In A First, A Medico Erin Liz John Bags Miss Kerala Title

In a first, a medical student from Kerala, Erin Liz John, has bagged the Miss Kerala 2020 beauty pageant title.

The competition was held on January 31. The 20-year-old, who is born in a family of doctors, is a student of Kozhikode Government Medical College.

Here are 10 things you should know about Erin Liz John:

1. Liz John is a native of Ernakulam. She is is a third-year MBBS student of Kozhikode MCH.

2. She was crowned the Miss Kerala in a virtual ceremony, conducted online for the first time.

3. She won the competition among 200 talented and versatile contestants, 50 finalists participated from different parts of the world.

4. Erin Liz John's parents are also doctors who have been traveling to different parts of the country for their work. Naturally, she had to move a lot with her parents and her schooling was mostly outside of Kerala.

5. She went to high school in Kochi, studied from a Navy school and later completed Plus II from Kanjirapally St Anthony’s School. She then joined Kozhikode MCH. “Fashion, modelling and acting have always been my favourite things since childhood," she told The New Indian Express.

6. Liz described her upbringing in a house full of doctors as encouraging as she said that her mother always supported her to "pursue my dream." She claimed that the decision to join MBBS was completely her own. "I always wanted to be a responsible doctor first and also strive to achieve my dreams in modelling and also acting,” she expressed.

7. For the competition, she choose a stylist named Arunima Gupta, who is also a dancer, from West Bengal. 

8. She is currently focusing on medical studies, which are nearing completion.

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