Photography : Swapnil Gangurde, Umesh Wagh (US Productions) | Location : Grand Rio, Nashik
I
n a tête-à-tête with our correspondent, Miss
Teen Universe, India, Shriya Torne talked about
her journey, her dreams and her experiences.
Q. First of all, heartiest congratulations to you on
being crowned with this prestigious crown.
How does it feel to be called by the title of Miss
Teen Universe, India?
Shriya: It feels absolutely surreal when people
address me by the title of Miss Teen Universe
India. It has been my childhood dream to win the
crown and I have pursued it for a long time.
After all the hard work and persistence, when the
dream has finally come true and now when it has
come true, it feels simply amazing!
This is probably the one question that I may not be
able to answer very well as I feel as if I am on the
'top of the world', 'on cloud 9' and I am 'the queen
of the world', all at the same time.
So, I would just say that the entire experience was
absolutely awesome!
Q. As kids we all have fantastical dreams that
could be turned into a cartoon at the most.
What inspired you to dream of something as real
and as unique as winning this prestigious beauty
pageant?
Shriya: To answer this question, I would like to
share an interesting aspect of my life with you. It
might not fit the idea of inspiration in the typical
sense, although I believe that this is how my
journey began.
When I was just a child who had just started to
speak rudimentary words at the most, my Dad
taught me to introduce myself to other as 'Miss
Universe - Shriya Torne'.
It was such an age when I did not even
understand the meaning of the expression.
Nonetheless, I did as my dad taught me and
introduced myself as Miss Universe to everyone I
met.
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