Imlibenla Wati Nienu's Journey – Model to Social Worker

Imlibenla Wati Nienu`s Journey

Imlibenla was born in 1995 in Nagaland has always been a very outgoing and courageous child. Even as a little girl, Aben wasn't a dainty, girly person. She had problems with wearing a skirt to school. She refused to go to school in skirts. And whenever any boy in her class taunted her, she never sat in a corner and cried but stood for herself and for sure a clenched fist swinging in action. She fought with almost all the boys in her high school.

She is a sportswoman (plays football; does kickboxing and goes to the gym too.) in the field and a keen drummer. She was a rock-n-roll teenager. During her high school, she was very much active in school academic activities. To name a few, she represented Nagaland in National Level Science Exhibition while she was in class 9, and she was awarded student of the year when she was in the 12th standard.

She was crowned Miss Nagaland in 2012 when she was 17 years old. She took some time to get used to the glamorous world. She held the title of the first runners up of Miss Mokokchung the same year, subtitle winner of Miss Perfect 10 in both Miss Mokokchung and Miss Nagaland and also won the Readers' Choice in Miss Nagaland in 2012.

Soon after, rumours started circulating that Aben will be entering politics. When asked to comment on the same, she said, "Could our rights be curbed as to impose or throw certain selfish values that we are deemed a no brainer? All I did was exercise my rights. When you see a candidate enthusiastic about helping with a zealous approach and a charismatic personality, of course, I would want to support and vote for him."

It was 2015 when she entered the universe of Miss India Elite with the theme "Let's make female foeticide a history". Imlibenla stated that it was quite a shocking and a happy moment to win. After winning the Miss World Beauty India contest, Imlibenla made a mark even in the international beauty pageant in South Korea.