Priyadarshini Chatterjee

Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)[1]
Dhubri, Assam, India
OccupationModel
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Major
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Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India in 2016.[2]

She represented India at the Miss World 2016 pageant.[3][4][5] She is the first northeast Indian to represent India at Miss World. She made it to the top 20 (semi-finalist) and also top-5 in Beauty with a Purpose.[6]

Early life

She was born in Dhubri in a Bengali family and was brought up in Guwahati city in the state of Assam.[7][8][9][10] She completed her schooling in Maria's Public School in Guwahati and moved to New Delhi to pursue higher studies.[11] She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from Hindu College, University of Delhi.[12][13]

Modeling and pageantry

While pursuing education in New Delhi, she started a career in modeling. She has done many modeling assignments by working as a freelance model.[14][15] In 2016 she won the title of Femina Miss Delhi,[16] which gave her a direct entry to participate in Femina Miss India 2016, where she won the title of Femina Miss India World 2016.[17][18][19] During her reign as Miss India, she was hospitalized because of anemia.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee - Pride of her parents". The Saisat Daily. 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Miss World India 2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee: 5 lesser-known facts". The Indian Express. 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee is Femina Miss India 2016". The Kaleidoscope Of Pageantry. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Priyadarshani Chatterjee bags the coveted Femina Miss India World 2016 crown!". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Miss World 2016: India's Priyadarshini Chatterjee is in top-20; Miss Puerto Rico wins the crown". First Post. 16 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Dhubri rolls red carpet for the newly crowned Miss India, Priyadarshini Chatterjee". The Times of India. 20 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Is Miss World India 2016". The Economic Times. 20 July 2016.
  9. ^ ""My chances of survival were less" says Miss India 2016, Priyadarshini Chatterjee". The Times of India. 26 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Miss India 2016 Priyadarshini: My chances of survival were less". Bombay Times. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Alumna makes school proud - The Hindu". The Hindu. 21 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Miss India 2016: Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Femina Miss India World 2016". D24 News. 10 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title". The Assam Tribune. 19 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee - FMI 2016 Delhi". The Times of India. 19 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016". India Today. 10 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Delhi University student Priyadarshini Chaterjee to now compete for the Miss India 2016 title! & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Daily News and Analysis. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016". India Today. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Miss World India 2016 is Priyadarshini Chatterjee from Assam". The Times of India. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Priyadarshani Chatterjee crowned Miss World India 2016". The Economic Times. 10 April 2016.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Femina Miss Delhi
2016 		Succeeded by
Maira Chowdhury
Preceded by Miss Rampwalk
2016 		Succeeded by
Priyanka Kumari
Preceded by Femina Miss India
2016 		Succeeded by