Ankita Shorey

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Ankita Shorey
Ankita Shorey launches new collection of Gitanjali.jpg
Shorey in 2014
Born03 Oct 1994
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
EducationHistory Hons (Delhi university)
OccupationSupermodel / Actor
Years active2012- present
TitleFemina Miss India
Beauty pageant titleholder
No. of filmsThe World Before Her (Canadian Documentary)
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India
(Femina Miss India International Winner)
(Miss Beautiful Lips)
Miss International

Ankita Shorey is an Indian Supermodel, Actor and Beauty Queen who was crowned as Femina Miss India Winner .[1] Shorey completed her formal training in theatre. She appeared in a Canadian documentary The World Before Her, presented by Anurag Kashyap and written and directed by Nisha Pahuja.[2]

Early life[]

Shorey was born on October 3, 1994 in Jalandhar, Punjab.[citation needed] She is the daughter of Colonel Arun Shorey, who serves in the army, and Neelam Shorey, a tarot card reader.[3]

From the ages of five to twelve, she spent time in a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India.[3] Shorey trained as a theatre actress in New Delhi, under NSD theatre's director, Rashid Ansari.[citation needed] Shorey dreamt of being in Bollywood ever since she watched Aishwarya Rai be awarded the Miss India crown and the Miss World crown.[3]

Later, Shorey attended Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and studied history at JMC.[4] She was so good at studying history, she said, that "if not here, I would’ve been an archaeologist, because I was so good at History that they all said I could do my Masters in Archaeology".[4] She completed much of her education in Delhi.[4]

When she was in college, people often mistook Shorey for Kangana Ranaut.[3]

Career[]

Shorey won the Femina Miss India International pageant in 2011.[4] She participated on the advice of her mother, who told her that she should participate and would place in the top three.[3]

She was the first Miss India and model to be a spokesperson for a jewelry brand Gitanjali Jewelry.[5] Shorey also represents Ticino watches and Rare Heritage, a bridal store.[6]

Modelling[]

Shorey walked the ramp at Manish Malhotra's fashion show Mijwan Sonnets in Fabric in 2012.[7][8] She was a catwalk showstopper[clarification needed] at India International Jewellery Week 2012 with Bipasha Basu.[9]

In 2013, Shorey was a showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week,[10] and a model for Anju Modi at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2013.[11] At IIJW 2013, she was also a showstopper on the first show of the first day for Gitanjali Jewelry with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha[12][13]

Shorey was a Brand Ambassador at Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 for JJ Valaya and Tarun Tahiliani.[citation needed]

In 2016, Shorey walked the ramp for Narendra Kumar at French European Indian Fashion Week at Eiffel Tower in Paris.[14]

Awards[]

Shorey was awarded Best Fresh Face by Sahara Group in 2012[15] and as a rising star in Las Vegas in 2013[16][clarification needed].

Hosting[]

Shorey hosted the Filmfare award in 2012 with Ranbir Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan.[17]

Movies[]

Shorey signed up for a three-film deal with Bhushan Kumar and T-Series in 2013; all three films will be of different genres.[18][19] She played herself in the 2012 film The World Before Her, written and directed by Nisha Pahuja.[20]

Endorsement[]

Shorey was a brand ambassador for Gitanjali Jewellery[21] and the India Bridal Fashion Week in 2012,[22] as well as the jewellery brand Gili in 2014.[23][clarification needed]

Personal life[]

Shorey is a practicing Buddhist.[4] She has a brother, , also known as 'Bro Aman'. He shaved his head in 2011 because he had "promised to God" that he would do so if Ankita won the pageant, which she did.[24][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Miss India Winners 2011". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ^ Kohn, Eric (30 April 2012). "TRIBECA REVIEW: Why the Indian Pageant Documentary 'The World Before Her' Won the Top Jury Prize". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Grand welcome for Ankita Shorey! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Films are my first love: Ankita Shorey - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ankita Shorey is Gitanjali's new brand ambassador - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Rare Heritage chooses Ankita Shorey over Nargis Fakhri - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Ankita Shorey walks the ramp at Mijwan Fashion show". The Times of India. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Ankita Shorey walks the ramp at Mijwan Fashion show - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Chawla, Nimerta (20 August 2012). "Bollywood stars add glamour to India International Jewellery Week 2012". Mail Today. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Lakme Fashion Week goes high on style!". Times of India. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. ^ Mitra, Anwesha (15 March 2013). "Anju Modi salutes the spirit of 'khaki'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  12. ^ Shah, Yogen (4 August 2013). "India International Jewellery Week Day 1: Film and TV actors celebrate the girl child". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Sonakshi Akshay Walk The Ramp Together At IIJW 2013". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  14. ^ "More challenging to endorse brands as a model: Ankita Shorey". The Indian Express. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Ankita Shorey awarded as best fresh face". Times of India. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Arindam Chaudhuri: Ankita Shorey has got great potential". Times of India. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Ranbir Kapoor, Ankita Shorey and Shah Rukh Khan during 57th Idea Filmfare Awards". Times of India. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  18. ^ Olivera, Roshni (12 August 2013). "Ankita Shorey bags three films with Bhushan Kumar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Ankita Shorey signs three film deal with Bhushan Kumar". Indian Express. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  20. ^ https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/review/world-her-review
  21. ^ "Ankita Shorey is Gitanjali's New Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  22. ^ "Ankita Shorey is Bridal Week's brand ambassador". Times of India. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  23. ^ "'Gili' signs Ankita Shorey as their new Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  24. ^ "Ankita Shorey's brother shaves his head! - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Neha Hinge 		Miss International India
2011 		Succeeded by
Rochelle Maria Rao
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