I am a veteran army officer turned beauty Queen turned author and a motivational speaker . While in the Army I am from the initial batches of lady army officers ; I was blessed to earn a lot of ‘ FIRST’ ahead of my name from being First girl from Allahabad to join Indian Army to being First Lady cadet to become cadet editor of a journal of Army Officer’s Training Academy . And then I became the First Lady officer to get posted in counter insurgency ! Post hanging my military boots , I became the first veteran lady officer to win Most Vivacious Award at this national beauty pageant- Gladrags Mrs India 2009 as i successfully transformed from Drill Boots