Swapna Priyadarshini from Dhenkanal, Odisha has crowned Miss Photogenic at Miss Tourism and Culture Universe 2018 (third runners-up), held at Yangon in Myanmar.She has now set her eyes on the ‘Miss Universe’ title. Where the crown was won by Russia’s Svetlana Khokhlova. Swapna also bagged the sash in the Miss Photogenic sub-contest at the same event.Swapna revealed that she was the youngest among 37 participants and was nervous about her oratory skills in the beginning.
17 year old Swapna has not undertaken any formal or professional training, she claims that videos on internet helped her a lot.She also made quite an impression in Talent, Best Body and Swimwear rounds of the contest without undergoing any formal training prior to her departure to Myanmar.
Swapna said that “I want to become Miss Universe and also try luck in Bollywood . I idolize Sushimita Sen for her looks and simplicity and to follow her footsteps,”.
She feels that the beauty pageant in Yangon will help to move towards her aim.Swapna was the first runners-up in KIIT Nanhi Pari Little Miss India 2015 and crowned Miss Chhattisgarh in 2017. She had also participated in Miss Teen India 2017. Currently, she is being represented by a modelling agency in Bengaluru and mentored by Akshay Raichurkar, a renowned fashion director.Swapna Priyadarshini is currently pursuing +2 at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bilaspur where her father works as a Chief Manager in a Bank.
17 year old Swapna has not undertaken any formal or professional training, she claims that videos on internet helped her a lot.She also made quite an impression in Talent, Best Body and Swimwear rounds of the contest without undergoing any formal training prior to her departure to Myanmar.
Swapna said that “I want to become Miss Universe and also try luck in Bollywood . I idolize Sushimita Sen for her looks and simplicity and to follow her footsteps,”.
She feels that the beauty pageant in Yangon will help to move towards her aim.Swapna was the first runners-up in KIIT Nanhi Pari Little Miss India 2015 and crowned Miss Chhattisgarh in 2017. She had also participated in Miss Teen India 2017. Currently, she is being represented by a modelling agency in Bengaluru and mentored by Akshay Raichurkar, a renowned fashion director.Swapna Priyadarshini is currently pursuing +2 at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bilaspur where her father works as a Chief Manager in a Bank.
