Thounaojam Strela Luwang

In this Meitei name, the family name is Thounaojam and the given name is Strela. "Luwang" is a name suffix.
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Thounaojam Strela Luwang
Meitei: /thou-nāu-jam strã-lā lū-wāng/
Born
Strela

(2001-06-05) June 5, 2001 (age 23)
Manipur, India
Alma mater
[1]
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • television anchor
[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Manipur 2017
Femina Miss India Manipur 2023
Years active2017-present
Hair colorBlack[citation needed]
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Manipur 2017
  • (Winner)
  • Miss Diva Northeast 2016-17
  • (Top 5)
  • (Miss Rampwalk)
  • Femina Miss India Manipur 2023
  • (Winner)
  • Femina Miss India 2023
  • (2nd Runner-Up)

Thounaojam Strela Luwang (Meitei: /thou-nāu-jam strã-lā lū-wāng/) is an Indian television anchor, social activist, model and beauty pageant title holder who was crowned second runner up at Femina Miss India 2023.[2][3] She represented her state Manipur at Femina Miss India 2023 after winning Femina Miss India Manipur 2023.[4] She won Miss Manipur pageant held in 2017.[5] She was also one of the top five finalists at the Miss Diva Northeast 2016-17.[6] She was featured in 2018 educational film, Who Said Boys Can't Wear Makeup? directed by Priyakanta Laishram, which was the first-ever Indian film on gender-neutral fashion and men's make-up.[7]

Other than her performances in beauty pageants, she works for the social activism in mental health issues with regard to gender equality as well as in "child-friendly" education system.[1][8]

  1. ^ a b c "Thounaojam Strela Luwang". beautypageants.in.
  2. ^ Devnath, Aparupa (15 April 2023). "Miss India 2023: Rajasthan's Nandini Gupta wins the crown; Shreya Poonja & Thounaojam Strela Luwang runners-up". INDIA TV. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ Lifestyle Desk, TN (16 April 2023). "Strela Thounaojam Luwang: Meet Femina Miss India 2023's Second Runner-Up". Times Now. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Femina Miss India Manipur 2023 Thounaojam Strela Luwang invites the whole of Manipur as she takes the stage to represent the state!". beautypageants.in.
  5. ^ NEWS, NE NOW (2017-12-17). "Thounaojam Strela crowned Miss Manipur 2017". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ KanglaOnline (27 September 2017). "Unearthing gems: Northeast Diva 2016-17 – KanglaOnline". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  7. ^ "2018 Manipuri film Who Said Boys Can't Wear Makeup is no less than a revolution" (PDF). Imphal Times. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Femina Miss India Manipur 2023 Thounaojam Strela Luwang's struggle with Epilepsy". beautypageants.in.