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Parvathy Omanakkuttan

Parvathy’s common sense is what strikes you first as she begins talking. All of 20, she belongs to that generation which grew up watching Sushmita Sen and Aiswarya Rai. Before you begin wondering if the above mentioned ladies are her role models, she says, “I do not have a particular role model. But you can draw certain things from people.”

Parvathy has won quite a few beauty contests. She won the Malayali Manka contest on Sensations, Surya TV. She was also the Navy Queen (Kochi) 2006. This win has been a dream come true, a dream that she has been carrying with her ever since she was a young girl. “The year that Sushmita and Aiswarya won their respective crowns was when I started watching the contests. I have always wanted to be a Miss India, period,” she says.

Parvathy has just completed her degree in English Literature from Mithibai College, Mumbai. For this Malayali at heart and Mumbaikar in living, making long term plans are just not part of her scheme of things. Right now she is focussed on being crowned Miss World. “I do not believe in making long term plans. I believe that everything just falls into place. You never know what life has in store for you. There is no point trying to focus on 10 things at the same time. The results will then be affected and you will not be able to perform up to your potential.”

Several Miss Indias have been known to disparage Bollywood not Parvathy. Although she is not thinking of anything beyond the Miss World contest, she says she is open to films but not at the moment. “Everything after Miss World.”

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