Sushrii Shreya Mishraa (born 4 January 1991) is an
Indian model
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, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder.
[ She was crowned Femina Miss India United Continents 2015 and represented India at the Miss United Continents pageant in 2015 held in ]Ecuador
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where she became 3rd runner up.[ She has won several sub-contest awards, including I AM Popular, Miss Vivacious, Miss Rampwalk, and Best National Costume designed by Melvyn Noronha.][
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Early life
Mishraa was born on 4 January 1991 in Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
to Colonel Kishor Kumar Mishra and now-senior police official Sabita Rani Panda.[ Her family is Odia] She grew up in Sambalpur
Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...
and attended St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School, then graduated with honors from Shyama Prasad Mukherji College at Delhi University
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with a bachelor's degree in applied psychology.[ She originally wanted to be a criminal psychologist.][ She later attended Barry John Acting School.][
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Career
Pageantry
In 2010, she won the Asian Supermodel India pageant and was named Miss Friendship International.[ She later participated in the inaugural I AM She, a short-lived Indian pageant whose winners continued on to ]Miss Universe
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.[ She was given the I AM Popular award but did not win the competition overall.][ In 2013, she competed in Miss Diva and placed in the top seven semi-finalists. She also won Miss Digital Crown.][ Mishraa represented Odisha Femina Miss India 2015 pageant, where she was named Miss Vivacious and Miss Rampwalk and placed in the top five for Best Talent and Miss Multimedia.] She also represented India at the Miss United Continents pageant and came third.[ She was given the titles Miss Photogenic and Best Traditional Costume.][ Her traditional clothing with a dress, which illustrated parts of the ]Vedas
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, created by Melvyn Noronha.
Modelling
Mishraa shot for the 2016 and 2019 Kingfisher Calendars[ and participated in Bombay Fashion Week in 2019. She was on the May 2016 cover of '']Grazia
''Grazia'' (; ; stylized in all caps) is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, In ...
India Magazine'' and has appeared in adverts for MAC Cosmetics
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and Tanishq
Tanishq is an Indian jewellery brand owned by Titan Company. Founded in 1994, it is based in Bengaluru. As of 2023, it has more than 400 retail stores across India, the UAE, the US, Singapore and Qatar.
History
By the end of the 1980s, Tita ...
jewellery.[
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Acting
In 2018, she and a cast featuring Prateik Babbar
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began filming a web series called ''Baytakhol'' but the show ultimately did not air.[ She debuted in ]Bollywood
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with the film ''Zero
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'' opposite Abhay Deol
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. She had a small part in the romcom '' Malaal'' starring Meezaan Jafri
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.[ She appeared in the music video for "Lillah" by ]Aditya Narayan
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Personal life
Narayan was born t ...
. And in 2021, she joined the cast of ''Cartel'' opposite Tanuj Virwani
Tanuj Virwani is an Indian actor and model active in the Bollywood industry. He is best known for his role of Vayu Raghavan in the 2017 Amazon Original television series ''Inside Edge''. He has also played integral roles in Alt Balaji's ''Cod ...
.
Mishraa's first major stage production was Jeff Goldberg's ''The Altamount Road Murders'' which was performed at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. The ROH is the main home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orch ...
in Mumbai. Goldberg wrote, directed, produced and starred it in.[ Not long after, she was in the Dionysiac Theatre Company's ''Single'', directed by Karan Pandit. before reuniting with Jeff Goldberg for '' Witness for the Prosecution''.]
Other
In 2016, she was a celebrity judge at auditions for Jai Hind College
Jai Hind College (Autonomous) (Marathi: जय हिंद कॉलेज) is an autonomous college in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It was established in 1948.
In 2000, ''India Today'' named Jai Hind C ...
.
Personal life
Mishraa is a certified scuba diver and is trained in both Kathak
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and Bollywood
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styles with aerial silk
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s.[ She has ]hypothyroidism
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Filmography
Films
* ''Zero
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'' (2018)
* '' Malaal'' (2019)
* ''Ruslaan
''Ruslaan'' is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Karan Lalit Butani and produced by Rudrapati Ramana Rao and K. K. Radhamohan. It stars Aayush Sharma, alongside Sushrii Shreya Mishraa, Jagapathi Babu and Vidya Malvade. The mus ...
'' (2024)
Web Series
* ''Cartel
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'' (2021)
References
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Femina Miss India
1991 births
Female models from Odisha
Living people
Delhi University alumni
Beauty pageant contestants from India
Indian beauty pageant winners
Actresses from Odisha
People from Sambalpur