Priyadarshini Chatterjee

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| birth_place = Dhubri, Assam, India

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Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/miss-world-india-2016-priyadarshini-chatterjee-5-lesser-known-facts-4432307/lite/ |title=Miss World India 2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee: 5 lesser-known facts |work=The Indian Express |date=18 December 2016}}

She represented India at the Miss World 2016 pageant.{{cite web |title=Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title |url=http://lotikai.in/guwahati-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-win-coveted-femina-miss-india-title/ |access-date=14 May 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/guwahati-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-bags-miss-india-world-title/story-CT6zaZii57IcBauLNtDxeO.html |title=Priyadarshani Chatterjee bags the coveted Femina Miss India World 2016 crown! |work=Hindustan Times |date=11 April 2016}} She is the first northeast Indian to represent India at Miss World. She made it to the top 20 (semi-finalist) and also top-5 in Beauty with a Purpose.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/miss-world-2016-indias-priyadarshini-chatterjee-is-in-top-20-miss-puerto-rico-wins-the-crown-3162930.html |title=Miss World 2016: India's Priyadarshini Chatterjee is in top-20; Miss Puerto Rico wins the crown |magazine=First Post |date=16 December 2016}}

Early life

She was born in Dhubri in a Bengali family and was brought up in Guwahati city in the state of Assam.{{cite news |title=Dhubri rolls red carpet for the newly crowned Miss India, Priyadarshini Chatterjee. |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Hometown-Dhubri-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-Priyadarshini/articleshow/51920974.cms |date=20 July 2016 |newspaper=The Times of India}}{{cite news |title=Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Is Miss World India 2016 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/priyadarshini-chatterjee-crowned-miss-india-world-2016/articleshow/51763748.cms |date=20 July 2016 |newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{cite web |title="My chances of survival were less" says Miss India 2016, Priyadarshini Chatterjee |url=http://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/Miss-India-2016-Priyadarshini-My-chances-of-survival-were-less/articleshow/52185101.cms |date=26 April 2016 |work=The Times of India}}{{cite web |title=Miss India 2016 Priyadarshini: My chances of survival were less |url=http://www1.bombaytimes.com/pageants/miss-india/Miss-India-2016-Priyadarshini-My-chances-of-survival-were-less/articleshow/52185361.cms |work=Bombay Times |access-date=19 April 2016}} She completed her schooling in Maria's Public School in Guwahati and moved to New Delhi to pursue higher studies.{{cite news |title=Alumna makes school proud - The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/alumna-makes-school-proud/article8505955.ece |date=21 April 2016 |newspaper=The Hindu}}

She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from Hindu College, University of Delhi.{{cite web |title=Miss India 2016: Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Femina Miss India World 2016 |url=http://d24.in/miss-india-2016-priyadarshini-chatterjee-wins-femina-miss-india-world-2016 |date=10 April 2016 |publisher=D24 News}}{{cite web |title=Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr2016/city051 |date=19 April 2016 |work=The Assam Tribune}}

Modeling and pageantry

While pursuing education in New Delhi, she started a career in modeling. She has done many modeling assignments by working as a freelance model.{{cite web |title=Priyadarshini Chatterjee - FMI 2016 Delhi |url=http://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/miss-india-contestents/2016/fmi-2016-delhi/priyadarshini-chatterjee/contestantprofile/51139103.cms |date=19 April 2016 |work=The Times of India}}{{cite magazine |title=Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016 |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/delhi-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-miss-india-world-2016-sushruthi-krishna-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-manish-paul/1/638707.html |date=10 April 2016 |magazine=India Today}}

In 2016 she won the title of Femina Miss Delhi,{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-delhi-university-student-priyadarshini-chaterjee-to-now-compete-for-the-miss-india-2016-title-2183863 |title=Delhi University student Priyadarshini Chaterjee to now compete for the Miss India 2016 title! & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |date=29 February 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=22 August 2016}} which gave her a direct entry to participate in Femina Miss India 2016, where she won the title of Femina Miss India World 2016.{{cite magazine |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-miss-india-world-2016-sushruthi-krishna-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-manish-paul/1/638707.html |title=Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016 |magazine=India Today |access-date=22 August 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toierrorfound.cms?url=http://m.timesofindia.com/it-services-news-wire/Priyadarshini-Chatterjee-crowned-Miss-India-World-2016/articleshow/53946192.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424233907/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toierrorfound.cms?url=http:%2F%2Fm.timesofindia.com%2Fit-services-news-wire%2FPriyadarshini-Chatterjee-crowned-Miss-India-World-2016%2Farticleshow%2F53946192.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2024 |title=Miss World India 2016 is Priyadarshini Chatterjee from Assam |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 April 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/priyadarshini-chatterjee-crowned-miss-india-world-2016/articleshow/51763748.cms |title=Priyadarshani Chatterjee crowned Miss World India 2016 |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=10 April 2016}} During her reign as Miss India, she was hospitalized because of anemia.