Ushoshi Sengupta (born 30 July 1988) is an Indian model who won the title of

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and represented

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held at Mandalay Bay,

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, on 23 August 2010.

Early life

Born in

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, Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force. She graduated from

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, Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and professional modeling. She has a bachelor's degree in Humanities from the St. Xavier's College of the

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, and worked as a model before becoming Miss Universe India. Sengupta made her debut in the Bengali movie industry with ''Egoler Chokh'' which was released in August 2016 and was directed by Arindam Sil.

Filmography

Film career

Miss Universe 2010

Ushoshi won the first edition of I am She - Miss Universe India, a national pageant organized by Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. As the official representative of her

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to the 2010

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pageant held in

on 23 August 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sengupta, Ushoshi 1988 births Living people Female models from Kolkata Indian beauty pageant winners Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni University of Calcutta alumni Miss Universe 2010 contestants