From a teacher to Mrs. World 2022... Sargam Koushal opened up about her journey to the top and overcoming body insecurities. 👸🏼
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00:00Mrs. Goyal is Mrs. India!
00:12I used to wear jackets over jackets and trousers over trousers just to
00:17look not very lean, not like a cigarette. That's what people used to call me.
00:22I've had my share of insecurities when it comes to skin. I had a major acne breakout.
00:30I thought pageantry is not my thing and I wanted to continue modelling but I also
00:59thought that there has always been my father's dream that he always wanted me to participate
01:06in a pageant. Either you have kids or tell her to participate in Mrs. India. It's either of the
01:15two. I honestly didn't want to have kids back then so I just said okay fine let's do Mrs. India.
01:35Why can a woman who is beautiful not be a brainy person too? Why is it so difficult
01:40for people to grab that? Why is it so difficult for people to imagine them in some other role
01:46other than a mother, other than a wife, other than a daughter-in-law?
01:57Your face is crying, your cheeks are crying but your eyes are not crying and that looks so weird
02:03because people think that you're just making it up and I was not. I was in shock. I had goosebumps.
02:09People from different nationalities all of them were chanting India. They knew
02:13Sargam and they knew India and that is such a big deal for me because
02:18to be known by your country's name, I never knew that feeling before.
02:28My mindset was totally changed once I stepped on that stage. I became more confident, more
02:36vocal and I gained a voice which I did not have earlier. There was a competition of brains over
02:44there and that's what beauty pageants are doing these days. We are transforming women. We are
02:50making them get out of their comfort zones and expose them to the world in whatever way possible.
02:58As far as my husband is concerned, he's always been supportive. He takes me to all my shoots
03:04when he has time. He sometimes irons my dresses for me which is so cute.
03:09He makes sure my crown is always clean. He makes sure my sash is always dry clean.
03:18People generally think that we are just trophy wives and we are just enjoying
03:23People generally think that we are just trophy wives and we are just enjoying
03:27a very lavish lifestyle being officer's wives but honestly when I did this, a lot of mouths
03:34were shut. Being a soldier's wife, this was my chance to make my country proud.
03:43I really don't care what people think about me anymore. I really don't care if they like me or
03:49not. I love myself. I like myself.