Miss Galaxy Pierrefonds 2020/21

Amita Thurairajah

Amita is a bold, resilient mental health and human rights activist at Amnesty International and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Throughout her life, Amita has faced her own trial and tribulations. Her brother is diagnosed as a nonspeaking autistic with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also has anxiety. Because of her brother’s disorder, he is the catalyst that has influenced her to pursue a career studying mental health—becoming a Psychiatrist. Amita has worked with ABA therapy, staying up to date with her brothers’ condition and was an Assistant Therapist. Her core values of life are justice, equity and making a difference.