Ekta Chowdhry Yadav | |
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Born | New Delhi, India | 31 March 1986
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Femina Miss India Universe 2009 |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
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]
Chowdhry was crowned the winner of the Femina Miss India Universe title on 5 April 2009 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. [3]
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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