While many of us are aware that Erica Fernandes began her career in entertainment in 2013 with the Tamil film Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu, did you know that the diva competed in the Miss India beauty competition in 2012? Yes, Erica competed in a few major pageants before entering the entertainment sector, including Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra 2011, Miss Maharashtra title, and Miss India. She won the title of Fresh Face at the contest.

Erica tried her hand at acting after 2012 and appeared in a few regional films. She was mostly seen in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films. In 2016, she began working in the television sector and she also played Dr. Sonakshi Bose Dixit in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi which is currently one of the best daily soap operas. She became a household name as Prerna Sharma Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. Erica has won numerous honors for her work on television. For Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, she received both the best female actor at Asian Viewers Television Awards and the best Jodi awards alongside Shaheer Sheikh at the Lions Gold Awards. For Kasautii Zindagii Kay, she also won best female actor and best Jodi alongside Parth Samthaan which shows her incredible versatility.

Erica was recently featured in a video clip from her pageant days that went viral on social media. The actress is seen in the video responding to a question posed by Ayushmann Khurrana. “Would she like to be born in the past or the future?” she was asked. She said that she would favor being born in the past since she wishes to be a princess. Check out her video here: –