Occupation Model, Actress Name Priyadarshini Pradhan | Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
Title(s) India World Miss University 1989World Miss University 1989Femina Miss India 1987 Majorcompetition(s) India World Miss University 1989(Winner)World Miss University 1989(Winner)Femina Miss India 1987(Winner)Miss Universe 1987(Best Asian Delegate) Born 1968 (age 55 years) Nationality Indian Role Model Similar Madhu Sapre, Namrata Shirodkar, Dolly Minhas | ||
Priyadarshini Pradhan (born c. 1968) is an Indian Supermodel, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss India 1987 and was India's representative in the Miss Universe 1987 pageant. She won the Best National Costume Award and the Best Asian contestant (Press) at the Miss Universe competition.
Later she won India World Miss University 1989. She is the first Indian woman to win the crown.
Career
Pradhan competed in the Miss World University pageant in 1989, held in Japan, winning the crown after winning the Miss Photogenic and Miss Friendship titles. Pradhan was then a U.N. Peace Ambassador for a year.
After working in Japan for Chiyobi Sirene, Priyadarshini returned to India to work as a model. She appeared in advertising campaigns for Bombay Dyeing, Camay, Rexona, Britannia, Gold Spot, Ericsson, Marlboro, Sunsilk, Carrera Watches, J Hampstead and De Beers. She has featured in books such as Persis Khambatta's "Pride of India" and Bidapa and Noorani's "Catwalk Cuisine".
She has appeared in music videos such as 'Guzare Zamane', 'Miss India' and 'Once Upon a Time' and in television programmes for the BBC, Canale5 (Italy), NHK (Japan), SBC (Singapore), MBC (Mauritius), EDT (Dubai), TBV (HK), KBS (South Korea).