But because she did not go on to become a part of Bollywood, how many us actually remember her? 

This is exactly what Shilpa Singh talks about in her TEDx talk titled “How I ”wasted” my Miss India Title”. Her talk focused on not only elements of success, but also on how she may have “conventionally wasted her title”, but she earned what she desired to! 

Here are some other pertinent questions she raises on life after the pageant.

You can watch the complete talk here.