Mrs India: From Bank Jobs to International Beauty Contests
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Purnima Padmasana is a mother of two daughters
She is from Patna and works as a corporate banker. She is also involved in initiatives related to old age homes and women empowerment.
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Facing challenges
Purnima faced mockery for her weight during college. At the time, she weighed 86 kg.
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Confinement
A boy from a college proposed Purnima which made her parents upset. As a result, they confined her to the house for a period of 4 years.
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While confined at home, Purnima shed 30 kg of weight.
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Purnima begged her father to let her find a job
Upon agreement, she appeared for the bank exams and secured a position as a probationary officer.
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Family's support
After marriage, Purnima balanced her role as a bank officer and a homemaker. She contested for a beauty contest with the encouragement of her husband and daughter.
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In 2022, Purnima won the title of Mrs India One in a Million
She was crowned by Aditi Govitri, the first Mrs World from India.