Ushoshi Sengupta
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Ushoshi Sengupta is an Indian beauty pageant contestant who won the title of I Am She – Miss Universe India and represented India
in Miss Universe 2010
held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
, on August 23.
, Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force. She graduated from K.V.Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she was a brilliant student, excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering
college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and a modeling profession. She has a Bachelors Degree in Humanities from St. Xavier’s College, and worked as a model before becoming Miss Universe India.
to the 2010 Miss Universe
pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada
on August 23, 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete
of Mexico
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, on August 23.
Early life
Born in KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force. She graduated from K.V.Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she was a brilliant student, excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and a modeling profession. She has a Bachelors Degree in Humanities from St. Xavier’s College, and worked as a model before becoming Miss Universe India.
Miss Universe 2010
As the official representative of her countryIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to the 2010 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
on August 23, 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete
Ximena Navarrete
Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2010. She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009.-Personal life:...
of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.