TV divas in beauty pageant - Manini

T hey once competed for the coveted title of Miss India. It was before they hit the pinnacle of success in their careers on TV. Some of these lovely ladies even reached the Femina Miss India finals but the main title eluded them. However, they went on to become rocking celebs because of their careers in TV. Today, they stare out confidently from the TV screens and look straight into your eyes. TV stars in the last couple of years have taken the country by storm. They are featured everywhere yet, people can't have enough of them and ask for more. Meet the happening TV stars who were once aspiring Miss India contestants.


Maninee Mihir Mishra

This bubbly woman, participated in Miss Delhi in 1993 and won the title of 'Face of Delhi'. Therafter, her friend, Sushmita Sen (a Delhite herself) forced her to go in for Miss India. Maninee stood sixth there and also won the 'Miss Congeniality' in the Miss India 1994. From there, her journey started as an anchor on the show Mansi in 1997. Then of course Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin established her in the dumb-doll role of 'Pari'. It was a great break for her and even today, the veiwers' first recall is because of the character of Pari that Maninee essayed so convincingly on screen.