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Miss Teen International Pageant
July 28th and 29th , 2026
IN Chicago (Skokie), Illinois
1. What kind of BARBIE do you think you’d be?
I’ve been a musical geek for all of my life—in elementary school, I picked up flute, guitar, and piano, and have never put them down since! My love for singing began after I watched High School Musical in second grade. Every single night, I would practice “Breaking Free” in my room. My practice must have paid off because now, nine years later, I’ve sung for multiple choirs, 2000-person crowds, and at Carnegie Hall!
2. What’s the weirdest item you keep by your bed?
During my frequent trips to India as a young girl, on the first day of our visits, my family and I would all sit on the floor and eat lunch off of a huge banana leaf. My aunts would make a variety of curries and end the meal with fresh Gulab Jamun (dessert) from the local store. Afterwards, I would lay on my great grandmother’s lap while my cousins, uncles, and aunts told horror stories.
3. What cartoon character do you relate to the most and why?
From as early as I can remember, I’ve always had my nose stuffed in a book. In fact, there were many times in school when my teachers would yell at me for reading too much! My passion for reading introduced me to writing, and by seventh grade, I finished my own novel and became a full-time volunteer at the library. My love for reading is a huge reason behind my advocacy of child education.
4. Would you time travel to the past or future?
Bollywood dancing was, and still is, one of my favorite hobbies. I started Indian dancing when I was about five years old, and moved from Kathaak to Bharatnatyam and finally, to Bollywood Fusion, which puts hip hop dance moves to Bollywood film songs. Now, I take every opportunity I can to show off my skills and perform!
5. How would your parents describe your personality?
I knew that I wanted to go into business after I switched my Pop Tiger magazines with my dad’s Time magazines and made $100 from a snow-shoveling business in middle school, but it was only after attending the UN Human Rights conference that I realized I also have, and have always had, a passion for social entrepreneurship. This summer, after attending Cornell’s Social Entrepreneurship program, I will enact my social change project in India.
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