Ankita Shorey

Ankita Shorey is an Indian model and actress who was crowned as the Femina Miss India Winner.[1] She was featured in the Canadian documentary The World Before Her, which was presented by Anurag Kashyap and written and directed by Nisha Pahuja.[2]

Ankita Shorey
Shorey in 2014
Born
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
EducationHistory Hons (Delhi university)
OccupationModel / Actor
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleFemina Miss India 2011
No. of filmsThe World Before Her (Canadian Documentary)
Years active2012- present
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India
(Femina Miss India International Winner 2011)
(Miss Beautiful Lips)
Miss International

Early life

Ankita Shorey was born to parents Arun Shorey, who serves in the Indian army as a brigadier, and Neelam Shorey, an army school principal.[3]

During her childhood, she spent several years in a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India.[3] She later received theatre training in New Delhi, under NSD theatre's director, Rashid Ansari.

Shorey was a Delhi University topper in History Honours.[4]

Career

In 2011, Ankita Shorey won the Femina Miss India International pageant in 2011. [3][4]

She was the first Miss India and model to be a spokesperson for the jewelry brand Gitanjali Jewelry.[5] She also represents Ticino watches and Rare Heritage, a bridal store.[6]

Modelling

In 2012, Ankita Shorey walked the ramp at various fashion shows, including Manish Malhotra's Mijwan Sonnets in Fabric as showopener.[7][8] She was a catwalk showstopper[9] at India International Jewellery Week 2012 with Bipasha Basu.[10]

She was the Brand Ambassador at Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 for JJ Valaya and Tarun Tahiliani.[11][12]

In 2013, Shorey was a showstopper for Rocky S at Lakme Fashion Week,[13] and for Anju Modi at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2013.[14] At IIJW 2013, she was also a showstopper on the first show of the first day for Gitanjali Jewelry with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha.[15][16]

In 2016, Ankita Shorey walked as a Showstopper for Narendra Kumar at the French European Indian Fashion Week at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.[17]

Hosting

She hosted the Filmfare award in 2012 with Ranbir Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan.[18]

Movies

Shorey signed up for a three-film deal with Bhushan Kumar and T-Series in 2013 of different genres.[19][20] Back in 2012, she played herself in the film The World Before Her, written and directed by Nisha Pahuja.[21]

Endorsement

Shorey was a brand ambassador for Gitanjali Jewellery,[22] the India Bridal Fashion Week in 2012,[11] and the jewellery brand Gili in 2014.[23][24]

Personal life

She is a practicing Buddhist[4] and has a brother, Aman Shorey, who is also known as 'Bro Aman'. Her brother shaved his head in 2011, as he had promised to do so if Ankita won the pageant, which she did.[25][3]

References
  1. "Miss India Winners 2011". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. Kohn, Eric (30 April 2012). "Tribeca Review: Why the Indian Pageant Documentary 'The World Before Her' Won the Top Jury Prize". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "Grand welcome for Ankita Shorey! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. "Films are my first love: Ankita Shorey - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. "Ankita Shorey is Gitanjali's new brand ambassador - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. "Rare Heritage chooses Ankita Shorey over Nargis Fakhri - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. "Ankita Shorey walks the ramp at Mijwan Fashion show". The Times of India. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. "Ankita Shorey walks the ramp at Mijwan Fashion show - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. "India International Jewellery Week 2014 Highlights". DESIblitz. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. Chawla, Nimerta (20 August 2012). "Bollywood stars add glamour to India International Jewellery Week 2012". Mail Today. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. "Ankita Shorey is Bridal Week's brand ambassador - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. "Best of couture at Bridal Week - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  13. "Lakme Fashion Week goes high on style!". Times of India. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  14. Mitra, Anwesha (15 March 2013). "Anju Modi salutes the spirit of 'khaki'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  15. Shah, Yogen (4 August 2013). "India International Jewellery Week Day 1: Film and TV actors celebrate the girl child". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  16. "Sonakshi Akshay Walk The Ramp Together At IIJW 2013". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  17. "More challenging to endorse brands as a model: Ankita Shorey". The Indian Express. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. "Ranbir Kapoor, Ankita Shorey and Shah Rukh Khan during 57th Idea Filmfare Awards". Times of India. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  19. Olivera, Roshni (12 August 2013). "Ankita Shorey bags three films with Bhushan Kumar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  20. "Ankita Shorey signs three film deal with Bhushan Kumar". Indian Express. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  21. "The World Before Her Review". 19 November 2012.
  22. "Ankita Shorey is Gitanjali's New Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  23. "'Gili' signs Ankita Shorey as their new Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  24. "When a Jewellery brand chose Ankita Shorey over Shraddha Kapoor - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  25. "Ankita Shorey's brother shaves his head! - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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