Manasa Varanasi

Biography:

Manasa Varanasi, an Indian actress, model, and winner of the Femina Miss India 2020 title, represented India at the Miss World 2021 pageant in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she reached the top 13 finalists. Born in Hyderabad to Ravi Sankar and Shailaja, she moved to Malaysia at a young age due to her father’s work. She attended the Global Indian International School and completed her grade 10 there before returning to India. In India, she completed her intermediate education and pursued a degree in computer science at Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad. After graduating, she began working as a Financial Information eXchange (FIX) analyst at Factset, Hyderabad. During her college years, she won the Miss Fresher title.

In 2020, she participated in Femina Miss India 2020 and emerged as the winner, representing the state of Telangana. On February 10, 2021, she was crowned Femina Miss India World 2020 by the outgoing titleholder Miss World 2019 2nd Runner-Up and Miss World Asia Suman Rao at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. During the pageant’s sub contest ceremony, she won the ‘Miss Rampwalk’ award. She went on to represent India at the 70th edition of the Miss World 2021 pageant, held on March 16, 2022, at Coca-Cola Music Hall, San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was considered a strong contender for the crown.

Varanasi is an advocate for strengthening child protection laws in India, which is also the focus of her Beauty with a Purpose project. Additionally, she launched “We Can,” an awareness campaign against the sexual abuse of children. Her efforts aim to improve access to quality education for children, empowering them to pursue their dreams.