Sri Krupa Murali
Name : Sri Krupa
Murali
Bust : 34
Waist : 25
Hips : 36
Height : 5' 7"
Titles won : Miss India Finalist, 1999
These are just some
of the words of wisdom Sri Krupa Murali – Femina Miss
India-International 99-2000 --- spouts through the following
interview.
Friendly and
intelligent, Sri Krupa Murali --- Femina Miss India-International
1999-2000 --- is typical of the new face of feminine glamour in India.
She knows exactly
where she's headed, and has a life and dreams beyond being just
another dream girl.
"Modelling has been
my hobby and it always will be so," she says candidly.
Sri came into the
haute scene after finishing second in the Gladrags 1998 contest in
Mumbai.
After that, designers
grabbed this ethereal-looking Bangalore girl for their ramp shows and
she's also been doing a whole lot of print advertisements.
In between, of
course, came the Femina rendezvous when she outclassed many fancied
contestants to figure in the top league.
Articulate yet simple
and genuine, Sri Krupa worked her charm in the Q&A rounds. And being
compared to a stunning twin of Karisma Kapoor's wasn't such a bad
thing either.
The Femina feat took
Sri Krupa to Tokyo to participate in the Miss International contest.
Dressed in a Hemant Trevedi creation, she got noticed enough to pick
up the Best Costume award for India.
"The Miss India
experience taught me a lot," she reveals, "I learnt to believe in
myself. There is Mission Difficult, certainly -- but no Mission
Impossible! Everything in life can be achieved."
Indian Beauty:
Sri has the kind of
looks that suit demure ethnic wear as well as very adventurous
designer Westerns.
Her straight, slim
figure and height make her look especially good in sleek Western
silhouettes.
As far as personal
preferences go, she likes dressing casual -- shorts, jeans and plain
tops. Of course, she wears the regulation spaghetti-strapped cocktail
dresses to dos that would have her ooze chic.
Businesswoman Too:
At present, Sri is
studying at the Ohio-Manipal School of Business at Manipal, near
Bangalore. She will travel to Michigan for the remaining semesters of
the MBA program.
"After my MBA I want
to start my own business over here. A good bit of work experience in
the US will help a lot," she says.
Sri Krupa feels that
modelling is not really a long-term career solution.
"Modelling's there as
long as you are happening. After that, my suggestion is, take it up as
a hobby, because you'll enjoy it. I guess it isn't a wise move to give
up studies for modelling!"
Her ramp romps have
done wonders for this "very quiet person" - as Sri describes herself!
She is now a more
confident woman with a healthy level of self-esteem. She can also face
huge crowds with composure and grace.
Supportive parents
have given her a stable home and freedom to be. "I am very close to my
family. I love them too much -- and also my cutie doggies!" she
gushes.
She feels she was
brought up with strong values, which has made her levelheaded,
down-to-earth and able to take both success and failure in the right
way.
"Failure is not
failure but taking failure as failure is failure," she reasons.
As for herself, this
young woman has a philosophy that she knows will always take her
places
--"I believe that
life's all about being happy with yourself and how you cope with your
needs and desires. It all boils down to self-contentment -- if you are
happy with yourself, you will be happy enough with life as well."
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