Miss World 2016 contestants
Priyadarshini Chatterjee | |
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| Born | 5 September 1996[1] |
| Occupation | Model |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Major competition(s) | Miss World 2016
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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]
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]
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]
