Pragnya Ayyagari

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Pragnya Ayyagari
Born (2002-02-10) February 10, 2002 (age 22)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma materInternational Institute of Fashion Design, Hyderabad
Occupation
  • Model
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss India Telangana 2022
Miss Supranational India 2023
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competition(s)

Pragnya Ayyagari (born 10 February 2002) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed and crowned as Miss Supranational India on 28 August 2022 in Mumbai by outgoing Miss Supranational India and Miss Supranational Asia 2022 Ritika Khatnani. Pragnya represented India at Miss Supranational 2023 competition held on 14 July 2023 in Poland and placed among the Top 12 finalists. She also won the title of Miss Supranational Asia, marking it India’s second consecutive year of winning the title. [1] [2] [3]

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Pageantry

Pragnya won the Femina Miss India Telangana 2022 title in May and represented Telangana at the Femina Miss India 2022 pageant on 3 June 2022, finishing among the Top 5 finalists. [4] Later, in early August, she was chosen from a pool of contestants to represent India at the Miss Supranational pageant the following year. Pragnya was crowned Miss Diva Supranational 2022 on August 28, 2022, by her predecessor Ritika Khatnani, Miss Diva Supranational 2021 and Miss Supranational Asia 2022. [5]

Miss Supranational 2023

Pragnya represented India at the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant, which took place on 14 July 2023 in Poland and placed among the Top 12 finalists making India's third consecutive placement in the Top 12 since 2021. [6]

During the competition, she won the Supra-Chat sub contest among her group and advanced to the Top 10 and later to Top 5 of the contest. Her Indian classical dance in the Talent round earned her a spot in the Top 12 finalists. Pragnya was one of the Top 10 Supra Fan-vote finalists, in which the audience or general public votes for a delegate to move on to the semi-finals. [7]

With Pragnya been among the Top 12 finalists, India has now placed in the competition ten times in a row since 2013, third in the Top 12 and second to win the Miss Supranational Asia continental title. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meet Pragnya Ayyagari, Miss Diva Supranational Winner 2022". herzindagi.com. 29 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "A grand homecoming for Pragnya Ayyagari: LIVA Miss Diva Supranational 2022". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 September 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Who Is Pragnya Ayyagari Miss Diva Supranational India 2022 Winner". thesportsgrail.com. 30 August 2022.
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  7. ↑ "India's Pragnya Ayyagari reigns as Miss Supranational Asia 2023". mirchi.in. 16 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Miss Supranational 2023: India's Pragnya Ayyagari Crowned Miss Supranational Asia". timesnownews.com. 15 July 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Diva Supranational
2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Supranational Asia
2023		Succeeded by
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