Miss India World Says 'Being Raised by Single Mother Has Been Inspiring'

Miss India World Anukreethy Vas said that a smile keeps everyone going and that is something she has learnt from her mother. An exclusive interview with the Femina Miss India World 2018.

The newly crowned Miss India World Anukreethy Vas works for transgenders' education and says that a smile can keep everyone going, which is an important quality that she has learnt from her mother, who raised her single-handedly.

The //19-year-old feels that being raised by a single mother was challenging, but being strong in every situation kept them going.

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‘The 19-year-old Miss India World Anukreethy Vas feels that being raised by a single mother is challenging, but being strong in every situation kept them going.’

"The challenges were there forever starting from school because I am not from a city-based place. I studied in Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) which is not really a city but I was very strong enough because my mother didn't let me down at any point. She used to say, 'You are a strong person. How can you cry?' and that's how she brought me up," Anukreethy told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

"I have never seen her low. She has a lot of problems herself but she never showed that to me and that is how I was brought up. Even if I had something inside me, I never expressed it to other person because I feel that a smile is one thing that keeps the other person going. And this is what I learnt from her.

"She inspired me in every way and she has been a great role model," added the beauty queen, whose mother is an IT professional named Seleena.

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Anukreethy is currently pursuing Bachelor of Arts in French at Chennai's Loyola College to become an interpreter. She is also a state-level athlete, whose aspiration is to become a supermodel. Her faith in destiny keeps her confident at all times and this reflected well while she was announced the winner on Tuesday night.

Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar crowned Anukreethy at the gala, where Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was adjudged first runner-up and second runner-up was Shreya Rao from Andhra Pradesh.

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Anukreethy calls herself a tomboy, loves to ride a bike, but more than that she is actively involved in giving education to transgenders.

"I work for the transgender education. There was one of my friends who was transgender in school and her family abandoned her. That struck me about this topic. I was helping an orphanage and NGO with the education of their children.

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"In 2015, I associated with an NGO, and the main area of work was education of transgender children. We are now being able to adopt 30 transgenders and educate them," she told IANS.

As of now, she is "really happy" about her victory at the Miss India contest.

"I will put my best to get the crown again," she said, referring to the Miss World crown which Manushi brought back to India long after Priyanka Chopra won it in 2000.

So after the sudden fame, is she going to miss all the normal things that she enjoys doing?

"Not really. I still have a normal life. My friends back home are supportive. Yes, just the responsibilities have been added, but rest is normal," said Anukreethy, who is currently not focussed on Bollywood.

Source-IANS