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Jitesh Singh Deo | |
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Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | 29 May 1995
Alma mater | Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India |
Occupation(s) | Model, actor |
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Mr India 2017 |
Years active | 2015–present |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Hazel |
Major competition(s) | Mister World 2023 (TBA) |
Jitesh Singh Deo (born May 29, 1995), also known as JD, is an Indian actor, entrepreneur, model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. India 2017.
Jitesh was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India and shifted to Mumbai for his career. He is an actor, civil engineer and a model by profession. He did his schooling from City Montessori School, Lucknow and graduated from Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad. [1] He was crowned Mister India by the outgoing titleholder Vishnu Raj Menon on 14 December 2017 in Mumbai. [2]
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