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What Miss World Teaches Us About Confidence Under Pressure

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader

The other day, my wife played me the final round of Miss World 2025 and asked me to rank the top 3.
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It’s like a game we play.
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She already knows the winners—but every now and then, she uses it to test my public speaking instincts (good for me, right?).

And guess what?
I nailed it. Ranked them exactly right. (Okay, she told me the winner. I only told 2 and 3 right!)

Now pause for a second and imagine their situation:

  • No notes.
  • No prep.
  • Just a mic, a stage, and what felt like a billion eyeballs (it was hosted in India, after all!).
  • And a question that could either crown you… or crack you.

Most people would freeze.

But here’s the twist:

They didn’t win because they gave the perfect answer. They won because they spoke with poise, purpose, and presence.

Sound familiar?

It’s just like when your client throws a surprise question your way...
Or your boss turns to you in a meeting and says,

“Hey, what do you think?”

Here’s the golden rule:

Confidence isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about trusting yourself to figure it out in the moment.

So, what’s the takeaway?

You don’t need to be a Miss World finalist to shine under pressure.

You need to pause.
You need to breathe.
And you need to speak from your core.

And if you’re wondering where that courage to speak from the core comes from?
One word: Authenticity.

The older I get, the more obvious it becomes: Being authentic is a superpower.

As always, thanks for being awesome!

Rama

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