Parvathy Omanakuttan (born 13 March 1987) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss India 2008 and later became first runner-up at

Miss World 2008 Miss World 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongo ...

. She was also awarded the titles of ''Miss World Asia & Oceania'' at the

competition.

Biography

Parvathy Omanakuttan was born in a Malayali family from

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Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

and brought up in

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. She attended Sheth Chunnilal Damodardas Barfiwala High School and later graduated in English Literature from Mithibai College.

Pageant history

Miss World 2008

Parvathy represented India in the 58th

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held in

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, South Africa. On 13 December 2008, she was announced the First Runner Up of

at The Grand Finale. It was the highest placement of any Indian delegate at the

pageant since

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's victory at

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, until Manushi Chhillar won

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. At the pageant, Parvathy also placed Second in the Top Model and Fifth place in the Beach Beauty sub-contests. She was also awarded the title of '' Miss World Asia and Oceania'' at the pageant.

Miss India 2008

Parvathy was the winner of

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2008. Since the format of Miss India had changed from 2007, wherein the winner would represent the country at

, Parvathy was conferred the title of Miss India World 2008 and represented the country at the most prestigious and biggest beauty pageant,

. Parvathy also won the sub-titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Personality, and Miss Beautiful Hair in the Femina Miss India 2008 pageant.

Miss India South 2008

Parvathy was crowned the first ever Pantaloons Femina Miss India South 2008, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre held in December 2007. Winning the PFMIS 2008 contest got her direct entry in the top ten finalists of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008. She also won the sub-titles of Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss Best Catwalk in PFMIS 2008.

Acting career

Parvathy made her cinematic debut through the

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flick '' United Six'' directed by Vishal Aryan Singh. She eventually made her Tamil film debut in the 2012 gangster film ''

Billa II ''Billa II'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to '' Billa'' and the film was set at the ending of late 1990's. The story focuses on how David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regio ...

'', playing Jasmine who, she stated, was "the emotional quotient in David Billa's life". In 2013, she was seen in her first Malayalam film ''KQ'', in which she played a journalist, "a woman of today, strong and independent with her own values". In August 2013 Parvathy started shooting for the Hindi film ''

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'', a remake of the same-titled 2012 Tamil film, produced by Bejoy Nambiar and UTV which was directed by Akshay Akkineni. It released on 18 July 2014, it did very well at the box office.Pizza Review
Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

Filmography

Parvathy Omanakuttan at SNDT Chrysalis 2012 fashion show (3)

References

External links

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Miss India – Profile
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