India Untold

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.

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