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Meet Pragnya Ayyagari, the stunner who won Miss Diva Supranational 2022

On Sunday night, Pragnya Ayyagari from Telangana was crowned Miss Diva Supranational 2022. Here are all the details about this beauty with brains!

Pragnya is a 20-year-old fashion design student, who is a nature enthusiast. A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, Pragnya loves K-dramas. The beauty queen, who will now represent India at the Miss Supranational 2022 pageant aspires to start a sustainable fashion brand as she feels for the cause and wants to create awareness for conserving the environment.

Pragnya completed her education at St. Andrews School in Bowenpally, Hyderabad, and then enrolled for a fashion design course at INIFD in Himayatnagar. While she was still at college, she started modelling and soon ended up winning the prestigious Miss India Telangana title in 2022, she became quite popular. Her goal is to launch a sustainable fashion line that will influence people to live more sustainably to protect the environment.

The beauty calls herselfa dreamer and an optimist, who never gives up on hope and feels true confidence comes when you're true to yourself.

Post winning the pageant, Pragnya took to Instagram and shared, "Everything I dreamt of are coming true this year. Very grateful to be a part of @missdivaorg #10yearsofmissdiva This crown and title only makes me want to dream bigger!"

Established in 2013, Miss Diva believes in empowering young women by instilling a sense of uniqueness, encouraging self-expression, and creating significant aspirational value among the youth. It has chosen the best and brightest, nurtured them to become future icons and represent India on global platforms. From the inaugural batch of Miss Diva, Srishti Rana won the title of Miss Asia Pacific 2013. Asha Bhat and Srinidhi Shetty bagged the Miss Supranational title in 2014 and 2016 respectively, making India the only country to achieve this feat by winning the title twice. The most recent success came with Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu bringing home the coveted Miss Universe crown in 2021, succeeding Lara Dutta, after 21 years.

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