Maneka's journey from a beauty queen to a hard-core politician

Maneka Gandhi is the Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development in the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She is also an animal rights activist, environmentalist, and widow of the Indian politician, Sanjay Gandhi, the younger son of late Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, and has authored a number of books the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare .Maneka Gandhi's, 22, first claim to fame. As an aspiring model, she had signed up with DCM to model for their entire campaign of towels that were launched in 1973. Here look at the tumultuous journey of Maneka from a model to a become member of the Nehry- Gandhi family and her life in politics.