Priyadarshini Chatterjee

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Priyadarshini Chatterjee
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28) [1]
Dhubri, Assam, India
OccupationModel
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India in 2016. [2]

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She represented India at the Miss World 2016 pageant. [3] [4] [5] She is the first northeast Indian to represent India at Miss World. She made it to the top 20 (semi-finalist) and also top-5 in Beauty with a Purpose. [6]

Early life

She was born in Dhubri in a Bengali family and was brought up in Guwahati city in the state of Assam. [7] [8] [9] [10] She completed her schooling in Maria's Public School in Guwahati and moved to New Delhi to pursue higher studies. [11] She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from Hindu College, University of Delhi. [12] [13]

Modeling and pageantry

While pursuing education in New Delhi, she started a career in modeling. She has done many modeling assignments by working as a freelance model. [14] [15] In 2016 she won the title of Femina Miss Delhi, [16] which gave her a direct entry to participate in Femina Miss India 2016, where she won the title of Femina Miss India World 2016. [17] [18] [19] During her reign as Miss India, she was hospitalized because of anemia. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Miss World India 2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee: 5 lesser-known facts". The Indian Express. 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee is Femina Miss India 2016". The Kaleidoscope Of Pageantry. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title" . Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Priyadarshani Chatterjee bags the coveted Femina Miss India World 2016 crown!". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Miss World 2016: India's Priyadarshini Chatterjee is in top-20; Miss Puerto Rico wins the crown". First Post. 16 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dhubri rolls red carpet for the newly crowned Miss India, Priyadarshini Chatterjee". The Times of India. 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Is Miss World India 2016". The Economic Times. 20 July 2016.
  9. ↑ ""My chances of survival were less" says Miss India 2016, Priyadarshini Chatterjee". The Times of India. 26 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Miss India 2016 Priyadarshini: My chances of survival were less". Bombay Times. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Alumna makes school proud - The Hindu". The Hindu. 21 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Miss India 2016: Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Femina Miss India World 2016". D24 News. 10 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title". The Assam Tribune. 19 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee - FMI 2016 Delhi". The Times of India. 19 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016". India Today. 10 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Delhi University student Priyadarshini Chaterjee to now compete for the Miss India 2016 title! & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Daily News and Analysis. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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  19. ↑ "Priyadarshani Chatterjee crowned Miss World India 2016". The Economic Times. 10 April 2016.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Femina Miss Delhi
2016 		Succeeded by
Maira Chowdhury
Preceded by Miss Rampwalk
2016 		Succeeded by
Priyanka Kumari
Preceded by Femina Miss India
2016 		Succeeded by

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