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From gatecrasher to Miss India runner-up, See Stunning Pics Of Femina Miss India 2020 Runner-up Manya Singh

Manya Singh from Uttar Pradesh

VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 beauty pageant winners were announced on Wednesday. Manasa Varanasi from Telangana was crowned Miss India 2020, but it is the runner-up, Manya Singh from Uttar Pradesh, who is hogging all the limelight with her inspirational story behind the journey of winning the title

Manya comes from a very modest background in Mumbai

Manya comes from a very modest background in Mumbai. Her parents have struggled to make ends meet but have always supported her dreams. Her family resides in the Kandivali area of Mumbai.

Manya's father Omprakash Singh is an auto driver

Manya's father Omprakash Singh is an auto driver and her mother Manorama Singh is a hair designer in a beauty parlour in Bandra Area.

Manya Singh

After Manya's Miss India feat, Omprakash Singh reminisced an incident when his daughter was denied entry to one of the Miss India events in Mumbai by the gatekeeper. "In Mumbai, she was denied to enter the event by the gatekeeper and she walked around 4 kilometers to have a gate-crashing rear gate entry, rather than giving up the hope," he said. (Credit: Instagram)

Miss India Runner up

Her father proudly stated that Manya has made a name for herself all over the country after winning the runner-up title. "Relatives who always tried to avoid me and my family due to our poverty are now proudly telling everyone that they are our relatives and are giving interviews claiming to be our close ones," Omprakash told ANI. (Credit: Instagram)

VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 runner up at the beauty pageant grand finale

Manasa Varanasi from Telangana was crowned as VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020, Manika Sheokand from Haryana bagged the title of VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020 and Manya Singh from Uttar Pradesh won the title of VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 runner up at the beauty pageant grand finale. (ANI) (Credit: Instagram)

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