Neethu Vanajakshi (born 25 February 1993) is a trans woman from Karnataka. She was a contestant at the Big Boss Kannada season 10. [1] [2] [3] [4] She was eliminated from the show after seven weeks. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Vanajakshi hails from Gadag district, Karnataka. [9] She was born as Manjunath. [10] [11] [12] She did her schooling at Model High School. She used to make and sell flower garlands to add to the income of the family. In 2007, she moved to Bengaluru [13] to join a college and to explore her identity. She studied art at the Ken School of Art, Bengaluru after competing her BBA degree and also did a diploma in animation. [13] She is an amateur semi-classical Kathak dancer, a yoga practitioner and a tattoo artist. [1] She used to run a hotel that served traditional North Karnataka food. [9]
She took counselling and hormonal therapy [14] in preparation for her transition to a transwoman and underwent surgery and medical treatment. In 2019, she won Miss Transqueen title [15] and earned the chance to represent India. She revealed her identity in 2016 to her sister, who was in shocked and in tears to hear her sister's story. [13] In 2020, she represented India at the Miss International Queen 2020. [1] In Big Boss, she shared her feelings [16] and how she had to keep her identity a secret before she came out. [17]
Vanajakshi began as flowerseller in her village to support her family before becoming a full-fledged entrepreneur, dancer, tattoo artist and actor. [1] [18] After leaving her home town Gadag, she started a restaurant, Gama Gama, [18] [19] for her mother and a beauty parlour for her sister, to fulfill her 'responsibility towards her family'. [13] After becoming popular through the reality show 'Super Queens', [19] she made her debut in acting in the film UI directed by well-known director Upendra, [18] In the reality show Big Boss Kannada 10, she achieved two milestones, the captaincy of the house and 'Kicchana Chappale', the appreciation of Actor Kicha Sudeep, who is the host. [6] She is also a Tedx speaker. [20]
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Neethu Vanajakshi (born 25 February 1993) is a trans woman from Karnataka. She was a contestant at the Big Boss Kannada season 10. [1] [2] [3] [4] She was eliminated from the show after seven weeks. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Vanajakshi hails from Gadag district, Karnataka. [9] She was born as Manjunath. [10] [11] [12] She did her schooling at Model High School. She used to make and sell flower garlands to add to the income of the family. In 2007, she moved to Bengaluru [13] to join a college and to explore her identity. She studied art at the Ken School of Art, Bengaluru after competing her BBA degree and also did a diploma in animation. [13] She is an amateur semi-classical Kathak dancer, a yoga practitioner and a tattoo artist. [1] She used to run a hotel that served traditional North Karnataka food. [9]
She took counselling and hormonal therapy [14] in preparation for her transition to a transwoman and underwent surgery and medical treatment. In 2019, she won Miss Transqueen title [15] and earned the chance to represent India. She revealed her identity in 2016 to her sister, who was in shocked and in tears to hear her sister's story. [13] In 2020, she represented India at the Miss International Queen 2020. [1] In Big Boss, she shared her feelings [16] and how she had to keep her identity a secret before she came out. [17]
Vanajakshi began as flowerseller in her village to support her family before becoming a full-fledged entrepreneur, dancer, tattoo artist and actor. [1] [18] After leaving her home town Gadag, she started a restaurant, Gama Gama, [18] [19] for her mother and a beauty parlour for her sister, to fulfill her 'responsibility towards her family'. [13] After becoming popular through the reality show 'Super Queens', [19] she made her debut in acting in the film UI directed by well-known director Upendra, [18] In the reality show Big Boss Kannada 10, she achieved two milestones, the captaincy of the house and 'Kicchana Chappale', the appreciation of Actor Kicha Sudeep, who is the host. [6] She is also a Tedx speaker. [20]
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