Manushi Chhillar

Chhillar's path to fame began with pageantry. She competed in the Fashion Big Bazaar sponsored Campus Princess 2016, where she was a finalist from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. In April 2017, she won the title of Femina Miss India Haryana and went on to win Femina Miss India 2017, also being crowned Miss Photogenic. She then represented India at Miss World 2017, becoming a finalist in the Top Model, People's Choice, and Multimedia competitions. She won the Head-to-Head Challenge from Group Nine and co-won the Beauty with a Purpose competition. She is India's fourth Beauty with a Purpose winner and the first woman to win both Miss World and Beauty with a Purpose jointly. Her project, Project Shakti, aimed to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene. She visited about 20 villages and treated over 5,000 women.

After her reign, Chhillar made her acting debut in the historical drama Samrat Prithviraj (2022), playing Sanyogita. She has since appeared in The Great Indian Family (2023) and the science fiction action film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024). She is fluent in Hindi and English, as well as her mother tongue, Haryanvi. She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer, having studied under Raja and Radha Reddy. With 6.5 million Instagram followers, she continues to be a prominent influence. Her career has been active since 2017. She is a rare combination of beauty queen and actress. Her achievements set her apart. She began her career around age 20 and has been active for 9 years.