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5 facts about Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar

Manushi is pursuing her medicial degree along with doing her duties as Miss World. She cleared the All India Pre Medical Test and NEET exam during the first attempt.

Manushi represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017, where she was also given the tittle of Miss Photogenic. She later went to winning the competition and represented India at Miss World 2017 in China.


Manushi won Miss World 2017 and became the sixth Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant after Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000). She brought the crown back to India after seventeen years.

During the Miss World 2017 pageant Manushi also became a semifinalist in the Top Model, Multimedia competitions and People's Choice as well as co-winner of the Beauty with a Purpose competition and Head-to-Head Challenge from Group Nine.

Manushi's Beauty with a Purpose project is called Shakti. It is a campaign focusing on menstrual hygiene and goal is spread awareness about it.

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British Asian filmmakers gain rare access to China’s entertainment industry at Third Shanghai London Screen Industry Forum

Highlights:

  • Forum brings UK and Chinese film professionals together to explore collaborations.
  • Emerging British-Asian talent gain mentorship and international exposure.
  • Small-scale dramas, kids’ shows, and adapting popular formats were the projects everyone was talking about.
  • Telling stories that feel real to their culture, yet can connect with anyone, is what makes them work worldwide.
  • Meeting three times a year keeps the UK and China talking, creating opportunities that last beyond one event.

The theatre was packed for the Third Shanghai–London Screen Industry Forum. Between panels and workshops, filmmakers, producers and executives discussed ideas and business cards and it felt more than just a summit. British-Asian filmmakers were meeting and greeting the Chinese industry in an attempt to explore genuine possibilities of working in China’s film market.

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