Share your beauty tips, Vanya urges women

Miss India World 2012 Vanya Mishra, who is gearing up for the Miss World 2012 pageant, is urging Indian women to share their beauty secrets and help her win the prestigious crown.

"Representing India in the Miss World pageant is a great honour but with this comes a huge responsibility to live up to the expectations of millions of my well-wishers, " she said.

"I have already been putting in my best in preparing for the contest. Now I want the millions of women from India to come forward and help me in my effort by sharing with me their secret beauty tips which can help me win the global beauty pageant, " Vanya said in a statement.

Miss World 2012 pageant will be held in China Aug 18.

Vanya has teamed up with Dabur Gulabari for skin care. The brand launched a nation-wide campaign "Vanya Mishra Ko Banao Miss World" to gather support and luck for her.

Women can send their beauty tips by logging on to the facebook page www.facebook.com/daburgulabari or at www.dabur.com/en/beauty.

The top five tips will feature in a leading newspaper along with the pictures and names of the senders.

Also, best beauty tips from all regions, selected by Vanya, would be published in the form of a Coffee Table Book - "Miss India's Beauty Secrets".

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'Priyanka Chopra is my idol'

Miss India World 2012 Vanya Mishra, who will be representing India in the Miss World beauty pageant, said that former Miss World Priyanka Chopra is her idol.


“Priyanka Chopra is not only my favourite actress, but my idol also, " said Vanya Mishra who was here on Saturday for the launch of a beauty tips campaign by Dabur Gulabari. 

Talking about the Miss World pageant, she said: “This beauty pageant is a big dream for me. With the honour of representing India also comes a huge responsibility on me to live up to the expectations of millions of my well-wishers.” 

Regarding her preparation for the international beauty pageant she said: “I have already been putting my best in preparing for the contest. I am working hard on this and there is group of experts, who will be guiding me.” 

The campaign organized by Dabur Gulabari invited women from across the country to share their beauty tips with Vanya Mishra. 


“I want women to come forward and help me in my effort by sharing with me their secret Dabur Gulabari beauty tips which can help me win the global beauty pageant, ” she said. 


The spokesperson of the brand said: “The top five tips, along with the pictures and names of the senders, will be featured in a leading newspaper and best beauty tips from all regions, selected by Vanya, would be published in the form of a Coffee-Table book entitled ‘Miss India’s Beauty Secret.”

Mishra added that apart from the Dabur Gulabari product, healthy diet is the secret of her beauty.

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Vanya Mishra: Bollywood only after the Miss World title

Himangini Singh Yadu has broken India's 12-year-long dry spell by winning the Miss Asia Pacific title. Vanya Mishra says it's a proud moment for the country and she hopes to replicate the feat by triumphing at the Miss World pageant in China. 


"Every win at an international pageant is a proud moment for India. At this time I'm just focussed on my Miss World title and I hope I win millions of heart with the win," Vanya, winner of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India world 2012, told while speaking on Himangini's win.

The Chandigarh girl, an engineering graduate, is right now concentrating on the Aug 18 contest in China. 

"I am all set for D-day. The preparation is going in full swing. You are groomed from head to toe to compete with other representatives from different countries. I'm definitely going to put my best foot forward," she said. 

The beauty queen, whose interest lies in badminton, music, dance and books, said the grooming sessions needed a lot of hard work and it's difficult for a girl of her age to get into that mode.

"Well, definitely it's difficult for a girl of my age to get into the mode of 13 days of strenuous grooming session. I am an engineering student, I can easily bunk my classes, but I was not allowed to bunk grooming sessions. It was difficult, but I am satisfied with the outcome. It helped in exploring hidden beauty," she added.

In 2000, Priyanka Chopra won the Miss world title and after 12 years another international crown has come home. A lot has been written about the continuous disappointments on the global stage.

Vanya said: "People get very judgmental sitting at home. It's very easy to say that the girl didn't perform well on the stage. For me, it's all about timings as being on stage and competing with so many girls takes a lot of courage."


The 19-year-old further added: "Losing doesn't mean that previous Miss India winners were not beautiful, but then at the end of the day there can just be one winner and everybody else would be left behind." 


There are many beauty queens who entered Bollywood, but Vanya feels that a platform like a beauty pageant opens other avenues. 

"Yes, it open doors because it is a kind of platform that is seen by the world but I would definitely say that beauty pageants are not just meant for getting into Bollywood. The concept of beauty queen is entirely different as the winner represents a country that is seen by many during an international pageant," she said.

Any plans to enter Bollywood? 

"I love glamour, but I haven't given thought to entering Bollywood as of now. I was just the student and then I became Miss India, so it's too early for me to plan future. I just expect and hope to win the international crown. My main focus is international pageant," she said.

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