Candice Pinto is an Indian

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who won the title of

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2002. She is a regular at premier fashion events such as the

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and

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, and is seen on many Indian fashion magazine covers.

Early life and education

Pinto was born in Mumbai, India into a Catholic family. One of her parents was from

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, the other from

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and she has three siblings. She attended Holy Cross High School in the Mumbai suburb of Kurla; and later graduated from

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(SIES) College in

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, where she was awarded a

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in Economics. She used to model in her college days along with her brother. Even though her family did not want her to pursue modelling initially, they helped her enter the Gladrags contest. After her graduation, she had fancied a career as an animator and has plans to take it up someday.

Career

Candice shot to fame at the age of 19 after winning her first beauty pageant, at the seventh

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Mega Model contest held in March 2000. She went on to represent India at international contests such as the International Mega Model Contest and the Miss Intercontinental pageant which was held in Germany. Since then, Candice has been a regular sight at premier fashion events such as the

and

; and is regularly seen on Indian fashion magazine covers.

Awards

Candice finished in the top ten and won 'best body' at the

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, Germany in 2001. The following year, she became the first Indian to be crowned

in Malaysia. and Miss Fresh Face 2002. In 2020, she was recognized as Legendary Role Model by the Indian Fashion Awards.

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