India, March 14 -- Winning the Miss India pageant often means steering your career towards the film industry. In fact, winning this pageant is equivalent to a stepping stone into the glamorous ventures, either in modeling for other international pageants or making a silver screen or TV debut.

But Shreya Rao Kamavarapu, Femina Miss India 2018 second runner-up, chose to pursue a different career than the one expected after winning the prestigious title. She took to Instagram on March 13 to open up about her decision not to follow the conventional path after Miss India.

Shreya shaped her post-Miss India journey on her own terms. Instead of following the conventional path, she took pride in being a mother, TEDx speaker, content creator, ent...