People From Haryana are looking at women differently, says Miss World 2017
Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar feels happy to see that people of Haryana are looking at women differently and says that her beauty pageant win will encourage girls from Haryana to take up their dreams.
"I think when women or people from any community do well , it is a very big encouragement for all the girls especially in a place like Haryana which people presume that women are looked down upon but now the map is changing ," Manushi told IANS when asked how her win will give a new life to the girls of her state.
"I am happy that people from Haryana are looking differently at women now. Yes there was not much of participation towards beauty pageants from my state but now the map is changing and I am happy that girls are becoming beauty queens," she added.
The Miss World 2017 was accompanied by Julia Morley, chairwoman of Miss World.
Morley said that Manushi's Beauty with a Purpose initiative under which she took up the mantle to spread awareness about the important issue of menstrual hygiene, gave her an edge over other contestants.
"We had a very strong Beauty with the Purpose project and a large number of people judge that. We were very pleased that India came in top five which I think was an interesting part because her purpose was very close. I am happy that she won for the right reason," she said.
"After winning, I was able to collaborate with local manufacturers of sanitary pads...With Miss World pageant supporting me, I can take this to next level," said the 20-year-old who also wants awareness about nutrition in Indian women.
"I feel that the health of the mother is the health of the society. I'm happy that I grew up in a family where my mother gave importance to health and nutrition. In fact my parents run an NGO where they provide nutrition supplements to more than 500 women and as a medical student, it is absolutely necessary to put light on nutrition of women because in India the maximum cases of anaemia is there," Miss World 2017 added.
-PTC News
