Johannesburg, Dec 14: Messages of congratulations poured in for Parvathy Omanakuttan from scores of her admirers saying she made "India proud" by coming runners up in the coveted Miss World 2008 pageant.
"Well done Parvathy! We are all proud of u!!! Successful exit matters more than a favourable entrance.... U made urself count... another feather in India's cap..," a fan commented on the official website of the Miss World contest.
Another comment noted that though the 21-year-old beauty from Kerala did not win the crown, the writer was happy that she won the second runners-up position, overcoming stiff competition from 107 others.
"We are proud of you!," the mail said.
Russia's Ksenya Sukhinova was crowned Miss World 2008 last night at a glittering African extravaganza held here.
Parvathy narrowly missed out on joining five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the coveted title.
A compatriot from Kerala wrote to the 5 feet 9 inch- tall Parvathy that she wishes to send her "oaraayiram poochendukal, Parvathii, ellavidha ashamsakalum" (1,000 bouquets and all the very best wishes).
Another fan, Malavika wrote that the feat was "still an amazing achievement!!!"
"Best of luck for the future!!!! I am a pageant freak and I was so happy that our country made a mark at Miss World 2008. waiting for your return!!!!!!!!," she wrote.
Parvathy, hailing from Kottayam, grew up in Mumbai. Having graduated in Arts, she has studied Sociology, Psychology & English Literature.
Parvathy's ambition is to further her studies in Psychology to learn more about human behaviour in depth, her bio-data on the website says.
The lanky beauty is an ardent sports fan with a special interest in basketball, badminton and swimming.
She has a special talent for whistling. She likes listening to music, singing, reading, glass painting, acting, modelling, dancing (varying from local dances to ballroom and Latin dances) and learning new languages.
Parvathy is also very fond of a beautiful quote by former President APJ Abdul Kalam 'Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, but dreams are that, which do not allow you to sleep', hence her motto in life is 'Dream with your eyes open'.
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