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Femina Miss India 2018
Femina Miss India 2018 was the 55th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant which was held on 19 June 2018 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai. Manushi Chhillar of Haryana crowned Anukreethy Vas of Tamil Nadu as her successor. She represented India at Miss World 2018. Results ;Color keys Background There are four zones/regions under which the contestants are grouped - North, South, East and West. There is one mentor for each Zone: * North Zone - Neha Dhupia (Femina Miss India 2002) * South Zone - Rakul Preet Singh (Femina Miss India 2011 - ''3rd Runner up'') * East Zone - Pooja Chopra (Miss World India 2009) * West Zone - Pooja Hegde (Miss Universe India 2010 - ''2nd Runner up'') Judges * Manushi Chhillar - Miss World 2017 * K. L. Rahul - Indian cricketer * Irfan Pathan - Indian cricketer * Kunal Kapoor - Indian actor and writer * Malaika Arora - Indian actress, model, VJ and television presenter * Gaurav Gupta - Indian Fashion Designer * Faye D'Souza ...
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Anukreethy Vas
Anukreethy Vas (born September 28, 1999) is an Indian model, beauty pageant titleholder and actress who was crowned Femina Miss India 2018. She represented India at the 68th edition of Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018 where she ended up placing in the Top 30 semi finalists. Personal life Anukreethy was born and brought up in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She was abandoned by her father at age seven and was raised by her mother Seleena. She attended the Montfort School, Tiruchirappalli. She completed her senior secondary education from R. S. Krishnan Higher Secondary School. She is currently pursuing her BA degree in French Literature at Loyola College, Chennai. She also has a younger brother who is currently studying in college She is a sports person and motorbike enthusiast. Pageant history Anukreethy Vas was crowned Femina Miss India 2018 by the outgoing titleholder and Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar. Previously, she was crowned as F ...
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ...
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Pooja Chopra
Pooja Chopra is an Indian actress. She won the title of Femina Miss India World 2009. She is the first Indian to win the "Beauty with a Purpose" title at the Miss World competition for India. As an actress, Chopra was awarded the Times Most Powerful Woman Award for her contribution to the field of acting. She got her breakthrough with Commando: A One Man Army and since then, appeared in many films. Pooja Chopra features in the Times list of 50 most beautiful faces of India. Early life Chopra was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She was abandoned by her father at birth since he wanted a boy. Chopra's mother, Neera had to leave her marital home since she refused to admit Pooja to an orphanage in Kolkata, and she moved to Mumbai with both kids. She worked and brought up both girls by herself. She is a resident of Pune, Maharashtra. She has an older sister named Shubhra Chopra. She attended Mount Carmel Convent High School and later graduated from Ness Wadia College, both in ...
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Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a SIIMA Award with three nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Singh has worked in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil cinema with '' Venkatadri Express'' (2013), '' Yaariyan'' (2014), ''Loukyam'' (2014), '' Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), ''Sarrainodu'' (2016), ''Dhruva'' (2016), ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' (2017), ''Spyder'' (2017), ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' (2017), ''De De Pyaar De'' (2019), and ''Doctor G'' (2022). Early life Rakul Preet Singh was born on 10 October 1990 in a Sikh family in New Delhi. Rakul did her schooling from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and later completed a degree in mathematics at Jesus and Mary College. Her father was an army officer. Her mother is Rajender Kaur and father is Kulwinder Singh. Her younger brot ...
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Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Hindi, and some Punjabi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has won the Femina Miss India 2002 pageant and was among the top 10 finalists in Miss Universe in the same year. She has also been one of the leaders of MTV Roadies since Season 14. Early life Dhupia was born in (present-day Kochi), India to a Punjabi Sikh family. Her father, Commander Pradip Singh Dhupia, served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, (Babli Dhupia) is a homemaker. She went to Naval Public School, Cochin then transferred to Navy Children School, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, affiliated to the University of Delhi, with honours in History. Career Dhupia made her acting debut in a play in New Delhi called ''Graffiti''. Thereafter she appeared in a music video for Indipop band Euphoria and modeled for advertisement campaigns. She then appeared in the TV seria ...
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Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. Punjab's capital and largest city and historical and cultural centre is Lahore. The other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Sialkot, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Bahawalpur. Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE, and had numerous migrations by the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi culture, with one's social status being determined by land ownership. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultura ...
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Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkala and is also mentioned in India's national anthem, " Jana Gana Mana". The language of Odisha is Odia, which is one of the Classical Languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (which was again won back from them by King Kharavela) in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated by the British Indian government when Orissa Province wa ...
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Mizoram
Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land." Thus "Mizo-ram" means "land of the Mizos". Within India's northeast region, it is the southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam and Manipur. The state also shares a border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Like several other northeastern states of India, Mizoram was previously part of Assam until 1972, when it was carved out as a Union Territory. In 1986 the Indian Parliament adopted the 53rd amendment of the Indian Constitution, which allowed for the creation of the State of Mizoram on 20 February 1987, as India's 23rd state. According to a 2011 census, in that year Mizoram's population was 1,091,014. It is the list of stat ...
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Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills.History of Meghalaya State
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Meghalaya was previously part of Assam, but on 21 January 1972, the districts of Khasi, Garo and Jaintia Hills became the new state of Meghalaya. The population of Meghalaya as of 2014 is estimated to be 3,211,474. Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,430 square kilometres, with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1.Meghal ...
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Nimrit Ahluwalia
Nimrit Ahluwalia, also known as Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, is an Indian television actress. She was among the top 12 of Femina Miss India 2018 and won Femina Miss Manipur, after which she became an actress. Career Ahluwalia made her acting debut in the 2019 television series '' Choti Sarrdaarni''. She portrayed Meher Kaur Dhillon and Seher Kaur Gill until 2022. She has also worked in music videos. In 2022, Ahluwalia participated in '' Bigg Boss 16''. Filmography Television Special appearances Music videos Awards and nominations See also * List of Indian television actresses References External links Living people Indian actresses Indian female models Indian lawyers Indian theatre people Ahluwalia 1994 births {{India-actress-stub ...
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Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanmar, Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the south. The state covers an area of . Manipur has been at the crossroads of Asian economic and cultural exchange for more than 2,500 years. It connects the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia to Southeast Asia, East Asia, Siberia, regions in the Arctic, Micronesia and Polynesia enabling migration of people, cultures and religions. During the days of the British Indian Empire, the Kingdom of Manipur was one of the princely states. Between 1917 and 1939, some people of Manipur pressed the princely rulers for democracy. By the late 1930s, the princely state of Manipur negotiated with the British administration its preference to continue to be part of the Indian Empire, rather than part of B ...
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Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, ...
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