Manasa Varanasi
Manasa Varanasi | |
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| Born | 21 March 1997 |
| Alma mater | Vasavi College of Engineering |
| Occupation | Financial Information exchange analyst |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Black[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Brown[citation needed] |
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Manasa Varanasi (born 21 March 1997) is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2020.[1] She represented India at Miss World 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico where she reached the top 13.
Early life and education
[edit]Manasa Varanasi was born in Hyderabad to Ravi Sankar and Shailaja.[2] She moved to Malaysia at a young age due to her father's work and attended the Global Indian International School and completed her grade 10 there. Later she returned to India, and completed her intermediate then studied computer science at the Vasavi College of Engineering in Hyderabad. After graduating with a computer science degree, she began work as a financial information exchange analyst at FactSet, in Hyderabad.[3] She won the Miss Fresher title in the first year of her college.[citation needed]
Pageantry
[edit]In 2020, she won Femina Miss India 2020, representing the state of Telangana, on 10 February 2021. She was crowned as Femina Miss India World 2020 by the outgoing titleholder Miss World 2019 second runner-up and Miss World Asia Suman Rao, at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. During the pageant's sub-contest ceremony, she won the Miss Rampwalk award.[4] She represented India at Miss World 2021, on 16 March 2022 at Coca-Cola Music Hall, San Juan, Puerto Rico.[citation needed]
Advocacy
[edit]Varanasi advocated strengthening child protection laws in India for her beauty with a purpose project. She also spoken about, "We Can", an awareness campaign against sexual abuse of children.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Manasa Varanasi, the 24-year old Miss India 2020 Winner From Telangana". makers.yahoo.com.
- ^ "My goal now is to bring home the Miss World crown: Manasa Varanasi - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Who is Manasa Varanasi, winner of Miss India 2020?". indianexpress.com. 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Telangana's Manasa Varanasi crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020". thehindu.com. 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Campaign against child abuse launched". The Hindu. 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Manasa Varanasi supports campaign to protect children - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Femina Miss India World 2020 Manasa Varanasi On Her Dreams & Achievements". femina.in. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
External links
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