Haryana promotes gender equality

Miss India first runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary, who hails from Haryana, says that her state has done an excellent job in bringing an equality between girls and boys with the help of government and this has shown amazing results in all fields.

"Time has proven itself that girls are not less than anybody, specifically in my state Haryana. You see in terms of sports, beauty pageants, I think Haryana has left a mark with Manushi Chillar, with Phogat sisters. We've proved our mark in each field," Meenakshi said.

She was present to launch Sephora's store at Oberoi Mall, Goregaon, on Saturday. Meenakshi along with Miss India World 2018 winner Anukreethy Vas and second runner up Shreya Rao Kamavarapu attended the launch. Meenakshi says that makeup is every girl's best friend. 

"It makes you look really pretty and Sephora has done an excellent job in making us look extremely beautiful, extremely confident...," she said by adding that Mascara, a nice lip shade are some of the beauty essentials in her bag. Coming from an Army family, she says that her life is completely changed post winning the title.

"The normal girl I was has transformed into Miss India and I think the entire country knows it and the best part about that is that it has made me realise my own potential. 

So, I think I realise what I was able to do and I am capable of much more so I am really excited to carry this journey forward and learn a lot more," she said.