Ameeksha Dilchand
Ameeksha Dilchand | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ameeksha Devi Dilchand 26 October 1986 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[citation needed] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Mauritius 2011 Miss Talent 2011 Beach Beauty Award |
| Hair color | Dark Brown[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Dark Brown[citation needed] |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Mauritius 2011 (Winner) Miss International 2012(Miss Congeniality) |
Ameeksha Dilchand; (born 26 October 1986) is a Mauritian Beauty Pageant winner and former Miss Mauritius. She was crowned Miss Mauritius 2011. In October 2012, She became the second Mauritian woman to win an award for Mauritius, after Anaïs Veerapatren.[1]
Early life
Ameeksha attended the Notre Dame de la Confiance RCA school for her primary education then joined the Loreto College of Rose-Hill for her secondary studies. Ameeksha is a LLB (hons) holder from the University College London. Ameeksha also received a scholarship from the IIFT for a course in "Fashion and Design" in India during the Miss Mauritius Pageant 2011. She played football at national level. Ameeksha is currently in a committed relationship with Ankur Narain. She has also been lately, been very active on her personal blog, revealing a lot of wrongdoings of her surroundings.[2]
Following her election as Miss Mauritius, Ameeksha has joined a NGO to be able to help kids who suffer from Cleft lip and palate as the Operation Smile Ambassador. She is also a member of the Lupus Alert, helping to raise awareness about a life-threatening disease. Lupus. Ameeksha, also announced on her Facebook account,that she now holds the franchise of Miss Supranational Mauritius, which means Mauritius will now participate in Miss Supranational as well.[2][3] A[4]
Competitions
Miss Mauritius 2011
Ameeksha Dilchand from Curepipe has been crowned as the new Miss Mauritius 2011 during the annual ceremony held on Saturday night, August 6, 2011 at the J & J Auditorium, Phoenix.[5] A week prior to the finale, she also won the Miss Talent Award which is a preliminary of the Miss Mauritius contest. She also came as runner up for the beach beauty- swimsuit competition.
Miss International 2012
At the Miss International 2012 which was held at Okinawa, Japan on 21 October 2012, Ameeksha ranked 5th in Miss Internet Popularity and 4th in Miss Talent, ranking 17th overall and won the Miss Friendship award.[6]
Miss Universe 2012
Ameeksha Dilchand Miss Mauritius 2011 winner represented Mauritius in Miss Universe 2012 at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on 19 December 2012, competing for the crown with 88 other girls from all corners of the world.[3]
References
- ^ "Ameeksha Dilchand crowned Miss Mauritius 2011". The Beauties Of World. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ a b "PORTRAIT Ameeksha Dilchand: Une Miss aux multiples facettes" (in French). Le Matinal. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Ameeksha Dilchand – Une Miss qui poursuit ses rêves" (in French). Le Defimedia. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Miss Mauritius : Ameeksha Dilchand non-éligible pour le concours Miss World 2012" (in French). L'express. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "MISS MAURITIUS 2011: Ameeksha Dilchand remporte le titre" (in French). Le Matinal. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Ameeksha Dilchand - Mauritius". Miss International. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
External links
- Official Miss Mauritius website
- Ameeksha Dilchand in List of Mauritian models
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