Ankita Shorey

Ankita Shorey

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	3 October 1989 Jammu and Kashmir
Alma mater	Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi, India .[1]
Occupation	Model
Years active	2011- present
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Measurements	34-25-36
Title(s)	Femina Miss India International 2011
Major competition(s)	Femina Miss India 2011 (Femina Miss India International 2011) (Miss Beautiful Lips) Miss International 2011

Ankita Shorey (born 3 October 1989) is an Indian model who was crowned Femina Miss India International 2011.^[2]

Femina Miss India

Ankita Shorey during Femina Miss India 2011 Grand Finale

The winners of Femina Miss India 2011 (From left to right) Hasleen Kaur(Femina Miss India Earth 2011), Kanishtha Dhankar (Femina Miss India World 2011), Ankita Shorey (Femina Miss India International 2011)

Ankita participated in Miss India 2011 pageant and emerged as the Miss India International 2011 ^[3] winner, where Kanishtha Dhankar was crowned the Miss India World. Miss India International 2010 and then reigning Miss India International 2010, Neha Hinge crowned her at the end of the pageant.

Ankita Shorey went as India's entry to compete for the Miss International title in the year 2011. Designers Shantanu and Nikhil stitched the finale gown for Ankita Shorey and B-town's favourite sartorialist Manish Malhotra designed her national costume.^[4]

Career

Modelling

• Showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week^[5]
• Showstopper for Anju Modi at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2013^[6]
• Only non actor to walk the ramp at Manish Malhotra's fashion show Mijwan Sonnets in Fabric 2012^[7]
• Walked the ramp in the capacity of Brand Ambassador at Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 for JJ Valaya and Tarun Tahiliani
• Walked the ramp as show stopper at India International Jewellery Week 2012 with Bipasha Basu^[8]
• Walked as showstopper at all the leading fashion weeks for the following ace designers-
• WIFW 2014- showstopper for Rina Dhaka 2014
• IIJW 2014- took the curtain raiser walk at IIJW 2014 for Ashima Leena
• IIJW 2013- walked as showstopper 1st day 1st show for Gitanjali with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha ^[9][10]
• LFW - showstopper for Rocky S 2013,
• LFW- showstopper for Jatin Varma 2012
• WIFW- showstopper for Anju Modi 2013
• Signature fashion tour 2012- showstopper for Varun Behl

AWARDS

- Awarded Best face On Ramp By Sahara Group^[11]

- Awarded As The Rising Star In The Las Vegas^[12]

Hosting

Ankita Shorey hosted the Filmfare award in 2012 with Ranbir Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan.^[13]

Movies

Ankita Shorey reportedly signed 3 movies with T-Series.^[14][15]

Endorsement

Brand Ambassador for Gitanjali Jewelry.^[16]

Brand Ambassador for the India Bridal Fashion Week ^[17]

Official Face For 'Gilli' Apparels 2014 ^[18]

Endorsing Italian watch brand Ticino watches

References

1. ANKITA SHOREY - PROFILE
2. "Miss India Winners 2011". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
3. "Miss India International 2011 Ankita wins crowned". The Times Of India. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
4. Mitra, Ipsita (26 March 2013). "MISS INDIAS AND THEIR DESIGNERS". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
5. "Lakme Fashion Week goes high on style!". Times of India. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
6. Mitra, Anwesha (15 March 2013). "Anju Modi salutes the spirit of 'khaki'". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
7. "Ankita Shorey walks the ramp at Mijwan Fashion show". Times of India. 8 Sep 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
8. Chawla, Nimerta (20 August 2012). "Bollywood stars add glamour to India International Jewellery Week 2012". Mail Today. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
9. Shah, Yogen (4 August 2013). "India International Jewellery Week Day 1: Film and TV actors celebrate the girl child". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
10. "Sonakshi Akshay Walk The Ramp Together At IIJW 2013". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
11. "Ankita Shorey awarded as best fresh face". Times of India. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
12. "Arindam Chaudhuri: Ankita Shorey has got great potential". Times of India. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
13. "Ranbir Kapoor, Ankita Shorey and Shah Rukh Khan during 57th Idea Filmfare Awards". Times of India. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
14. Olivera, Roshni (12 August 2013). "Ankita Shorey bags three films with Bhushan Kumar". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
15. "Ankita Shorey signs three film deal with Bhushan Kumar". Indian Express. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
16. "Ankita Shorey is Gitanjali's New Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
17. "Ankita Shorey is Bridal Week's brand ambassador". Times of India. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
18. "'Gili' signs Ankita Shorey as their new Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

External links

• Ankita Shorey at the Internet Movie Database