Manushi Chhillar
Manushi Chhillar | |
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![]() Chhillar in 2018 | |
Born | |
Education | St. Thomas' School |
Alma mater | Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College Sonipat |
Occupations |
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Femina Miss Haryana 2017 Femina Miss India 2017 Miss World 2017 |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Femina Miss India 2017 (Winner) Miss World 2017 (Winner) |
Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Miss World 2017. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant in which she won. Chhillar is the sixth representative from India to win the Miss World pageant. She will make her film debut in the historical drama Prithviraj.
Early life and education
Chhillar was born on 14 May 1997[3] in Rohtak, Haryana.[4][5] Her father, Mitra Basu Chhillar, is a scientist at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), while her mother, Neelam Chhillar, is an associate professor and departmental head of neurochemistry at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.[6][7]
Chhillar studied at St. Thomas' School, New Delhi and was the all India CBSE topper in English subject in class 12 and scored 96 percent in her boards.[8] She studied at Miranda House for one year and then cleared the All India Pre Medical Test (now, NEET) in her first attempt[9] and is pursuing a medical degree (MBBS) at the Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College in Sonipat.[10][11] She has also attended the I.P.G.H.S, Bengaluru while her father was working in the Bengaluru wing of Defense Research and Development Organization. She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer, and has trained under Raja and Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy.SJ[12]
Pageantry
Chhillar ventured into pageantry with Fashion Big Bazaar sponsored Campus Princess 2016, where she was crowned as one of the finalists from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in December 2016. It was conducted by the Miss India Organization.[13] Thereafter, she went on to win the title of Femina Miss India Haryana in April 2017. Chhillar represented the state of Haryana in the annual Femina Miss India contest.[14] During the competition, Chhillar was crowned Miss Photogenic,[15] and later went on to win the main title as well, earning the right to represent India at Miss World 2017.[16][17][18][19]
Miss World 2017
Chhillar represented India at Miss World 2017, where she became a semifinalist in the Top Model, People's Choice, and Multimedia competitions, and was the winner of the Head-to-Head Challenge from Group Nine and co-winner of the Beauty with a Purpose competition. She is fourth Beauty with a Purpose winner at Miss World from India and first Indian to win Miss World and Beauty with a Purpose jointly. She won the competition after stating that the job of a mother is the one that deserves the highest salary. Chhillar's Beauty with a Purpose project was Project Shakti. The campaign's goal is to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene.[20] She visited about 20 villages for the project and treated over 5,000 women.[21]
On 18 November 2017, Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017 by outgoing titleholder Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico in the finals in Sanya, China. She became the sixth Indian woman to win the crown, and the first since Priyanka Chopra, Miss World 2000.[22][23][24][25]
Reign as Miss World
As Miss World 2017, Chhillar returned to India on 26 November, where she was greeted by a large crowd.[26] A homecoming press conference was arranged for Chhillar at St Regis Hotel, Mumbai.[27] She was one of the celebrity speakers at the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad.[28] Chhillar was announced as the brand ambassador for Anaemia Free Haryana.[29] Her Beauty with a Purpose campaign, 'Project Shakti' was given government aid of ₹18 crore (approximately $2.8 million), ensuring free availability of sanitary napkins for all girls in the government schools of Haryana by Chief Minister of the state Manohar Lal Khattar.[30] She was honoured with the Special Achievement Award at the 2017 CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Awards for winning Miss World.[31] She was also India's top trending personality on Google search in 2017.[32] She received Proud Maker of India award at Six Sigma Healthcare Leadership Summit 2017 in New Delhi.[33] She was also guest speaker at the 10th C4IO by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise at Pushkar.[34] She made an appearance in special show Super Nights With Padman to promote her Beauty with a Purpose project on menstrual hygiene, in association with Akshay Kumar's Pad Man (film).[35]
