Meenakshi Chaudhary

Meenakshi Chaudhary is an Indian model, actor and beauty pageant titleholder.[2] She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned as Miss Grand India.[3] Chaudhary represented India at the Miss Grand International 2018 beauty pageant held in Yangon, Myanmar and was crowned as 1st runner up, becoming India's highest placer in the pageant.[4][5]

Meenakshi Chaudhary
Chaudhary in 2018
Born (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997
Panchkula, Haryana, India
EducationSt. Soldier International Convent School
Alma materNational Dental College and Hospital
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actor
  • beauty pageant titleholder
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Fbb Campus Princess 2018[1]
(Winner)
Femina Miss India Haryana 2018
(Winner)
Femina Miss India 2018
(1st runner-up)
(Miss Photogenic)
Miss Grand International 2018
(1st runner-up)

Early life and education

Chaudhary was born in a Gurjar Family in Panchkula, Haryana. Her father was an officer in the Indian Army.[6] She completed her schooling from the St. Soldier International Convent School in Chandigarh. She is also a state level swimmer and badminton player.[7] Chaudhary is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the National Dental College and Hospital in Dera Bassi, Punjab.[8]

Pageantry

Chaudhary's journey in pageantry began with Fbb Campus Princess 2018 where she was crowned as one of the winners from Patiala auditions.[1] She then auditioned for the title Femina Miss Haryana 2018, which she eventually won.[9] She represented the state of Haryana in annual Femina Miss India competition and was crowned 1st runner up[10] at Femina Miss India 2018 finale held on 19 June 2018.[11] She also won the sub-title 'Miss Photogenic' at the competition.[12] She was later crowned as Miss Grand India 2018.[13] Chaudhary has been featured on the covers of various magazines[14][15], including the September edition of Femina.[16] Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Yangon, Myanmar, where she made it to the top 12 in 'Best National Costume' and top 5 in 'Miss Popular'.[17] On 25 October 2018, she won the first runner-up title to Miss Grand International in the finale. She is the first Indian woman to reach the said placement at the pageant.[18]

Chaudhary won the title of 'Miss Grand Slam 2018' by Global Beauties, besting 440 national representatives who represented their countries in the five Grand Slam beauty pageants. She is India's first Global Beauties' Miss Grand Slam winner since Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000.[19]

In May 2019, Chaudhary made it to the 2nd place in the list of Times 50 Most Desirable Women of India 2018. [20] At Femina Miss India 2019 sub-contest crowning ceremony, she was felicitated with the 'Pride of India' award by the Times Group for her accomplishments in international pageant.[21]

Acting

Chaudhary made her television debut with the web series titled Out of Love, which is an official adaptation of BBC drama series Doctor Foster. She played the role of Alia Kashyap, a 22 year old who faces adversity, stress and the repercussions for having a relationship with a married person.[22] In 2020, she was cast as a lead, opposite Sushanth Anumolu in a Telugu movie, titled Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radhu (transl. No Parking).[23]

Filmography

Films
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2020 Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radhu TBA Telugu Debut Film [23]

Television
Year Title Role Produced by Ref.
2019 Out of Love Alia Kashyap Hotstar [22][24]

Music Videos
Year Song title Singer Record label Ref.
2019 Kyun Sushant Rinkoo Times Music [25]
2018 Ki Mai Kalli Aa Sara Gurpal HSR Entertainment [26]

References
  1. "Meenakshi Chaudhary's journey from a dentist to a beauty queen". Indiatimes. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "Meenakshi Chaudhary On Gender Equality In Haryana: My State Has Really Done An Excellent Job". 21 July 2018.
  3. "Miss India 2018 1st runner up Meenakshi Chaudhary's Homecoming". ETimes. 25 July 2018.
  4. "Meenakshi Chaudhary is 1st runner-up at Miss Grand International 2018". Femina. 25 October 2018.
  5. "Meenakshi Chaudhary will now Represent India at Miss Universe 2019 | Miss Universe India 2019". Indiatimes. 25 October 2018.
  6. "Everything you need to know about Miss Grand International contestant, Meenakshi Chaudhary". Times Now. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. "In Pics: Know more about Meenakshi Chaudhary, Miss Grand India 2018". Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. "Meenakshi Chaudhary : Most beautiful photos of Femina Miss India 2018 first runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary". NewsX. 20 June 2018.
  9. "Fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018: Meet The Contestants". Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. "Fbb Femina Miss India 2018, 1st runner-up Meenakshi Chaudhary's Homecoming at Chandigarh Airport". 6 July 2018.
  11. "Dreamt of title looking at pictures of Miss India winners: Meenakshi Chaudhary". Business Standard. 24 June 2018.
  12. "Miss India sub-contest winners announced at a glitzy eve in Mumbai". The Times of India. 16 June 2018.
  13. "Meenakshi Chaudhary to represent India at Miss Grand International 2018". Indiatimes. 23 July 2018.
  14. "Meenakshi Chaudhary's debut magazine cover is an overdose of hotness". Indiatimes.
  15. "Meenakshi Chaudhary is an Indo-Western bliss on the magazine cover of Lifestyle". Indiatimes. 2 October 2018.
  16. "Meet the winners of the Miss India 2018 pageant". Femina. 8 September 2018.
  17. "Meenakshi Chaudhary's national costume for Miss Grand International 2018". ETimes. 13 October 2018.
  18. "Miss Grand India 2018, Meenakshi Chaudhary is 1st runner-up at Miss Grand International 2018". The Times of India. 26 October 2018.
  19. "Meenakshi Chaudhary is Miss Grand Slam 2018". Global Beauties. 12 February 2019.
  20. "Meet India's most desirable divas". The Times of India. 24 May 2019.
  21. "fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2019 Awards Night: Pride of India". ETimes. 4 June 2019.
  22. Kalyanam, Rajeshwari (22 December 2019). "A promising debut: Meenakshi Chaudhary". The Hans India. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  23. Nyayapati, Neeshita (30 January 2020). "Sushanth A and Meenakshi Chaudhary's 'Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu' launched". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  24. "Out of Love (Web Series) - Review". www.webfare.live. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  25. "'Kyun' is a story of unconditional love told in just 3 minutes". Urban Asian. 8 October 2019.
  26. "Ki Mai Kalli - HSR Entertainment". 28 August 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Manushi Chhillar		 Femina Miss Haryana
2018		 Succeeded by
Sonal Sharma
Preceded by
Anukriti Gusain		 Miss Grand India
2018		 Succeeded by
Shivani Jadhav
Preceded by

Tulia Alemán		 Miss Grand International 1st Ru
2018		 Succeeded by

María Malo
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