The former Miss World 2017, Manushi Chillar won the pageant at the age of 19. She comes from a family of doctors and today at 24, the diva has many films in the pipeline. In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, she revealed the need of being “yourself” in a pageant.
In the interview, when asked, what would Manushi say if she had to advise those who were in her position when she was a 19-year-old girl, she told Pinkvilla, “Enjoy the process. Don’t make winning the primary goal. And people will always tell you what some person did to win, that doesn’t mean you have to follow the same formula. As cliche as it sounds, you need to be yourself. You might be doing this for the first time but the people across the table have been doing it for the last 20 years and can see right through you.”
Further emphasizing on the need of being themself, Manushi stated, one thing that every diva who has won the crown has in common, from Sushmita Sen to Priyanka and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is being unapologetically themselves.
Manushi busted the misconception of the women in a pageant are dimwitted and told Pinkvilla, “Today, this is about giving young girls from normal backgrounds an opportunity. I’ve got the opportunity today myself. I’m doing movies but I could be doing anything else. Another misconception around pageants is that we’re dumb. Every woman who’s taken home the crown has been very intelligent and witty.”
Meanhwile, on the work front, Mnaushi will be making her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar in ‘Prithviraj’.