Srishti Rana is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder from

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. She participated in Miss Diva - Miss Universe India 2013 and won the title of Miss India Asia Pacific 2013. She went on to represent India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in October 2013, which took place in

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, Korea. She emerged as the winner of the

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title, beating 51 other contestants from different countries .The title sounds similar to the coveted

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title won by Dia Mirza in 2000. She was also a contestant of

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and finished in Top 5. She was featured in the ''

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''s list of 50 most desirable women for the years 2014 and 2015. She has walked for several designers as a show stopper and as a closing model. She has walked for designers including

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, Anju Modi, Varun Bahl, Gaurav Gupta,

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, Shehla Khan, Shantanu and Nikhil, Rocky S, Saisha Shinde, Mandira Wirk, and

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Early life and education

Rana was born to Anand Rana and Suman Rana. Her father is an advocate and mother a homemaker. She did her schooling from Modern Vidya Niketan schools in

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, and is a major in English Honors from

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. She also attended Manav Rachna International University where she did a Journalism and Mass Communication course, followed by a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from

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Awards and recognition

Miss Asia Pacific World 2013

Rana was sent as the Indian delegate in

pageant and later won the title of Miss Asia Pacific World 2013.

Miss India Universe 2013

She participated in Femina Miss India Universe ( Miss Diva - 2013) and was crowned Miss India Asia Pacific World 2013.

Miss Diva Delhi 2013

Rana was the winner of Miss Diva Delhi 2013.

Femina Miss India 2013

She was the 3rd runner-up of

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on 24 March 2013, and was also awarded the title of Femina Miss Fashion Icon.http://zoomtv.indiatimes.com/shows/shows-on-zoom/main-miss-india/srishti-ranas-miss-india-2013-dreams/videoshow/19124206.cms

Femina Miss India Delhi 2013

She was one of the three title holders of Pond's

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References

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