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After her homecoming ceremony, Chhillar's first visit was to London along with Julia Morley, the Chairman and CEO of Miss World.[36] They joined the royal honouring ceremony of Marsha Rae Ratcliff OBE, the Past Master of The Worshipful Company of Carmen.[37][38][38] During her stay in the United Kingdom, Chhillar visited the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio in Leavesden, where all the eight movies of the Harry Potter film series was filmed.[39] Chhillar returned to India and visited the Bennett University in Greater Noida and interacted with its faculty.[40][41] In a session organised by the University, she answered the questions put forward by the students.[42]
In February 2018, she started the first leg of her Beauty With A Purpose tour with Miss World 2017 continental winners - Magline Jeruto (Africa), Ha Eun Kim (Asia), Annie Evans (Oceania), Stephanie Hill (Europe), Solange Sinclair (Caribbean), Andrea Meza (Americas) and Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle at the 1st global edition of 'Feminine Hygiene Awareness' campaign in Hyderabad in collaboration with Government of Telangana.[43] They continued the campaign at Kolkata, where Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a special adda session on Feminine Hygiene in association with Miss World Beauty With a Purpose world tour team.[44] They visited "New Light" NGO in slum area of Kolkata and also learnt to make low cost biodegradable sanitary pads at the Jute Industries Research Association.[45] The team further worked on spreading awareness about menstruation and ensuring the availability of sanitary pads in rural areas.[46] They joined hands with Aakar Innovations, an NGO that works on the same issue, to create more low cost, biodegradable sanitary napkins.[47] She also visited Mumbai's Dharavi slum for 'Save the Girl Child' event.[48]
Manushi, along with the Miss World team, also met Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice-President of India, and Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, to discuss her beauty with a purpose project.[49] She visited Indian cities Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi for her 42-day beauty with a purpose tour. Chhillar then reached Hong Kong city[50] and was later invited by China Central Television to star in the biggest live event Chinese New Year's Gala at China. The Miss World team landed in Indonesia in continuation with the humanitarian tour.[51] During her stay in Indonesia, Manushi visited The Golden Bridge, a Beauty with a Purpose project which was completed by Miss Indonesia 2014, Maria Rahajeng, participated in humanitarian activities and also crowned Miss Indonesia 2018, the representative of Indonesia for Miss World 2018.[52]
After this, Chhillar along with the Miss World team landed in the British Virgin Islands. They met the governor of British Virgin Islands and worked to raise funds for the beauty with the purpose project of Miss British Virgin Islands 2017, Helina Hewlet.[53] They were physically involved in the cleaning campaign of Eslyn Henley Richiez School, the only school for differently abled children in British Virgin Islands territory which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria and raised money for its restoration.[54]
She subsequently visited the USA, where she was a presenter and performer for a 16-hour TV show on channel ABC, the 44th Variety Children's Charity Telethon held at Iowa.[55] They raised $3.76 million in association with Variety Telethon team for the annual fundraiser which donates its proceeds to underprivileged children.[56] She was felicitated at South Asian Women Empowerment gala held on International Women's Day in New York along with other women achievers[57] and also joined as a presenter for "South Asian Empowerment Awards".[58] The first part of her beauty with a purpose tour ended with her United States visit.[59] After returning to India, she was one of the guest speakers at The Economic Times Women's Forum 2018.[60]
