Indian-American Shree Saini was crowned the first runner-up at the Miss World 2021 beauty pageant held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on. The coveted Miss World title was won by Karolina Bielawska of Poland.
Shree Saini, hailing from Punjab, represented the US. She was last year crowned Miss World America 2021. Ludhiana-born Shree’s maternal grandparents TR Sachdeva, a progressive farmer, and Vijay Laxmi, retired teacher, were greeted by hundreds of locals in Abohar.
She gave a speech at Overcomer Academy to teachers, parents, and students ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade. She asked the students to come up to her and give examples of kindness and share how they will TAKE ACTION on being KIND in their lives.
“In almost every speech I have given across America, I make sure to share the importance of EMPATHY.Empathy underlies virtually everything that makes our society work—like trust, character growth, altruism, and social progress. That is why my BWAP is Heart Health AND Emotional Health.
The BIG component of Emotional Health is having EMPATHY.
“Failure to empathize” is a key reason of many of our world’s social problems.
EMPATHY is the action of listening, understanding, communicating, and respecting each other’s views, she wrote on her Instagram.
Femina Miss India World 2020 Manasa Varanasi represented India at the Miss World 2021. She reached the Top 13 contestants but could not make it to the Top 6 finalists.
