Odia girl Padmalaya to represent India at Little Miss Universe

12-year old Odia girl Padmalaya Nanda is all set to represent India at the Little Miss Universe beauty pageant to be held at Georgia in US.

A class VIII student, Padmalaya credits the people around her for motivating her to reach this level.

?I thank people for their blessings and support. For the beauty pageant, I am giving my 100 percent and I am very confident. I am trying to promote my culture and if people support me, I will definitely win this title,? she told ANI.

Padmalaya has requested to vote for her on Facebook starting from June 1 to June 4 to help her win the Little Miss Universe title.

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