Koyal Rana
Koyal Rana | |
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| Born | 4 January 1993 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India World 2014 Femina Miss India Delhi 2014 Miss Teen India 2008 MTV Scooty Teen Diva Fact Miss Universal Teen 2009 |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
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Koyal Rana (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2014 beauty pageant. She represented India in Miss World 2014 that was held in London.
Early life and Education
Koyal Rana was crowned the winner of Femina Miss India on April 5, 2014. She completed her schooling at St.Thomas School (New Delhi). She did her undergraduate programme in Bachelor of Business Studies from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi.
In 2014, she graduated with distinction as a business student at the University of Delhi.
In school, she was an all-rounder. She scored 93% marks in 12th grade and was actively involved in sports like badminton, basketball, swimming, athletics and tennis.
Some of the positions of responsibility she held at school were:
• Information Minister - St. Thomas’ School (2010)
- Elected as the Information Minister of St. Thomas’ school
- (Coordinating and negotiating all student’s internal and external matters.)
• Cultural Ambassador - St. Thomas School (2010)
- Chosen as school representative for cultural activities.
• Under Secretary General - STS Model United Nations (2009)
- Appointed at Under Secretary General for Crisis Management
- (Model United Nation is a conference similar to United Nation in which students participate as delegates.)
Social Work
In 2012, at the age of 19 she Co-founded a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO),Moksha Foundation. She has been an instrumental part in the promotion of the organization and its activities. Her immense contribution to the cause of sanitation and hygiene led her to win the Miss Beauty with a Purpose Award at the fbb Femina Miss India pageant where she presented the Swastha Bhavishya project to a jury of renowned people. Koyal has also visited a dozen schools to try out various methods of raising awareness about the project by using different content each time with the children to check their responses.[1][2]
Koyal is associated with ‘Aarohan NGO’ and works for underprivileged society in the education sector and empowerment of women.
As a student she utilised her summer vacations working with ‘Pratham’ an NGO and teaching ‘English” to underprivileged children.
She has also worked with HelpAge India in creating awareness and assisting in raising funds for the care of the elderly.
Femina Miss India 2014
Koyal Rana was crowned the 51st Femina Miss India Femina Miss India World 2014, on April 5, 2014 at a ceremony in Mumbai.[3]
Before entering Miss India, she participated in Femina Miss India Delhi 2014 pageant and was declared the winner and got a direct entry into the Miss India 2014 pageant.
Miss World 2014
After winning the title of Femina Miss India World 2014 represented India at Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant.
She made it to the top 10 (scored the highest points).[4]
Koyal was the best performer in Miss World 2014. She was consistent throughout the competition and made it to almost all fast tracks.
Here's what she achieved in Miss World 2014:
1. Miss World Asia (Continental Queen of Asia)
2. Beauty With a Purpose (Winner),
3. World Fashion Designer Dress (Winner),
4. Charity Gala,
5. Beach Fashion - Top 5,
6. Multimedia Award - Top 5,
7. The People's Choice Award - Top 10,
8. Top Model - Top 20,
9. Sports & Fitness - Top 32, and
10. Dances of The World - Top 10 Performer.
[5]
Yoga and Koyal
Koyal believes in Yoga and its importance. She keeps conducting various activities to promote Yoga. In 2015 she celebrated the International Yoga festival with narendra Modi's initiative at Rajpath.[6] [7] Koyal Rana loves staying fit and tries to balance her fondness for yoga with gymming and sports. She gives credit for her good looks to her fitness and diet.[8]
Koyal also promoted Yoga with the help of Reebok from 2014 to 2016. She is the brand ambassador for Reebok since 2014. She was associated with this brand because of the company's ideology and philosophy which matches with hers.[9]
Endorsements
- Koyal has been actively attached with numerous endorsements for many brands such as Reebok, Coca-Cola, Tata DoCoMo, Yamaha, Neutrogena, Garnier India and Sony.
- Koyal is the Brand Ambassador of Reebok and Neutrogena.
- Koyal has featured in many designer clothes and have walked as the showstopper for many Fashion Designers. Some of them are: Falguni and Shane Peacock, Rohit Bal, Shantanu and Nikhil, Joy Mitra, Pankaj and Nidhi, Abhishek Sharma, Ritu Kumar, Sahil Kochar, Neeta Lulla, Marccain, Neha Taneja, Swapnil Shinde, Rocky S, etc.
- Magazines covers and features: Femina, Competition Success Review, Femina Girl, Hair, Fact Universal, etc.
Miss Teen India 2008
Koyal was crowned Miss Teen India 2008 popularly known as Teen Diva. She represented India at Miss Teen International in Chicago at the age of 15.[10]
She won the Miss Universal Teen 2009 Title.
Her achievements at Miss Universal Teen:
1. Miss Beautiful Skin
2. Miss Photogenic
3. Miss Viewer's Choice
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References
- ^ http://mokshafoundation.org/team-moksha-foundation/
- ^ http://beyondheadlines.in/2015/07/most-famous-and-influential-young-alumni-of-university-of-delhi/
- ^ "Koyal Rana crowned 51st Femina Miss India". ndtv.com.
- ^ "Miss World 2014 Winners and Runners-up - Angelopedia". angelopedia.com.
- ^ "Achievements of Koyal Rana at Miss World 2014 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Koyal Rana's 5am yoga session at Rajpath - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". indiatimes.com.
- ^ News Express (21 June 2015). "Miss India 2014 KOYAL RANA in Yoga Day celebration !!!" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Combine gym with yoga for a fit body: Koyal Rana - The Times of India". indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Femina Miss India 2014: Koyal Rana inspires Goans to get fit - The Navhind Times". navhindtimes.in.
- ^ "Miss Teen International Pageant Contestant Details". missteeninternational.us.
- ^ "Beautiful Koyal Rana: Miss Teen India 2008 ~ ForAngelsOnly". forangelsonly.blogspot.in.
External links
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