Shreya Shanker is an Indian (born 25 March 1997) actress, model and

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titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India United Continents 2019 at the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2019 by the outgoing titleholder Gayatri Bharadwaj. She recently made her acting debut as Ariana in the web series Dil Dosti Dilemma on Amazon Prime which was released on 25 April 24. Her father is a serving

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in the

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and her mother is a freelance counsellor. She is the granddaughter of Dr R. S. P. Verma, an eminent

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Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

, and her maternal grandfather, Professor Rana Pratap Sinha, is an eminent psychologist of Bihar. She has a younger sister, Alina, who is a studying at

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. She represented

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at Miss United Continents 2019 pageant, held on 28 September 2019.

Pageant history

Femina Miss India 2019

Shreya was crowned as Femina Miss India United Continents 2019 by the outgoing titleholder Gayatri Bharadwaj on 15 June 2019 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium,

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. Previously, she was crowned as Femina Miss India Bihar 2019 on 23 April 2019.

Miss United Continents 2019

Shreya represented

at Miss United Continents 2019 pageant held on 28 September 2019 in

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Media

Shreya Shanker was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women at No. 25 in 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanker, Shreya 1997 births Femina Miss India winners Indian beauty pageant winners Living people Female models from Bihar People from Patna