Priyadarshini Chatterjee

Indian model, Miss India 2016

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

Born|  (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 27)[1]

Dhubri, Assam, India

Occupation| Model
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title|

* Femina Miss India World 2016
* Femina Miss India Delhi 2016

Major
competition(s)| Miss World 2016

* (Top 20)
* (Beauty with a Purpose - Top 5)
* (Miss Talent -Top 20)
* (Miss Rampwalk)
* (Miss Perfect Body - first RU)

Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2016.[2] She represented India at the Miss World 2016 pageant.[3][4][5] She is the first northeast Indian to represent India at Miss World. She made it to the top 20 (semi-finalist) and also top-5 in Beauty with a Purpose.[6]

## Early life[edit]

She was born in Dhubri in a Bengali family and was brought up in Guwahati city in the state of Assam.[7][8][9][10] She completed her schooling in Maria's Public School in Guwahati and moved to New Delhi to pursue higher studies.[11] She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from Hindu College, University of Delhi.[12][13]

## Modeling and pageantry[edit]

While pursuing education in New Delhi, she started a career in modeling. She has done many modeling assignments by working as a freelance model.[14][15] In 2016 she won the title of Femina Miss Delhi,[16] which gave her a direct entry to participate in Femina Miss India 2016, where she won the title of Femina Miss India World 2016.[17][18][19] During her reign as Miss India, she was hospitalized because of anemia.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Aditi Arya \- Femina Miss World India 2015.
* Koyal Rana \- Femina Miss World India 2014. Winner of "Miss World Asia and Oceania"
* Femina Miss India

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee - Pride of her parents". The Saisat Daily. 23 April 2016.
2. ^ a b "Miss World India 2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee: 5 lesser-known facts". The Indian Express. 18 December 2016.
3. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee is Femina Miss India 2016". The Kaleidoscope Of Pageantry. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
4. ^ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
5. ^ "Priyadarshani Chatterjee bags the coveted Femina Miss India World 2016 crown!". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2016.
6. ^ "Miss World 2016: India's Priyadarshini Chatterjee is in top-20; Miss Puerto Rico wins the crown". First Post. 16 December 2016.
7. ^ "Dhubri rolls red carpet for the newly crowned Miss India, Priyadarshini Chatterjee". The Times of India. 20 July 2016.
8. ^ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Is Miss World India 2016". The Economic Times. 20 July 2016.
9. ^ ""My chances of survival were less" says Miss India 2016, Priyadarshini Chatterjee". The Times of India. 26 April 2016.
10. ^ "Miss India 2016 Priyadarshini: My chances of survival were less". Bombay Times. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
11. ^ "Alumna makes school proud - The Hindu". The Hindu. 21 April 2016.
12. ^ "Miss India 2016: Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Femina Miss India World 2016". D24 News. 10 April 2016.
13. ^ "Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title". The Assam Tribune. 19 April 2016.
14. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee - FMI 2016 Delhi". The Times of India. 19 April 2016.
15. ^ "Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016". India Today. 10 April 2016.
16. ^ "Delhi University student Priyadarshini Chaterjee to now compete for the Miss India 2016 title! & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Daily News and Analysis. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
17. ^ "Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016". India Today. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
18. ^ "Miss World India 2016 is Priyadarshini Chatterjee from Assam". The Times of India. 9 April 2016.
19. ^ "Priyadarshani Chatterjee crowned Miss World India 2016". The Economic Times. 10 April 2016.

## External links[edit]

feminamissindia.indiatimes.com

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Apeksha Porwal

|  Femina Miss Delhi
2016 | Succeeded by

Maira Chowdhury

Preceded by

Sushrii Shreya Mishraa

|  Miss Rampwalk
2016 | Succeeded by

Priyanka Kumari

Preceded by

Aditi Arya

|  Femina Miss India
2016 | Succeeded by

Manushi Chhillar

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* Helena Heuser
* Yaritza Reyes
* Mirka Cabrera
* Elizabeth Grant
* Nadeen Osama El Sayed
* Morgane Edvige
* Antoinette Delali Kemavor
* Priyadarshini Chatterjee
* Natasha Mannuela Halim
* Priyanka Yoshikawa
* Tatiana Kumar
* Bayartsetseg Altangerel
* Katarina Keković
* Myat Thiri Lwin
* Asmi Shrestha
* Debbie Collins
* Alessandra Bueno
* Pierina Wong
* Catriona Gray
* Stephanie Del Valle
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