Suman Rao

Suman Rao Biography

Suman Rao is a very successful model from Udaipur, Rajasthan, who has been crowned as Femina Miss India 2019. Now she will represent India at Miss World 2019 pageant to be held in ExCeL London in United Kingdom this year end. She has also won beauty pageant – Rajasthan Femina Miss India 2019 and was the first runner-up at Miss Navi Mumbai contest. She also won subtitle - 'Miss Rampwalk' award at Miss India contest held this year. She is a trained Kathak dancer.

Suman Rao hails from Udaipur, Rajasthan. She was born on 23 November 1998. Her father, Ratan Singh Rao, is a jeweller, and her mother Sushila Kunwar Rao is a homemaker. She has two brothers. Born in Rajasthan, her family shifted to Mumbai when she was just one year old. Since then her family is settled there. So Suman’s childhood days were spent in Mumbai where she completed her schooling. She is currently pursuing accountancy course from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

She came to limelight for the first time when she became the first runner-up of Miss Navi Mumbai 2018. She won Rajasthan Femina Miss India 2019 title which gave her direct entry to contest in Femina Miss India, which she won in June 2019. She represented the state of Rajasthan for the contest and beat 29 contestants to claim the title. Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi, fashion designer-duo Falguni and Shane Peacock and choreographer-director Remo D’Souza were among the celebrated judges for the beauty pageant. For Suman, to be a part of Miss India 2019 contest is an empowering, life-changing experience. As she owns dusky skin tone, she doesn’t believe in stereotyped fair skin beauties.  

Published: November 07, 2019

Updated: November 07, 2019