Bhubaneswar: Odia girl Sribali Das won the Junior Model International 2019, held recently in Kerala.
She also bagged the Best Talent and Best National Costume titles.
By winning the contest, she has been selected to participate in the Junior Model International 2019, World Final Dubai.
The nine-year old girl is a Class III student of DAV School, Unit -8.
Shrivali is also a good Odissi dancer and singer. She is passionate about modelling, said her mother, Lipsa Das Patnaik.
Besides, she has been acting in and anchoring shows.
“We had observed Sribali’s interest in modelling, when she was five-years old. Then we ensured that she gets proper training. She was also very good at dancing and singing. Sribali is good in her studies too,” said Lipsa.
“Sribali has been selected at the national level. She sang a Sai bhajan, which I directed. She is a multi-talented girl. Her parents are also very cooperative,” said her teacher, Abhaya Mallia.