Southall (England) [UK] For Mehak Chandel, a 23-year-old Indian-origin student who is in the running to be crowned Miss England 2024, the challenges of dealing with acne have inspired her to promote inclusivity for all skin types. Have motivated for. Field of Modeling In an exclusive interview with ANI, Southall-born Mehak, who has a degree in criminology and plans to pursue post-graduation in psychology, said that despite men's perception of how difficult beauty pageants are, she has Found it to be largely manageable. I think there were not that many challenges in this competition. It was great so I applied last July and they got me through to the semi-finals right away, the only shock was that there was a slight delay in the semi-final event. “It went back and forth.But otherwise, I think it was quite a fun and easy process,” Chandel shared. However, she also faced challenges due to her acne problem and that has taught her to embrace inclusivity for modeling in all skin types. Inspired to promote. Talking about it, he said, "I have always been someone who has struggled with the problem of acne since childhood. Be it print modeling or fashion competitions etc., never try to hide it. I think it is better to celebrate it. She said that even in the judges' round during the semi-finals, she made it very clear and she thinks that's why they chose her as she explained that she doesn't want people to feel embarrassed about it "I I want that to be a more common thing because when we look at models, we see these perfect women with absolutely perfect skin and I think that's changing now and I want to be a part of that change. I want to promote that self-love self-acceptance okay,'' she said Mehak remembers the difficulties she had to face since people are used to seeing pristine skin and bodies. He believes this should be changed. She further said, “This is a big problem in these beauty pageants, events or different types of competitions.In this specific competition, I haven't had so much trouble, but I have had trouble with modeling in general. Some people don't want to hang out with me, and they're like, 'Oh, you have spots' and I'm like, 'I can't change it.' I would say overall in modeling the point is to change it. needed. Miss England 2024 will take place on 16 and 17 May in Wolverhampton, England. Mehak's roots are in India and her father is from Shimla and his wife is Punjabi. The nation is proud. She shared, "I have been modeling for many years already, doing normal commercial shoots, fashion shoots etc. and I Saw there was another pageant that a friend of mine participated in and she got a lot of recognition for it and she was the only Indian to do so. Then I saw that an Indian won Miss England in 2019 and I think that's what made me feel so Seeing how the two cultures fit together.Chandel said, "When I was thinking about applying, talking to people who had done it, it seemed like a great thing to do and all the girls were really lovely. So I decided to do it." decided to." Apart from modelling, she also works with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). She is currently focusing on her Miss England 202 competition. However, she has other aspirations apart from this Miss England pageant as she said, “I just completed my graduation in Criminology last year.Next year I am going to do master's in psychology. So I want to go ahead and go into psychology, become a psychologist."