Chhillar reached Brazil in continuation of her humanitarian tour. She visited the Government Palace in the State of São Paulo, where the First Lady of the State, Professor Lucia Franca discussed various social projects supported by the state with Chhillar.[61] She initiated an awareness program to prevent and fight against leprosy. According to Chhillar, the aim was to teach people about the early signs of the disease and the ways to seek treatment.[62] She also met and interacted with the children from the APAE, an organization that primarily works towards the welfare of children suffering from Down Syndrome.[63] She gave a presentation on behalf of the organization to the Governor of the Federal District of Brasília, Rodrigo Rollemberg, at the Charity Gala arranged by APAE.[62] She highlighted the works done by the organization and requested the Governor to help build a new third floor to the APAE building, so that all the children with Down Syndrome in the state could be helped.[63][64][65] She was invited by Foreign Affairs Chairman, Congressman Nielson Pinto and the National Defense Committee, and was honored by the Parliament of Brazil for her humanitarian works.[62][63]
In May 2018, Chhillar reached Manila, Philippines for the press presentation and inauguration of Mister World 2019 contest which was to be venued in the Philippines.[66][67] She was invited for an interview by the CNN Philippines broadcast channel.[68] Chhillar later reached New Zealand as part of the Beauty with a Purpose campaign.[69][70] Chhilar, along with the Miss World team visited the Ronald McDonald House in Auckland, and served in the charity house as a volunteer.[71][72] She was named as a judge for the Femina Miss India 2018 contest held on 19 June 2018. She crowned her national successor, Anukreethy Vas at the end of the event.[73]
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She then visited South Africa to take her project on menstrual hygiene forward.[74] During the first day of the visit, she along with the Miss World team visited the Metro Radio in Johannesburg to commemorate the Nelson Mandela cenetary celebrations.[75] As a result of Chhillar's Beauty With A Purpose Project on feminine hygiene, machines that manufacture low cost and compostable sanitary pads were installed in Nelson Mandela's birthplace Mvezo.[76] The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, led the official ceremony of unveiling the first Sanitary Pads Unit, on 18 July 2018, which marked the 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela. Chhillar, along with Miss World 2014, Rolene Strauss, inaugurated the first sanitary pad manufacturing unit set up by them in South Africa.[77] Apart from the launch of the sanitary pad unit, Mandela's birthday was celebrated by handing out more than 200 blankets and winter hats to the elderly at the newly opened 'Nosekeni Nongaphi Health Center'.[78] The Miss World team also donated 100 bicycles to school children in Mvezo, Mandela's home village.[79][80]
She returned back to England and joined Stephanie Hill, Miss World Europe 2017 for the presentation of £15,000 raised by the charity projects of Miss England contestants.[81] It was donated to the Mid Derbyshire Riding School for the disabled.[82][83] During her reign, she suffered a leg injury and was unable to perform her duties for a month.[84][85] After her recovery, she landed in Los Angeles, California, United States.[86][87] Chhillar along with the Miss World team were invited to the sets of Ellen DeGeneres Show.[88]
Chhillar reached Sri Lanka and met John Amaratunga, the Minister of Tourism Development of Sri Lanka.[89] She later visited the Philippines for the second time to attend the coronation event of Miss World Philippines 2018, as one of the judges.[90] She reached France to attend the presentation event of 'Beauty with a Purpose' documentary in Cannes.[91] Chhillar then visited Sanya, China and was a member of the jury in Miss China World 2018.[92] She inaugurated the 'Haryana Film Policy' in the Indian city of Gurgaon, along with the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar.[93][94] She was invited to the Belgium King's Day celebration gala in Mumbai, as a special guest.[95][96]
During her reign as Miss World, she lived in England and visited China (three times), Hong Kong, Indonesia, the British Virgin Islands, the Philippines (twice), Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, Brazil, the United States (twice), France and her native country, India.
