Inika Mehra is an internationally recognized speaker, dancer, and founder transforming women’s health and educational equity through science, performance, and storytelling.
7,000+ lives impacted
through holistic health education initiatives — including mindfulness training, hormonal & metabolic health education, Ayurvedic nutrition and wellness coaching, and mental health and resilience programs — across schools, universities, and free health clinics worldwide.
500+ girls & women empowered
through in-person mentorship, women’s health workshops, leadership programs, and projects designed and facilitated across the U.S. and abroad.
2,000+ hours volunteered
serving local and global communities — including the Bay Area, India, and Nepal — fostering healthier communities and advancing equity, education, and integrative care.
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Recent keynotes, events, and presentations
Take a look at recent keynotes, events, presentations, and topic summaries.
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What if the way you think and feel could shape your future? This session dives into the science of neuroplasticity and cognitive resilience, showing how your brain can adapt, grow, and help you design the life you want. You’ll walk away with practical, science-backed tools to shift negative thought patterns, manage stress, and tap into your full potential in school, leadership, and beyond.
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Inika Mehra joins Rotary to speak about the importance of holistic care for chronic conditions like PCOS, highlighting how emotional well-being plays a key role in physical healing.
She shared practical mind-body tools to help release stress, rewire the mind, and addressed how unresolved emotions can impact not just our physical health, but our mental health, careers, and relationships too.
PCOS Alliance is honored that Inika’s talk will enable 100 children to receive life-saving vaccination against polio. -
Inika Mehra, Miss San Francisco and Founder of PCOS Alliance, speaks at Beauty Tech Conference to shed light upon PCOS and hirsutism, pushing for inclusivity within the beauty industry.
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Miss San Francisco 2025 and Founder of PCOS Alliance, Inika Mehra, shared her powerful journey of transforming disempowerment into purpose. Through this session, she explored the root causes of PCOS and hair loss — from insulin resistance and inflammation to stress and hormonal imbalance — while offering holistic, science-backed tools to improve metabolic health, and restore health and confidence from the inside out.
Through cultural storytelling, Inika uses dance to drive impact. At the Deepawali Charity Gala, her performance helped raise $1,500 to support the building of a 7th school in Nepal with Building Education. This reflects her commitment to advancing educational equity beyond women’s health.
PROJECTS
Redefining Health. Reclaiming Culture. Empowering the next generation of female leaders.
Inika’s leadership journey began when she was just fifteen — though she never imagined how far it would take her.
Growing up with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and chronic fatigue, she faced health challenges that once silenced her confidence and dreams. But through that pain, she found purpose: founding Skintegrity, a sustainable skincare brand that raised over $4,000 to fund hygiene education and health projects across India, including the distribution of period products for girls, educational talks, and the building of toilets for villages.
Today, as the founder and CEO of PCOS Alliance and the reigning Miss San Francisco 2025, Inika leads a global movement advancing women’s health equity, integrative education, and holistic healing — empowering girls to reclaim their health, voice, and leadership.
Founded the first integrative wellness chapter at UCI, Aurum, bridging the gap and making holistic health education and experiential learning opportunities available for all students.
Established the UC system’s first holistic wellness internship site at the Sanctuary Wellness Center, equipping students with skills in preventive medicine, wellness routines, mindfulness, mental health support, and nutrition.
Authored eBook and designed transformation programs still used by 100+ patients at the Sanctuary.
Redefining Health. Reclaiming Culture. Empowering the next generation of female leaders.
Inika Mehra is the founder & CEO of PCOS Alliance, a youth-led nonprofit advancing menstrual equity, holistic health education, and integrative care for women and girls with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and related hormonal and reproductive conditions. The reigning Miss San Francisco 2025, she is a UC Irvine graduate and Holistic Youth Scholar trained in Ayurveda, Energy Kinesiology, and neuropsychology. Her work has impacted over 7,000 people through education, advocacy, free clinics, and mind-body wellness programs.
Inika has received honors from the U.S. Council of Civic Participation and the Women Changing the World Awards. She now brings these insights to interactive workshops designed to help women reclaim their health and resilience from the inside out.
Outside of her advocacy and research, Inika is a passionate Bollywood fusion performer, blending Eastern and Western dance styles to share cultural stories and engage audiences through movement and performance.