Areej Chaudhary (

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: اریج چوہدری; born 7 May 1997) is a

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i actress and the winner of Miss Pakistan World 2020 and was sent to

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virtually to represent Pakistan. She is also a

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by profession.

Early life

Areej Chaudhary was born on 7 May 1997 in

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. She did her schooling in Jeddah from Springhill International School and Bloomfield Hall School in Pakistan and later enrolled at Comsats University in Lahore for graduation in

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. Her family roots lie in

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and is a relative of actor-director

Hamza Ali Abbasi Hamza Ali Abbasi (born 23 June 1986) is a Pakistani actor and director. He is best known for his roles as Afzal in the drama serial '' Pyarey Afzal'' (2013) and as Salahuddin in the drama serial '' Mann Mayal'' (2016)''.'' In 2013, he appeare ...

. Her father owns translation companies in

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, and

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. Areej, the youngest of the family, has a sister and two brothers, she resides with her family in

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Beauty pageants

Areej Chaudhary's pageant work started when she applied for the Miss Pakistan World pageant in 2020. Chaudhary won the title of Miss Pakistan World in 25 August, 2020, She was the first girl who got the crown from the soil of

, Areej Chaudhary, crowned the Pakistan World and

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on 25 May 2021 became the first

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. She later was invited to the Miss Pakistan 2022 ceremony that took place in

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, Pakistan and crowned Miss & Mr. Pakistan Global. Chaudhary, made it to the top news of the year in 2022 in Pakistan's leading newspaper,

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. In 2023, she crowned Ms. Pakistan World 2023, Mrs. Pakistan World 2023 and the second

2023,

Alina Khan Alina Khan (Urdu: علینہ خان) is a Pakistani actress known for her lead roles in the short film ''Darling'' in 2019 and the feature film ''Joyland (film), Joyland'' in 2022. She is the first transgender person to have a lead role in a majo ...

. Chaudhary participated in

which took place

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due to pandemic. Where she finished unplaced. In the year 2022, Areej represented Pakistan in the Miss Eco International 2022 competition, held in Egypt. She is the third Pakistani contestant to represent Pakistan in the Miss Eco pageant. Areej took part in her fourth pageant and third international pageant in Miss Global 2022 which took place at Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia.

Acting career

Chaudhary's acting career started after she was crowned Miss Pakistan World in 2020. Her first break was the drama ''Maahi''.

Pakistan industry

Chaudhary joined the Pakistani

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industry while she was studying in Comsats University, Lahore and known as veli girl. She has worked in dramas like Sitam aired on

HUM TV Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Net ...

where she played a negative role, She was also seen in the drama Sirat-e-Mustaqeem on

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and Oey Moti on

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. Her first drama was Maahi on LTN family channel where she was a lead character in which she projected a positive character. She completed her first film called Dhai Chaal in March 2022 which got released in December 2023.

Television

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

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Miss Pakistan World Website
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