Always wanting to be in the showbiz, Lavanya Tripathi participated in the Miss Uttarakhand pageant in 2006, where she eventually went on to win the title.
Much before making her movie debut in 2012, Lavanya Tripathi was seen in a small role in the thriller horror television series Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai in one of its episodes in 2006.
Lavanya Tripathi was one of the participants in Channel V's model hunt Get Gorgeous in its fifth season in 2008.
After participating in Get Gorgeous in 2008, Lavanya Tripathi was cast in Ekta Kapoor's drama Pyaar Ka Bandhan in 2009, where she played the role of Mishti Das/Araina Rai.