| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Ushoshi Sengupta at I AM SHE Press Conference |
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| Born | Ushoshi Sengupta July 30, 1988 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg (120 lb)[1] |
| Measurements | 32-25.5-32.5[1] |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | I Am She 2010 |
| Major competition(s) |
I Am She 2010 (Winner) Miss Universe 2010 |
Ushoshi Sengupta (born 30 July 1988)[2] is an Indian beauty pageant contestant who won the title of I Am She – Miss Universe India and represented India in Miss Universe 2010 held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 23.[3]
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Born in Kolkata, Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force.[4] She graduated from K.V.Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she was a brilliant student, excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and a modeling profession. She has a Bachelors Degree in Humanities from St. Xavier’s College, and worked as a model[5] before becoming Miss Universe India.
As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 23, 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| First | I Am She 2010 |
Succeeded by Vasuki Sunkavalli |
| Preceded by Ekta Chowdhry as Femina Miss India Universe |
Miss Universe India 2010 |
Succeeded by Vasuki Sunkavalli |