| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Shriya Kishore Mumbai, India |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 |
| Major competition(s) |
Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 Miss Earth 2009 |
Shriya Kishore is an Indian beauty queen. She was crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She became a semifinalist in Miss Earth 2009.
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Shriya was born on the 12th of May to Nirupama and Colonel Sanjay Kishore. She did her schooling at the Lawrence School in Lovedale, Ooty.[1]
Kishore had graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management (BHM) from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGHSA) at the Manipal University in Manipal, Karnataka, India in 2008. She joined WGSHA in 2004 as part of the 19th Course of the college.
Kishore has a younger brother, Divij Kishore a law student studying in NALSAR, Hyderabad who recently became famous when an email circulated by him (prospecting and advertising for recruiter AZB & Associates, a law firm based out of Mumbai) to the 2012 NALSAR batch went viral.[2]
Kishore won the Miss India Earth title at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 beauty pageant in Mumbai. Pantaloons Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant competition in India, which annually selects three winners to compete in Miss Earth, Miss Universe, and Miss World. She won, along with Ekta Choudhary, who was crowned Miss India Universe 2009 and Pooja Chopra who was crowned Miss India World 2009. Kishore was crowned by Miss India Earth 2008 Tanvi Vyas.[1]
Kishore had gained a wild card entry into the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009. She represented India at the Miss Earth 2009 in October.
Kishore performed well in the long gown competition and became a finalist from the Group - 2. She later entered the semifinals. However, she failed to make the cut as a finalist in the competition.