Hasleen, beauty with brain combination

She is a beauty with the brain, indeed, as was proved from the composed manner in which Hasleen Kaur, Femina Miss India Earth 2011, answered all the questions asked to her.

My father was in the army, while my mother was into academics. In the beginning, I wanted to become a doctor, but my ambitions kept changing as I grew up. I studied commerce, and then did English Honors because I love reading books. I was pretty good with fancy words and catchy taglines, and had I not won the beauty pageant, I would have been working in some ad agency today. My parents have always given me the freedom to take my own decisions, and even when I have faltered, I have learnt from my mistakes. After winning a beauty pageant, the sudden surge of good offers and all the media exposure can be distracting if you don't focus well. Right now, I am preparing to the best of my ability, as I will be representing India at the Miss Earth contest. Nicole Faria's win last year was inspiring and I want to do my country proud again.

Even though I had a small appearence in Love Aaj Kal, it was a wonderful experience to be part of a film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. That was the time when I had just began modeling and I got to learn a lot about the various camera angles and how to express myself in front of the camera. And well, Imtiaz Ali is such a genius. He handled everything so well in the midst of extreme chaos on the sets! Besides, I had also gone for the auditions of Dev D and had been offered the role of Chanda (the one eventually played by Kalki Koechlin). But because of my study I couldn't take it up. Looking back, I have mixed feelings. Obviously, I often wonder where it would have taken me had I done that film, especially since it became such a cult movie. However, I believe more opportunities will certainly come my way."