lastly my final thanks to @sobharth and @simrankaurbharth – family without blood ties… Thank you for EVERYTHING! Thank you @missworld for inviting 111 countries for the incredible show that we put together truly it was a production and the girls made the show such a success with their hard work. Hats off to all 111 contestants – you truly are stars

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Before winning Miss England, Bhasha Mukherjee worked as a junior Doctor in Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, and specialised in respiratory medicine. After winning the crown, she was working as an ambassador for various charity initiatives which demanded her to travel across the globe.

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You know what was more special than shoshti for me … Seeing my brother after two weeks of him leaving home for uni. Those of you that know me , you know how small my family is and how my world revolves around my family and It was as if I was preparing more for what all food to send him off with on the way back from this event than the event itself prior to this day. Women are blessed with maternal instincts and I am even more blessed to have a minion like @aryavisuals who took a fair few of these shots … Some others are by @ideal_imaging_photography @missenglandnews @missworld Mua : @glamdeva @sandiebasra Hair : @jo_blend @blendsalon @bhavna Styled and dressed by @riakashyapofficial Thank you @the_hope_foundation for allowing me the opportunity to show solidarity for this beautiful cause. This news has made international media and although I am humbled by the acknowledgement of my involvement in this , you guys are the true heroes and may there be many more lives you touch along the way

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However, as the coronavirus crisis worsened, she felt the need to get back to work as a doctor and help her former colleagues manage the situation.

People quoted her saying:

“When you are doing all this humanitarian work abroad, you’re still expected to put the crown on, get ready…look pretty. I wanted to come back home. I wanted to come and go straight to work.”

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Proudly representing all healthcare professionals around the world that silently, invisibly make magic happen for so many people and their families ! #NHS #missworld2019 @missworld @mobstar_official

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“I felt a sense of this is what I’d got this degree for and what better time to be part of this particular sector than now. There’s no better time for me to be Miss England and helping England at a time of need,” she added.

Bhasha Mukherjee had left Kolkata at the age of 9 and her family has been settled in England ever since.

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You ever felt the effect of DIVINE INTERVENTION? Like someone up there is protecting you and magically makes everything come together in the end after numerous hurdles. That's how today felt. This photo has been captured on a phone by the talented @soulful_s , a true singh, who drove 4 hours each way to my hospital, and captured everything within 1 hour. This gentleman made my vision a reality and that for me was actually emotional. Thank you @tamararashford.ox you loyal, I like you ( – DJ Khaled) I couldn't have done this without you girl – that's some Scorpio love right there. Thank you @bitaayazdani and @aishaaa_aa my beauties and all the fantastic staff at my hospital for making my day so special today. There's a reason why you all were placed in my life at this precise junction of my life. What is beauty without a purpose. Love you my precious NHS and all the heroes that make this system a success. Love you pilgrim hospital – my work and worship XXX @missenglandnews @beautywithapurposeofficial @missworld

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It is great to see people coming together to fight the coronavirus! Kudos to Bhasha Mukherjee for coming to the aid of medical workers and joining the fight!