Manushi Chillar To Bom Diggy Girl Sakshi, 7 Girls Who Became Internet Sensations Overnight!
Little was known about Miss India before she shocked everyone and brought home the Miss World crown after 17 years. Pooja Jain who sang Selfie Maine Le Li Aaj and Swag Waali Topi got media attention for singing songs with no rhythm and no lyrics. Priya Prakash Varrier became Internets obsession after her wink went crazy viral.
Internet can be a very strange. While it may troll famous people to pull them down, the platform can also make overnight celebrities out of normal people. But even then the internet is a passion, second to none. And especially the social media apps.
From Facebook, Twitter and Instagam, we're forever hovering on them to know what's the latest scoop. So here's taking a look at 7 powerful females who went onto become overnight internet sensations.
1. Manushi Chillar
Little was known about Miss India and medical student Manushi Chillar before she shocked everyone and brought home the Miss World crown after 17 years. And the minute, she was crowned, everyone wanted to know about her. From a plain jane, who met Sushmita, before her big day to a diva-like transformation, Manushi became the national crush.
2. Dhinchak Pooja
People wouldn't know her full name but are still gaga over her. Love her or hate, but you simply cannot ignore Pooja Jain, who hails from Delhi. The girl who sang, Selfie Maine Le Li Aaj and Swag Waali Topi, got media attention for singing songs with no rhythm and no lyrics.
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She received world wide criticism, so much so, that she was called inside the Bigg Boss house as a wild card entry. She even made Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar dance and sing to Dilon Ka Shooter.
Well, you can diss her because that's how she became an overnight internet sensation.
3. Bom Diggy Diggy Girl Sakshi Malik
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She is the new hot girl in town. No, we are not talking about the wrestler Sakshi Malik but this girl who featured in the superhit song ¡®Bom Diggy Diggy¡® from the film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. After her cameo, she became a rage on social media handles and digital platforms. Her Instagram account shot up to 1 million followers.
4. Priya Varrier
She can also easily be referred to as the winking girl of India. Priya Prakash Varrier became Internet's obsession in February after her wink went crazy viral. Yes, her song of her upcoming film Oru Adaar Love went viral on social media and became meme for all the good reasons. From 121K followers, her account shot upto 5.4 mn followers.
5. Smriti Mandhana
An Indian cricketer who plays for our women¡¯s cricket team, Smriti Mandhana became popular on the internet in a short span of time. In March 2018, she scored the fastest fifty for India in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixture, taking 30 balls to reach a half-century against Australia women in the 2017¨C18 India women's Tri-Nation Series.
The following month, she was named the player of the series, for the three WODI matches played against England women. People started crushing on her after they realised women's cricket is in safe hands.
6. Banita Sandhu
People would not have known her by name before the movie October but they had seen her in the famous 'Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se' as she stole our hearts in the double mint advertisement.Hailing from London, this Punjabi 19-year-old girl is making news for all the right reasons.
7. Gaurav Arora became Gauri
The reality show Splitsvilla got him into notice but he became a media sensation after he came on India's next top model. He had joined Splitsvilla as Gaurav but later underwent a sex change and became Gauri. In 2016, his dad took him to Bangkok where his sex-change surgery was done, and a year later, the ex-Splitsvilla contestant made a comeback on TV on India's Next Top Model as a female model donning a bikini. He took the internet by storm for this decision and got a lot of support from his fans and well wishers.
Saloni Singh is the Lifestyle editor at Indiatimes. As a seasoned writer and editor, Saloni brings a wealth of experience and a keen eye for detail to the dynamic world of celebrity fashion, wellness, health and travel. Saloni crafts content that not only informs and educates but also inspires readers to live their most stylish, healthy and adventurous lives.
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