Ekta Chowdhry

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Ekta Chowdhry Yadav
Born (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 37)
New Delhi, India
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Femina Miss India Universe 2009
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe 2009

Ekta Chowdhry Yadav is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of Femina Miss India Universe 2009 title. She is the grand daughter of Delhi's first chief minister Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav. [1] [2]

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Femina Miss India Universe

Chowdhry was crowned the winner of the Femina Miss India Universe title on 5 April 2009 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. [3]

Miss Universe 2009

Chowdhry represented India at the Miss Universe 2009 competition on 23 August 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas but failed to make the final cut as one of the top 15 contestants. She has returned to India to continue her journey as Miss India Universe.

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References

  1. "Ekta Chowdhry, (Ekta Choudhry), Miss India 2009". i69.in. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. "PHOTOS दिल्ली के पहले सीएम चौधरी ब्रह्म प्रकाश के पांच अनसुने किस्से जानें क्यों कहा जाता है शेर-ए-दिल्ली - delhi first chief minister chaudhary brahm prakash yadav know about him through photo". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. "Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 photos". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe India
2009
Succeeded byas I Am She
Preceded by Femina Miss India Universe
2009
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