Q. Who is your role model in your professional and
personal life?
Shriya: I have always looked up to the magnificent
Priyanka Chopra - the bollywood actress, both as
a model and as a person.
Despite belonging to a middle-class family from
India, she climbed up all the way to the top of
her modelling career and won the Miss
Universe pageant in the year 2000. The way
that she has groomed herself is nothing short
of a miracle. Her way of presenting herself
has always been a major source of
inspiration for me.
Q. What is the difference between the life
before crown and after it?
Shriya: "Apart from me feeling so happy
and on top of the world for that moment
the life has changed a lot. I'm coming
across so many people and getting
confused about the real feelings and
fake ones. I'm learning about
recognising the fake people and the one
who truly care. So there I go with
another exam wearing the crown, it
feels like because now I o ften come
across more fake people.
Q. What huddles came across your
way when you were walking the path?
Shriya: There is less time when I found
anything as challenging as I feel I'm
losing but then there surely was a time
when I felt sick mentally and I felt like
giving up at times, then, of course,
my family-my mum and my dad
supported me a lot. Along with
them, my friend Vrinda
did support me too.
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