Diya Beeltah is a

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model who was crowned

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2012. Beeltah was born on 8 August 1988 in

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. Beeltah attended the Baichoo Madhoo Government school and completed her bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Mauritius. She was pursuing her bachelor while making her breakthrough in modeling. Beeltah was the first to represent

in the Miss Tourism World 2012 Beauty Contest which was held in

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. After reigning the title

2012, she became the

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and the national voice for road safety by the Mauritius Police Department and Ministry of Public Infrastructure, National Development Unit, Land Transport and Shipping National Development Unit. She also contributes to a NGO's in the fight against the spread of

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Early life and career

Beeltah was born on 8 August 1988 in

. She attended the Baichoo Madhoo Government school for her primary education then joined the College Bon et Perpetuel Secours of Beau-Bassin for her secondary studies. Diya got a BSC in

Human Resource Management Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

from the University of Mauritius (UOM) in 2011, she announced her intention to pursue her master's degree in the same field and aspires to become a lecturer. Diya was working as a research assistant at the UOM.

Major competition and awards

Beeltah has been crowned

2012 by

Ameeksha Dilchand Ameeksha Dilchand; (born 26 October 1988) is a Mauritian 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 s ...

(Miss Mauritius 2011) at the Auditorium of J&J, Phoenix on 30 June 2012. A week prior to the finale, she won the Best Dress Award which is a preliminary of the Miss Mauritius contest and came as runner up for the Miss Siren/Beach Beauty Award. Beeltah started participating in beauty pageants from 2012. She was crowned

in 2012 and went on to seek the nomination for Miss Tourism World and Miss Universe 2013. She took part in the Miss Tourism World 2012. The event was considered the rehearsal of the following Miss Universe pageant during 2013. Beeltah participated in

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held on 9 November 2013 at the Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, a suburb of

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, Russia as the official entry from Mauritius.

Social work

Beeltah is passionate about social work and in her own words, "Solving the social issues that exist in the world today is not going to be easy, but I still firmly believe that addressing poverty, providing the right education and instilling proper values would be a good start.” After reigning the title

2012, she became the

References

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