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Manika Vishwakarma
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7 weeks ago
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The reaction was so much that I looked at my first glance at my family.
00:05
I looked at my parents, my friends who were sitting there,
00:09
and towards my co-contestants, and I could see
00:12
that everyone was so happy.
00:15
And it is that feeling of gratitude that we feel in that moment.
00:19
Rather than shock or overwhelming feeling,
00:22
we think that maybe we will be scared,
00:25
or we will be very happy,
00:26
but actually it seems that everything is silent.
00:29
And that was the feeling, that was the reaction that I actually felt in that moment.
00:36
So my entire journey, I think,
00:46
I started off by applying for Miss Universe India last year,
00:52
in Miss Universe India 2024, for Miss Universe Rajasthan.
00:57
And it was in July back then.
00:59
And that was my very first pageant.
01:04
And as God would have it,
01:06
I became Miss Universe Rajasthan 2024.
01:10
But in that journey, I got to learn so much.
01:13
Because after that, I joined Beauty High Academy,
01:15
where I got my mentors,
01:17
and I coached for Rampok,
01:20
and Rita Mam I got.
01:21
I got so many wonderful people there,
01:24
who actually prepared me for every single thing.
01:28
I think pageants ke liye,
01:29
it's not just the academy that prepares you to become a pageant queen,
01:33
it prepares you to become the representative of a country,
01:36
and that you carry for your entire life.
01:38
You carry all your life in your mind,
01:41
and you become a character.
01:43
Which can actually make India proud.
01:45
Now Rajasthan to be thinking,
01:47
Rajasthan to be thinking,
01:48
Rajasthan to be thinking,
01:49
how do you represent here?
01:51
I think Rajasthan ki equality,
01:54
which we noticed in Miss Universe India.
01:57
I got to host my contestants for two years in a row.
02:00
I think that is the most special feeling.
02:03
Because last year when Miss Universe India was conducted in Rajasthan,
02:06
it was conducted in Jaipur itself.
02:08
I felt that thing that,
02:09
okay, I'm getting to share this culture with every single person.
02:13
But second time in a row, when it happened,
02:16
it was such an amazing feeling,
02:18
hospitality,
02:19
which is an aspect of Rajasthan.
02:21
We are famous for this thing.
02:23
Not just for the beauty,
02:24
but also for the warmth that we share.
02:26
And on Miss Universe's stage,
02:28
it's the courage,
02:29
it's that warmth,
02:30
it's that hospitality that I want to share
02:33
on that global stage.
02:35
I think Rajasthan will always remain in my mind
02:37
and I'm made by this land.
02:41
What are you doing here?
02:44
So, I think,
02:46
I think,
02:48
it comes from ramp-up,
02:50
to stage presence,
02:51
to communication.
02:52
I think I have the most wonderful team
02:58
to make magic happen on the Universe stage.
03:01
But most importantly,
03:02
the ability to be yourself,
03:04
to be authentically yourself.
03:06
And I think,
03:08
that is the ability to be yourself,
03:09
to be authentically yourself.
03:10
And I think,
03:11
that point of self-confidence
03:14
is what I'm working on.
03:16
And I hopefully,
03:17
will make India proud this year.
03:19
Last one.
03:20
Who do you think of role models
03:22
and your future?
03:23
My role models are in my life.
03:27
First is Sushmata Sen.
03:28
Second is my mother.
03:30
I think,
03:31
both of these ladies,
03:32
the reason being,
03:33
Sushmata Sen,
03:34
I have always known as a person
03:36
who has not just said something,
03:39
she has not only said anything,
03:41
she has shown it.
03:42
She has shown it.
03:43
From Miss Universe's journey,
03:44
and from life's journey,
03:45
every single word that she said,
03:47
she has meant it,
03:49
and she has proved it.
03:50
Till now.
03:51
And same as with my mother,
03:52
she has taught me that quality,
03:54
that you don't just speak,
03:55
you also act upon it,
03:56
you also say it,
03:58
and you become the embodiment of it,
04:00
so that people will know
04:01
that a person is not just about
04:03
what they say.
04:04
We are not just as strong as a person.
04:06
We are just as strong as a person.
04:08
This shows that
04:10
we represent this country
04:12
as a person.
04:17
Well, to be honest,
04:19
this question,
04:20
I feel so scared
04:22
because I am just 22,
04:24
and to say that I want to be this,
04:26
or I am going to be this,
04:28
it is a very daunting task
04:30
to accept that,
04:32
okay, this is one line
04:33
that I want to be.
04:34
I have always wanted to be so much.
04:36
I do painting,
04:37
I sing,
04:38
I like to act and all.
04:40
So, I think not just in industry,
04:42
as of now,
04:43
I want to make my name in the industry,
04:45
and later on,
04:46
I want to study,
04:47
and I want to make my name
04:48
in different areas.
04:49
I want to explore
04:50
all the possibilities
04:51
that come with it,
04:52
and not just go in one direction,
04:54
but show people
04:55
how much more
04:56
can come with pageants
04:58
to your life.
04:59
Thank you so much.
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