Ameeksha Dilchand; (born 26 October 1988) is a

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Beauty Pageant winner and former Miss Mauritius. Ameeksha attended the Notre Dame de la Confiance RCA school for her primary education then joined the Loreto College of Rose-Hill for her secondary studies. Ameeksha completed her LLB(hons) from

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(UCL). She was crowned Miss Mauritius in the year 2011. In October 2012, she became the second Mauritian woman to win an award for Mauritius, after Anaïs Veerapatren. She participated in

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and at the

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2012 where she finished 17th. Following her election as Miss Mauritius, Ameeksha has joined a NGO to be able to help kids who suffer from

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as the Operation Smile Ambassador. She is also a member of the Lupus Alert, helping to raise awareness about the life-threatening disease,

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Early life

Ameksha was born on 26 October 1988 in Mauritius to Dilchands - her father worked as a teacher and her mother, as a nurse. Ameeksha attended the Notre Dame de la Confiance RCA school for her primary education then joined the Loreto College of Rose-Hill for her secondary studies. Ameeksha is an LL.B. (hons) holder from the

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. Ameeksha also received a scholarship from the IIFT for a course in "Fashion and Design" in India during the Miss Mauritius Pageant 2011. She played football at national level. She has also been lately very active on her personal blog, revealing a lot of wrongdoings of her surroundings. She is also a Manchester United fan. Following her election as Miss Mauritius, Ameeksha has joined a NGO to be able to help kids who suffer from

as the Operation Smile Ambassador. She is also a member of the Lupus Alert, helping to raise awareness about the life-threatening disease,

. Ameeksha, also announced on her Facebook account that she now holds the franchise of Miss Supranational Mauritius which means that Mauritius will now participate in Miss Supranational as well.

Competitions

Dilchand was crowned as the Miss Mauritius 2011 during the annual ceremony held on Saturday night, August 6, 2011, at the J & J Auditorium, Phoenix. A week prior to the finale, she also won the Miss Talent Award which is a preliminary of the Miss Mauritius contest. She also came as runner up for the beach beauty-swimsuit competition. At the

2012 which was held at

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, Japan on 21 October 2012, Ameeksha ranked fifth in Miss Internet Popularity and fourth in Miss Talent, ranking 17th overall and won the Miss Friendship award. Being the Miss Mauritius 2011, the winner represented Mauritius in

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, United States on 19 December 2012, competing for the crown with 88 others.

References

External links

Official Miss Mauritius website
* Ameeksha Dilchand in List of Mauritian models {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilchand, Ameeksha 1986 births Living people People from Plaines Wilhems District Mauritian beauty pageant winners Mauritian people of Indian descent Mauritian female models Mauritian Hindus Female models of Indian descent Miss Universe 2012 contestants Miss International 2012 delegates Alumni of University College London Mauritian expatriates in the United Kingdom