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Nandita's More Than Just A Pretty Face

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October 04, 2021

Miss Universe Singapore hopes to use her position to push racial harmony agenda

- Samuel Devaraj

Nandita's More Than Just A Pretty Face

Winning a pageant takes more than surface-level beauty, and the newly crowned winner of Miss Universe Singapore (MUS) 2021 is testament to that.

Miss Nandita Banna backs up her victory with strong education credentials, high career ambitions and a deep sense of social justice.

She attended Raffles Girls’ School and Raffles Institution and is currently a third-year double degree student at Singapore Management University, majoring in business management and information systems (business analytics).

The 21-year-old undergrad told The New Paper that it is important not to pigeonhole women, saying: “Just because someone is beautiful does not mean she is not going to be smart, or if she goes to a good school that she will not focus on interests outside of it.”

She added: “Most women nowadays are well-rounded individuals, and we are interested in our education and furthering our careers, but we also have creative outlets.

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