Parvathy was the 2nd runner-up in the Miss World Top Model contest that was held on December 3, 2008.

The last time India won the Miss World title was in 2000 when Priyanka Chopra was declared the Miss World 2008 winner.

20-year-old Parvathy Omanakuttan is the winner of the Miss India 2008 contest. She was born in Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala and now lives in India’s financial capital Mumbai.

arvathy has completed her graduation in English Literature. Her other subjects included sociology and psychology. Parvathy Omanakuttan plans to study Psychology further, do modeling assignments, and work in films if she gets the opportunity.

Parvathy Omanakuttan has said that she loves her mother’s cooking, though she likes to sample cuisines from different parts of the world. Parvathy who is in South Africa right now, has even tried her hand at cooking Zuku dishes.
Parvathy’s motto “Dream with your eyes open” is inspired by a quote from former President of India, Dr Abjul Kalam that “Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, but dreams are that, which do not allow you to sleep.”

Age:20 yrs

Height:5' 8.5"

Stats:32-27-36

Hobbies: Listening to music, dancing, glass painting and reading, playing basketball and badminton

Miss World Competition Over, India’s Parvathy runner up!!!

Miss World Competition Over, India’s Parvathy runner up!!!
(L-R) Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan, Miss Russia Ksenia Sukhinova and Miss Trinidad & Tobago: Gabrielle Walcott:

India’s Parvathy Omanakuttan narrowly missed out on winning the Miss World 2008 crown which went to Russia’s Ksenya Sukhinova at a glittering African extravaganza held in Johannesburg on Saturday.
“Miss World 2008 is Russia,” announced Julia Morley, head of the Miss World committee that organises the event.
Twenty one-year-old Parvathy, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, finished first runner up and failed to join five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the title.
This was the first time in eight years that an Indian reached the finals of the Miss World competition.
Parvathy, who had won this year’s Miss Femina contest in April, said she was happy that she could go this far in the contest but was disappointed a little at not having won the crown.
“I had expected that I will win. But there is a little disappointment. After many years, India reached the top five. It’s been eight years since an Indian has reached the finals of Miss World contest and this makes me happy,” Parvathy said.
“But I cannot say that I’m very happy as I had expected to win. I’m a little disappointed. But it is said that destiny has a big role to play in one’s life and God might have something better in stock for me,” the Kerala girl told NDTV.
The second runner up was Gabriel Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago. More than 100 international beauties participated in this year’s Miss World pageant hosted by South Africa.