The prestigious Miss World contest concluded in South Africa on Saturday. All Indians’ eyes were on Parvathy Omanakuttan. She was the woman representing India at the Miss World pageant for 2008. Parvathy lost the Miss World title to Miss Russia and is the first runner-up at the contest.
Miss World 2008 is the 58th Miss World Final.
Parvathy, 21, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and hails from India's God's own country, Kerala.
She had won the crown of Femina Miss India which was held in April 2008. This English graduate from Kerala also won Miss Personality and Miss Beautiful Hair at the Femina Miss India contest.
Two days before the final round, Parvathy appeared sure of her victory and said she was confident of carrying forward the legacy of India’s glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Priyanka Chopra (2000), Diana Hayden (1997) and Yukta Mookhey (1999).
"I am very much confident about my victory. Femina Miss India World is not merely a crown of joy for me. With the crown, the responsibility of upholding the name of the country has also fallen on my shoulders," she said in a statement.
Asked on December 11 about her preparations for the pageant, Parvathy said, "Preparations have started ever since I won the Femina Miss India contest in April this year. Apart from just concentrating on my appearance, I am trying to be a stronger person to face the contest."
"I'll try my level best to make every Indian all over the world proud," Parvathy said.
Born on July 13, this Cancerian charmer's "never say die" attitude has helped her conquer one beauty pageant after another- be it the Navy Queen contest held in connection with the annual Navy Ball or Femina Miss India, South held in Hyderabad last year.
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