MOTIVATION SAVVY
In a tête-à-tête, reigning Mrs India
Ruchita Chheda opens up to
Riddhi Vyas about being crowned queen
and her passion for helping people.
Queen
Sized
Mumbai-based
Ruchita Chheda broke free of
her conservative Gujarati-Jain
background to challenge the realm
of beauty pageants and came
out a queen. But more than just
a pretty face, Ruchita is also a
devoted mother and passionate
social worker.
CROWNING GLORY
Stepping onto the Mrs India stage
was an unexpected twist of fate for
Ruchita. She had never imagined
taking to the ramp, let alone
participating in a pageant. But she
gave it her all and it paid off, earning
her the title of Mrs India 2017 in
the classic west zone. Says she,
“The Mrs India pageant happened
to me quite suddenly, I had never