Neha Dhupia on 20 years of winning Miss India: ‘20 years later I stood taller, stronger & a few dress sizes bigger’

Actress Neha Dhupia began her journey in the land of entertainment with a play, some commercials and a TV show before being crowned Miss India in 2002. She went on to participate in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant in Puerto Rico and emerged as one in the top 10. Well, 20 years later yesterday the beauty returned to the stage as a jury member, wearing her crown. Her husband Angad Bedi as well as their children Mehr and Guriq joined her on stage to celebrate the milestone.

Neha also took to her official social media handle to share glimpses from the event along with a heartfelt note which read: “20 years that went by in a flash … but if I shut my eyes and think , all I have is gratitude in my heart. I did nt think that it would be possible to wear this crown on stage again and relive one of the most precious moments of my life with my most precious people. 20 years later I stood taller , stronger , more experienced and a few dress sizes bigger :) …”

She went on to write: “but most importantly I stood for every little girl who dares to dream and work hard towards it , for every daughter who wants nothing more than to make her parents proud , for every partner who basis their relationship on love and equality and for every mother who wants to live her dream and wants nothing more than to have her children by her side as she does that … sometimes in life even if we don’t have a crown … we all have our sparkle ✨ … #shineon … Love Miss India 2002 -2022.”

Meanwhile, Sini Sadanand Shetty was crowned as Femina Miss World India 2022 at this event.