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( L - R) fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 2nd runner up Shreya Rao Kamavarapu, fbb Colors Femina Miss India World 2018 Anukreethy Vas, and fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 1st runner up Meenakshi Chaudhary.

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( L - R) fbb Colors Femina Miss United Continents India 2017 Sana Dua, Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, and fbb Colors Femina Miss India Intercontinental 2017 Priyanka Kumari.

Venue: NSCI Dome, Mumbai.

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Venue: NSCI Dome, Mumbai.

fbb Colors Femina Miss India World 2018 Anukreethy Vas is a bold, aspiring, and confident young woman who has already set her eyes on the Miss World 2018 crown. The 19-year-old newly crowned winner who is still basking in the glory of her recent win in an exclusive interview spoke about her journey, future goals, and her mother who has been her biggest guiding force. Excerpts from the interview...Being crowned Miss India World 2018 is one of the greatest feelings and more importantly, representing India at any international platform is always a proud moment. Likewise, being called a Miss India in a foreign land is matter of great respect.My mom is my greatest inspiration and she is one of the strongest personalities I have ever come across in my life. The one thing I learned from her is that no matter what happens in life always keep smiling and keep going and this is something which even I follow during tough situations.People's perspective is really varied and it is their personal choice but I believe pageants are not just for beauty, but beauty with a purpose. I myself not fair and I did not know how to walk in heels at the start of my career. However I am a Miss India now, so I feel it is the personality that is being judged and not beauty.I did not really have any strategy on the day of the finale as I just wanted to be the best version of myself. Firstly, I was overwhelmed that I shared the stage with stalwarts like Kareena Kapoor Khan Madhuri Dixit , and Karan Johar which is once in a lifetime opportunity. My only aim was just to be my own self and go back with no regrets.I believe a girl who is confident and ready to accept change and willing to learn new things should be able to take part in a beauty contest.Yes, now that I have got the Miss India crown I obviously want to keep the Miss World crown back in India. However, I do want to influence the lives of people and bring about a change in the human approach towards transgender people in our society. I want to abolish gender bias in India and make a living environment for transgenders.I would love to be remembered as an influential person and a beauty queen with a purpose.It symbolizes responsibility and it proves that with hard work and belief anything is possible in life.A lot of criticism was stemmed from the fact that I am from Tamil Nadu, and also due to my skin complexion I have received a lot of negative comments. I did not let all of this affect me during my pageant journey. I always believed in myself and had the confidence of being successful in life.We don't really know where life will take you movies might or might not happen but even if it happens, I do not want to be yet another actress in the industry. I will choose a story base where I can influence people and be remembered for it.I had a friend in school who was a transgender but she was abandoned from her house. Even today I am not able to find her and that is the one incident which moved me a lot during my school days. Moreover, seeing transgenders being made fun of and criticized daily inspired me to work for their cause.Absolutely, my mother is and always been my biggest inspiration. She is the reason from where I derive my confidence from and it really makes me proud when I think of the sacrifices she made just to fulfill my dreams and aspirations.