MRS INDIA INTERNATIONAL QUEEN FINALIST Mrs. Lakshmi Prasanthi Achanta

Congratulations Mrs. Lakshmi Prasanthi Achanta from Australia for being selected as a finalist of Mrs India International Queen 2026! Let’s know more about her. We interviewed Mrs. Lakshmi and here are her amazing answers:

Name: Lakshmi Prasanthi Achanta

Profession: Customer Service Manager / Business Professional

Qualification: Master’s in Business Management

Location: Australia

Strengths: Confidence, leadership, creativity and determination.

Weakness: Impatience, being overly caring, perfectionism and sensitivity.

Likes: Visiting temples, watching horror movies, listening to song lyrics, playing with kids.

Dislikes: Disrespect for traditions, dishonesty, rudeness, wasting time, and fake smiles.

Tell us about your family:

My family is my world.

My husband, Krishna, is a businessman. Ours is a love marriage and I got married when I was 19 years old.

I have two children.

My son Asrith is 22 years old and is studying Medicine in his second year at Griffith University, Gold Coast.

My daughter Hanu is 13 years old and studying in year 7.

They support me in everything I do and are the reason behind my success.

Quotes that keep you going, motivate you:

• Be a leader, not as a follower.
• There is magic in sharing a smile. The more you smile, the more the world smiles back at you.
• Be a fun girl and a boss lady at the same time.
• Never say “no one likes me.” Always say “no one is like me.”

Achievements/ Anything you are proud of yourself:

Educationally: I achieved a Master’s degree.

Professionally: I achieved a leadership role.

Personally: Built a beautiful and respectable family.

What is Women Empowerment according to you?

Women empowerment means giving women the freedom to choose their own path and the confidence to walk it without apology. It’s not about competing with men. It’s about a woman knowing she is enough to lead, build a career, raise a family, and have her own voice in every room she enters.

Message for the society:

At 42, I restarted my career after a 15-year break. I completed my Master’s degree and became a Customer Service Team Leader while raising my children. I waited for the right time because when a woman chooses to start over, she gives permission to every other woman watching her to do the same.

Stop waiting. Start now.

The world needs your voice, not your silence.

How will you give back to society after becoming a Queen?

As a Queen, I won’t just talk about change. I’ll create opportunities and inspire the belief that it’s never too late to begin again or chase your dreams. Because a crown is a responsibility, not a reward.

Why have you participated in Mrs India International Queen?

This platform lets me show women in India and across the world that your journey doesn’t end at marriage or motherhood. It evolves. I’m here to represent every woman who paused their dreams for her family, and now wants to press play again. I want to use stage of Mrs India International Queen to spread the message that it’s never too late to begin again.