Miss Teen Tamil Nadu 2026 Saarika Jagadeesh’s answer in the question-and-answer round was in earnest, and no empty rhetoric. What she has done in the past points unerringly to that conclusion.Asked what she would invent to help the world and why, 16-year-old Saarika replied:“I would not invent. Instead, I would create opportunities for the underprivileged and the differently abled because I believe that true beauty lies in helping others. Through my initiative, the Global Raising Challengers Organisation I am doing that.”Saarika had been diagnosed with bilateral profound hearing loss as an infant, and the combination early intervention and modern technology has ensured that the world of sound was not shut out for her.After early intervention at Balavidyalaya, the school for young deaf children in Adyar, till the age of five, Saarika joined regular schooling starting with St. Francis International School in Kolapakkam followed by Velammal Bodhi Campus in Mugalivakkam. The hearing aid is her constant companion and her lifeline through which she does everything like a normal child. Saarika is a Class XI student of Velammal International School.
Saarika started modelling at the age of 11.
