Miss Universe India finalist returns to work at Google in Bengaluru days after pageant

For Umanga Kumawat, life after the Miss Universe India 2026 finals hasn’t meant quitting her regular job. Instead, the engineer went back to her corporate routine at Google’s Bengaluru office, giving her followers a glimpse of what happens when the competition spotlight goes off.

Kumawat represented Madhya Pradesh at this year’s national competition and secured a place in the Top 20 among the 52 finalists. Kaziah Liz Mejia from Kerala was crowned Miss Universe India at the finale held in Jaipur on 23 August.

On September 14, Kumawat posted a one-minute “day in my life” video on social media, documenting a fairly familiar corporate workday — except for the fact that she recently walked one of India’s biggest beauty pageant stages.

She captioned the post, “Back to the office after Miss Universe India.” The video was posted 1 day ago and has garnered over 181,000 views and numerous comments praising her.

Her day starts around 9:30 a.m. with the daily question of what to wear. He opts for a black top and bright red pants, packs his laptop and other essentials, and heads to the Google campus.

At 10:30 he is in the company wellness center for exercise. Her routine includes time on the treadmill, stretching and leg exercises before she switches gears and gets ready for work.

Around noon, the pageant finalist is back at her desk with her laptop, notebook and work papers in front of her.

Lunch arrives at about 2:10 p.m. The cafe offers several options, including biryani, fruit and desserts, but Kumawat opts for the vegetable noodle soup.

He returns to work around 3:00 p.m. and moves to a quieter lounge later in the afternoon. At approximately 4:30 p.m., he works from a space overlooking the Google campus.

At 5:30 p.m., there’s a coffee break before she finally heads to the elevator, marking the end of her work day.

Kumawata’s post offers a different perspective on life after a beauty pageant. While contestants often pursue modeling, entertainment, or other public-facing careers, her professional life remains rooted in technology.

Her story also points to the increasingly diverse paths of the competition’s participants, where alongside the classic corporate career there can also be action on the national scene.

For Kumawat, the competition seems to have been another part of her life, rather than a replacement for the career she had already built in the technology sector.