Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned
Femina Miss India World in 2016.
She represented India at the
Miss World 2016
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pageant. She is the first
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n to represent India at Miss World. She made it to the top 20 (semi-finalist) and also top-5 in
Beauty with a Purpose
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Early life
She was born in Dhubri in a Bengali family and was brought up in
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
city in the state of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
. She completed her schooling in
Maria's Public School in Guwahati and moved to New Delhi to pursue higher studies.
She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from
Hindu College, University of Delhi
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In 2022, it is ranked 2nd nationally by Nationa ...
.
Modeling and pageantry
While pursuing education in
New Delhi
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, she started a career in modeling. She has done many modeling assignments by working as a freelance model.
In 2016 she won the title of
Femina Miss Delhi, which gave her a direct entry to participate in
Femina Miss India 2016, where she won the title of Femina Miss India World 2016.
During her reign as Miss India, she was hospitalized because of anemia.
See also
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Aditi Arya
Aditi Arya (born 18 September 1993) is an Indian actress, model, research analyst and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2015. She represented India at Miss World 2015 pageant.
Early life
Arya was born in Ch ...
- Femina Miss World India 2015.
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Koyal Rana
Koyal Rana (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2014. She came to attention at the age of 15 during MTV Teen Diva. At the age of 21 she represented India in Miss World 2014 that ...
- Femina Miss World India 2014. Winner of "Miss World Asia and Oceania"
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Femina Miss India
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References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Dhubri district
People from Guwahati
Femina Miss India winners
Beauty pageant contestants from India
Indian beauty pageant winners
Miss World 2016 delegates
Female models from Assam