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- ↑ "2013 - Miss Diva Contestants - Miss Diva - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India.
- ↑ "Miss Diva 2013: Manasi Moghe wins the title - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Manasi Moghe out of Miss Universe, continues India's dry run". India Today .
- ↑ "Gurleen Grewal to represent India at Miss International 2013 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India.
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