Shriya Kishore is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 in

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on 5 April 2009. She became a semifinalist in

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Biography

Shriya was born on 12 May to Nirupama and

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Sanjay Kishore. She went to Lawrence School in Lovedale, Ooty. Shriya had graduated with a bachelor's degree in Hotel Management (BHM) from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGHSA) at the Manipal University in

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in 2008. She joined WGSHA in 2004 as part of the 19th Course of the college.

Femina Miss India 2009

Kishore won the Miss India Earth title at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 beauty pageant in Mumbai. Pantaloons Femina Miss India is a beauty pageant in India that selects its winners to compete in

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, and

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. She won, along with Ekta Choudhary, who was crowned Miss India Universe 2009 and

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who was crowned Miss India World 2009. Kishore was crowned by Miss India Earth 2008 Tanvi Vyas. Kishore was a wild card entry into the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009. She represented India at the

in October.

Miss Earth 2009

Shriya performed well in the long gown competition and became a finalist from the Group - 2. She later entered the semifinals. However, she failed to make the cut as a finalist in the competition.

References

External links

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Miss India - Profile
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