Anukreethy Vas, 19, from Tamil Nadu’s Trichy, clinched the ‘Femina Miss India World 2018’ title, succeeding Manushi Chhillar, who brought home the coveted ‘Miss World’ crown the first time since 2000. Vas, raised by a single mother, was crowned at a grand finale of the beauty contest in Mumbai. Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the first runner-up and Shreya Rao from Andhra Pradesh was the second runner-up. A student of Chennai’s Loyola College, Vas is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in French to become an interpreter, but she works closely with an NGO for the education of transgenders – a cause close to her heart.
She wishes to become a supermodel as she loves facing the camera, but Bollywood is not her focus right now. Her eyes are set on winning the Miss World crown for India again. The contestants proved their aptitude by facing some tricky questions from the judges’ panel, which included Bobby Deol, Kunal Kapoor, Malaika Arora, fashion designer Gaurav Gupta and cricketer Irfan Pathan, along with Chhillar. Madhuri Dixit performed a beautiful dance number during the India round, with her co-dancers.
