[2] From 2009 to 2013, she attended SMK Seri Garing Rawang & completed her foundation studies in Kolej Matrikulasi Kedah.
[3] She is the leader and founder of 4Them, a Malaysian advocacy and fundraising project based on the Orang Asli community's health and nutrition issues.
Lavanya was an underdog winner as she competed and won against pageant veterans, and famous figures in Malaysian pageantry.
Two days before the scheduled finals on 16 December 2021, Lavanya along with many other contestants & Miss World crew members were tested positive for COVID-19.
[11] She also managed to get into Top 27 semifinalist for the Beauty with a Purpose (BWAP) fast track with her 4Them project.