Mangaluru model to vie for Mrs India Worldwide title

Mangaluru-based Soujanya Hegde is on cloud nine as she has been shortlisted to participate in the Haute Monde Mrs India Worldwide 2017 competition to be held in Gurugram, Haryana, on August 5.

Briefing mediapersons here on Monday, she said, “after having achieved in my field of fashion and personal life, I wanted to give it a try in a field which is a dream for many married women,” and added that to be a role model and to prove herself once again, she has plunged into the prestigious title.Soujanya had won several local beauty contests before her marriage. She was Miss Mangalore, Miss Karavali Udupi and Miss Fantasia 2000. 

She is one among the 60 finalists who will be travelling to Vietnam for their grooming sessions and portfolio shoots. Several sub-title contests like Mrs Talented, Mrs Super Smile, Mrs Congeniality and Mrs Photogenic will be judged in Vietnam by a reputed jury and grooming members of international fame.

Law graduate

A law graduate and a management diploma holder, Soujanya moved to Nigeria after her marriage and stayed there for a few years.

There, Soujanya ran a dance institute as well. She has acted in two movies — ‘Mayajinke’ (Kannada in 2001) and ‘Bollilu’ (Tulu in 2016). Soujanya is blessed with two children — Souravi, 12, and Souraag, 8.