Kanishtha Dhankar

Kanishtha Dhankar is an Indian actress and supermodel who was[3] crowned Pantaloons Miss India 2011, where Hasleen Kaur was crowned the Femina Miss India Earth. She later represented India at the Miss World 2011 pageant[4] where she placed in top 30.[5]

Kanishtha Dhankar
at GQ Fashion Nights in 2016
Born
Kanishtha Raj Singh Dhankhar

(1988-09-21) 21 September 1988[1][2]
India
OccupationModel, Actress
Years active2008-present
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
TitleFemina Miss India World 2011
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India World 2011
(Winner)
(Miss Body Beautiful)
(Miss No Marks)
(Miss Ramp Model)
(Miss Beautiful Legs)
(Miss Water Baby)

Early life

Kanishtha was born on 21 September 1988[1][2] at the naval base in Mumbai, India to Raj Singh Dhankhar, a Commodore in the Indian Navy, and Kusum Malhan Dhankhar. She is second of their three children. Her father was posted in Mumbai at the time of her birth. Her mother is a school teacher and a home maker and has worked extensively with the Naval Wives Welfare Association in Mumbai. Her ancestral family is from Haryana. Kanishtha was raised in Colaba, Mumbai. She pursued a Bachelor of Commerce degree in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai.[6]

Career
Dhankar's winning moment, Femina Miss India World 2011

Kanishtha began her career in modelling in her last year at university where she was scouted by modeling agents. She has been travelling the world for work. She moved to New York for a few months where she walked the runway at the Mercedes Benz fashion week spring summer 2013.

Filmography

In 2008, she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's film Fashion[7] as a model with Kangana Ranaut, and Priyanka Chopra.

She walked the ramp for Lakme Fashion week, Wills India fashion week, Couture week to name a few. She has also been cover girl and is acclaimed to be the next big thing in the Indian fashion industry. She has been featured in and has shot for fashion magazines like Vogue, Elle, Grazia, Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and has also been on the cover of Elle, Marie Claire, Grazia, and Cosmopolitan.

The latest feathers under her cap include the Sabyasachi campaign, Hemant & Leconet campaign, being the first face at the Wills India fashion week. Also she will be featured in The Project Runway season 10 finale with Heidi Klum.

Miss World

She competed at the Miss World 2011 pageant which was held on 6 November 2011 in London, United Kingdom, and she was in top 30.

See also

References
  1. "Aditi Mishra - Profile". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. http://gupp.in/kanishtha-dhankhar/
  3. "Be a Good Model as Kanishtha". Blogs-Spot.com. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  4. "Kanishtha Win's pantaloona femina miss India as Miss World". Global Beauties. 30 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  5. "Miss India Femina Miss India 2011". Feminamissindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  6. Deswal, Deepender (19 April 2011). "New Miss India Kanishtha Dhankar is a Haryanavi jat girl". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. "Fashion Bollywood (Movie)". Indicine. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Manasvi Mamgai		 Femina Miss India World
2011		 Succeeded by
Vanya Mishra
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