Diya Beeltah

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Diya Beeltah
Born
Diya Beeltah

1988or1989(age 35–36) [1] [2]
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Occupation(s) Research assistant, Model
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PartnerMarried
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Mauritius 2012
Years active2012– present
Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Mauritius 2012 (Winner)
Miss Universe 2013

Diya Beeltah is a Mauritian-Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Mauritius 2012. Beeltah was born on 8 August 1988 in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius. Beeltah attended the Baichoo Madhoo Government school and completed her bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Mauritius. She was pursuing her bachelor while making her breakthrough in modeling.

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Beeltah was the first to represent Mauritius in the Miss Tourism World 2012 Beauty Contest which was held in Thailand. [3] After reigning the title Miss Mauritius 2012, she became the ambassador and the national voice for road safety by the Mauritius Police Department and Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport and Shipping National Development Unit. She also contributes to a NGO's in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. [4]

Early life and career

Beeltah was born on 8 August 1988 in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius. She attended the Baichoo Madhoo Government school for her primary education then joined the College Bon et Perpetuel Secours of Beau-Bassin for her secondary studies. [5] Diya got a BSC in Human Resource Management from the University of Mauritius (UOM) in 2011, she announced her intention to pursue her master's degree in the same field and aspires to become a lecturer. Diya was working as a research assistant at the UOM. [4]

Major competition and awards

Beeltah has been crowned Miss Mauritius 2012 by Ameeksha Dilchand (Miss Mauritius 2011) at the Auditorium of J&J, Phoenix on 30 June 2012. [6] A week prior to the finale, she won the Best Dress Award which is a preliminary of the Miss Mauritius contest and came as runner up for the Miss Siren/Beach Beauty Award. [7]

Beeltah started participating in beauty pageants from 2012. She was crowned Miss Mauritius in 2012 and went on to seek the nomination for Miss Tourism World and Miss Universe 2013. She took part in the Miss Tourism World 2012. [8] The event was considered the rehearsal of the following Miss Universe pageant during 2013. [9] Beeltah participated in Miss Universe 2013 held on 9 November 2013 at the Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow, Russia as the official entry from Mauritius. [10]

YearCompetitionAwards
2012Miss EleganceNominated
2012Best DressWon
2012 Miss Mauritius Won
2012 Miss Tourism World Nominated
2013 Miss Universe Nominated

Social work

Beeltah is passionate about social work and in her own words, "Solving the social issues that exist in the world today is not going to be easy, but I still firmly believe that addressing poverty, providing the right education and instilling proper values would be a good start.” [11] After reigning the title Miss Mauritius 2012, she became the ambassador and the national voice for road safety by the Mauritius Police Department and Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport and Shipping National Development Unit. She also contributes to a NGO's in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. [4]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Mauritius 2012
Miss Mauritius Universe 2013
Succeeded by