Chhillar crowned her successor Vanessa Ponce of Mexico at the end of Miss World 2018, which took place in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018.[97] She donned a Sabyasachi lehenga during her final night as Miss World.[98][99]
Acting
Chhillar will make her acting debut in the 2020 historical period drama film Prithviraj, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi.[100][101] The film is based on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan, a Rajput king from the Chahamana dynasty, and the Princess of Kannauj, Samyukta.[102] After several auditions and trails, Chhillar was casted alongside Akshay Kumar to portray the respective lead roles.[103][104] Elaborating her role, Chhillar stated - “It is a huge responsibility to play princess Samyukta. She was a powerful personality and stood up for what is right and took the most important decisions of her life herself. Her life is an extremely important chapter in Indian history, and I will try my best to play her as accurately as possible.”[105]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Prithviraj† | Samyukta Chauhan | Chandraprakash Dwivedi | Debut Film | [106] |
Other works
Endorsements
Chhillar has modelled for brands like Bata,[107] Fashion Big Bazaar,[108] Audi Q5,[109] Cinnamon Hotel,[110] Gio watches[111] and ITC Fabelle chocolates. In April 2018, she was announced as the brand ambassador for the retail jewellery group, Malabar Gold and Diamonds.[112] She was featured in various commercials for the brand, including one beside Kareena Kapoor.[113] Chhillar was also signed up to endorse Club Factory.[114][115]
As Miss India, she walked as a showstopper in the 2017 edition of Lakme Fashion Week.[116] She has worked for fashion designers like Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi Mukherjee.[117][118] Chhillar made a debut in 2018 edition of the annual celebrity calendar by leading Indian fashion photographer, Dabboo Ratnani.[119] She has been featured on the Indian edition covers of Cosmopolitan,[120] Grazia,[121] L'Officiel,[122] Condé Nast Traveller,[123] and Femina.[124] During her reign as Miss World, she was featured in the Indonesian lifestyle magazine, HighEnd.[125]
Social works
In May 2018, Chhillar joined hundreds of women in a 3 km walk through the streets of Delhi to create social awareness on the World Menstrual Hygiene Day.[126][127] Supporting the Fit India Campaign, Chhillar along with the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu waved the flag at the starting line to initiate the race, as thousands of cyclists made it to the streets of Delhi celebrating the World Bicycle Day.[128][129] She is a strong advocate for vegetarianism and has expressed her views on the subject on various platforms.[130]
Chhillar was appointed as the ambassador for Government of Haryana's campaign to curb Anemia, which was instituted since almost 61 per cent of the women in the state were effected from the disease.[131] She expanded the scope of her Beauty with a Purpose campaign, Project Shakti and initiated an awareness programme amoung rural women for HIV/AIDS in India.[132] On initiating this programme, she stated - "AIDS awareness among women will be one of the key initiatives of Project Shakti, because I feel women of our country are at risk due to lack of awareness programs. We work with hundreds of women across India and we are looking to educate them about AIDS awareness so that they can spread this message in their respective communities. It is absolutely essential for our country to fight AIDS and I'm looking forward to doing my bit for the cause."[133]
Chhillar collaborated with the UNICEF's campaign to raise awareness on the coronavirus pandemic.[134] In a video released by UNICEF India, she urged people to stay at home and practice social distancing.[135][136] Chhillar also urged state governments in India to distribute sanitary pads, along with daily ration to the daily wage earning women, who have become prone to severe risks due to shortage of funds in their hands, during the crisis.[137][138]
In the media
Subsequent to her win at Miss World, Chhillar received widespread recognition and attention from the media.[139][140][141] Chhillar was recognised for her achiements by CNN-IBN, and she was awarded at the 2017 Indian of the Year awards, by the organization.[142] She was voted as the Most Desirable Woman of India in the 2018 internet survey conducted by Times of India.[143] In 2019, she was named as the 'Sexiest Vegetarian Personality' in India, by PETA.[144] She reacted to the award by stating, "Being a vegetarian has actually been a way of life for me. My parents were vegetarians and while they gave me a choice, I never felt like I was missing on something. I've always been a vegetarian and have never felt like I needed to change that."[145] In the annual award show organized by Lokmat newspaper, she was named as the most promising Fresh Face in the industry.[146]
Awards
Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | CNN-IBN Indian of the Year | Special Achievement | Won | [147] |
2019 | Elle Beauty Awards 2019 | Flawless Beauty | Won | [148] |
Lokmat Most Stylish Awards 2019 | Fresh Face | Won | [146] |
Media Honours
Year | Title | Awarding Organisation | Ref. |
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2017 | Most Desirable Woman of India | The Times of India | [143] |
2019 | India's Hottest Vegetarian | PETA | [149] |
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