CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Thursday named Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar as the brand ambassador for its to-be launched special programme to prevent anaemia among children in the state.The announcement was made by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar during Manushi's maiden visit to her home state after winning the Miss World title. Khattar congratulated Manushi for her achievement as it had brought laurels to the state and the nation at the global level. She lauded initiatives taken by the state government to improve the sex ratio in the state. "On behalf of the mothers, sisters and daughters of the state, I am thankful to the state for such efforts," she added. When asked whether she will make her career in Bollywood, she said of the five Indian women who had won the Miss World crown, only two had become actresses.

Source: Times of India November 30, 2017 23:03 UTC