Amin Dhillon is a

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on-air host, producer, podcaster, and emcee. She is a former Miss India Worldwide Canada.

Early life

Amin Dhillon was born in

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, Canada to an immigrant family from Punjab, India. At the age of 3, Dhillon lost her father to cancer and since then has hosted various fundraising events in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. She graduated from the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...

, with a degree in commerce.

Career

Prior to her media career, Dhillon was a former beauty queen becoming the first woman from Winnipeg to win the title of Miss India Worldwide Canada. She represented Canada at the

Miss India Worldwide Miss India Worldwide is a beauty pageant which draws contestants from India and from among members of the Indian diaspora residing in other countries. It is conducted by India Festival Committee (IFC), first founded and headed by Dharmatma Saran ...

pageant, placing TOP 10 overall. From 2011, she was the entertainment and news reporter of the

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(ATN). Dhillon spent a decade covering national news and events for Canada's Indo-Canadian community. She is also one of Canada's leading emcees for various cultural and community events Some of the high-profile events Dhillon has hosted include Markham South Asian Festival, Indo-Canadian Awards, Miss India Worldwide Canada pageant, Miss India Carrassauga pageant, Canada's largest India Day celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square and at Yonge and Dundas Square, Pam Am Games Globalfest, Mosaic Festival, Bollywood Monster Mashup, Vibrant Brampton, Diwali Gala, Global Gujarati Awards, Festival of South Asia, and the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce Awards. In 2019, Dhillon launched her own podcast and digital serie
"In Conversation with Amin Dhillon".
With a focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the podcast has featured politicians, newsmakers, artists, and entrepreneurs with inspirational stories of success and achievement.

Politics

In April 2021, Dhillon announced she would be seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Brampton Centre.

Notable guests and interviews

Music

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* Arjun *

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* Aaman Trikha *

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* Parichay *

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* Sunny Brown *

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* Chloe Flower *

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Actors and actresses

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* Uppekha Jain

YouTube and reality TV stars

* Aparna Shewakramani from

Indian Matchmaking ''Indian Matchmaking'' is a 2020 Indian reality television series produced by Smriti Mundhra that premiered on Netflix on 16 July 2020. In August 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. In March 2022, Netflix renewed the series fo ...

* Zaid Ali * Priyanka and Poonam Shah * Rupan Bal * Siera Bearchell

Entrepreneurs

* Manny Kohli * Dee Murthy * Mani Jassal * Lisa Sohanpal * Ritu Bhasin * Samra Zafar * Roxy Earle * Rakhi Mutta

Athletes and politicians

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* Patrick Brown

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Amin Living people People from Winnipeg Canadian beauty pageant winners Canadian people of Indian descent Canadian people of Punjabi descent University of Manitoba alumni 1985 births Canadian television personalities