Sana Dua
Sana Dua | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1992 Assam |
| Education | Army Public School Noida Punjab University |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Lawyer |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India, Brand Ambassador Election Commission Jammu & Kashmir |
| Major competition(s) | Femina Miss India Jammu and Kashmir (Winner)
Femina Miss India 2017 (Crowned 1st runner Up) Miss United Continents 2017 (Top 10) |
Sana Dua is an Indian lawyer, model, beauty pageant titleholder[1] and has been declared the Face of Election Commission Jammu & Kashmir for Lok Sabha Election 2019 by ECI. [2]
She was crowned 1st runner up at Femina Miss India 2017 (Winner- Manushi Chhillar, 2nd Runner up- Priyanka Kumari),[3] and became the First Miss India from J&K.[4][5]
She represented India at Miss United Continents 2017 contest in Guayaquil, Ecuador in September 2017 and made it to the top 10. [5][6]
Early life and background
Sana was born in Assam, India in 1993 in a Sikh family whose roots are in Jammu and Kashmir.[7][8][9] Her father was in Indian Army. Sana studied for five years at the Army Public School Noida.[10] Sana's elder brother Varun Dua, is a software engineer. She finished her graduation in law at Punjab University in Chandigarh. She practised law before entering the glamour world in 2015.[11] Sana worked in Jammu and Kashmir High Court for a year while being attached with an advocate.[12][13] Sana Dua won Femina Style Miss Diva North, 2016 award.[14] She has worked extensively on the Save Water Campaign in Jammu.
After Miss India Competition
Sana recently inaugurated the opening of a showroom of a leading global furniture company from Bangladesh called Hatil in Jammu, India[15].
References
- ^ "When Sana Dua nailed the bikini look to perfection". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Letter from the Polls by Nitin Gupta". The Indian Sun.
- ^ "Sana puts J&K on Global Beauty Map". The Indian Sun. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "With my win, J&K in news for right reason: Miss India runner-up Sana Dua". Hindustan Times. 2017-07-08. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
Considering the constant political turmoil in the Kashmir Valley, she was asked about her feelings of coming from that state and winning the first runner-up crown in the beauty pageant.
- ^ a b "Unveiling National Costume of Miss United Continents India 2017 Sana Dua". Times of India. 2017-09-18. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "Official photoshoot of Sana Dua for Miss United Continents 2017". India Times. 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
- ^ Divya Kaushik (2017-07-04). "Sana Dua: The discipline of Army schools prepares you for any competition in the world". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28.
After graduating in law from Panjab University, Sana started interning under a senior advocate at the J&K; High Court.
- ^ Disha Roy Choudhury (2017-07-04). "Born to Sikh parents, given a Muslim name, the life of Miss India runner-up Sana Dua". India Today. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21.
The biggest turning point of Sana's life was her graduation in law; she says it made her analyse and comprehend the violence perpetrated against women.
- ^ Rohan Dual. "Out of the 22 districts in the state, only 4-5 districts are terror-torn". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28.
The first runner-up of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 contest, Sana Dua, recently met Jammu and Kashmir governor NN Vohra, and told him about her intention to contribute towards promoting tourism in the conflict-hit region.
- ^ "Sana Dua: Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
Favourite quote: 'You may not know where you are going, but so long as you give yourself wings, the wind will carry you. Miracle lies in the unfolding of these wings.'
- ^ ""My name is Muslim, born to Sikhs" Sana Dua". India Times. 2017-07-03. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
We may be from a strife-torn area which has a religious divide but for us a secular India comes first.
- ^ "It took a lot of setbacks to make it till here". India Times. 2017-06-06. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
If I win the title, words will have more weight and therefore there will be a large audience looking up to me. I will try and eradicate taboo in and around the state. I am working on the save water campaign in Jammu and Kashmir already and I would want to give it more substance by taking it to a national level.
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"I want to act with Deepika Padukone: Sana Dua". Times of India. 2017-07-13. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
The Kashmiri beauty wants to work on girls' education because she says, we all know that if a girl in a household is educated, the whole family is educated. I am happy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is already working towards the cause. I will also be working towards that at an individual level.
- ^ Chirag Mohanty Samal (2016-04-03). "VLCC FSD 2016 Finale". Femina (India). Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
The winner of the VLCC Femina Style Diva presented by MarutiSuzuki Dzire and styled by Bibawas Sana Dua.
- ^ Excelsior, Daily (2020-06-14). "HATIL opens exclusive store in Jammu". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 2020-06-16.