Rafah Nanjeba Torsa

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Rafah Nanjeba Torsa
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss World Bangladesh 2019
World Miss University Bangladesh 2022
Major
competition(s)		 Miss World Bangladesh 2019
(Winner)
Miss World 2019
(Unplaced)
World Miss University 2022
(Unplaced) education = University of Chittagong

Rafah Nanjeba Torsa (born 9 September 1998) [1] is a Bangladeshi actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2019. [2] She represented Bangladesh at Miss World 2019. [3]

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Biography

Torsa's father, Sheikh Morshed, was a lawyer and her mother, Sharmina Akter, is a housewife. Her father died in 2014. [4] She has a younger brother.[ citation needed ]

Torsa is an artist; a trained bharatanatyam and kathak dancer; a theatre artist, mime artist, reciter, and singer. From the age of 11, she's been working as a volunteer in the Lions Clubs International as a "LEO." She received the first prize in folk dancing in the Bangabandhu Shishu Kishor Competition 2009 from Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [5] She also won a government grant to visit Japan, but could not attend as she was representing Bangladesh in a miming competition in Delhi. [5]

Torsa won a gold medal for bharatanatyam in the National Youth Competition 2010. [5] She was the first runner up of NTV's Marks All Rounder Competition in 2010. She won the first prize in Chittagong divisional competition of the National Science Competition 2015. She also acted in a 2017 Bangladeshi film, Haldaa , which was directed by Tauquir Ahmed. [5] She is a third year graduate student of the International Relations Department of University of Chittagong. [5] [6] [7] Rafah Nanjeba Torsa is also the founder of a non-profit organization named " The Smile Foundation " which started its journey in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Pageantry

Miss World Bangladesh 2019

Miss World 2019

Torsa represented Bangladesh at Miss World 2019 in London, United Kingdom. She was able to win the first head to head challenge against four countries


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References

  1. ↑ ৩০০ সেকেন্ড | Shahriar Nazim Joy | Rafah Nanjeba Torsa | Celebrity Show | EP 27 | Channel i TV (in Bengali), retrieved 3 November 2019
  2. ↑ "Miss World Bangladesh Torsa says entertainment her second choice". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. ↑ "CU's Rafah wins Miss World Bangladesh 2019 title". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. ↑ "I'm really lucky: Torsa". Bangladesh Post. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "CU's Rafah wins Miss World Bangladesh 2019 title". Dhaka Tribune. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ↑ মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন রাফাহ নানজীবা তোরসা. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ↑ মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ তোরসা. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ↑ মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন রাফাহ নানজীবা তোরসা. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ↑ এবারের মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন রাফাহ তোরসা. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. ↑ মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন চট্টগ্রামের মেয়ে তোরসা. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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