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{{Short description|Indian model (b. 1988)}}
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{{Infobox pageant titleholder
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name=Ushoshi Sengupta
| name=Ushoshi Sengupta
| image= Ushoshi Sengupta.jpg
| image= Ushoshi Sengupta.jpg
| caption = Ushoshi Sengupta at I AM SHE Press Conference
| caption = Ushoshi Sengupta
| birth_name=Ushoshi Sengupta
| birth_name=
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|07|30}}
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|07|30}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
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| height = {{height|m=1.71}}<ref name=times>{{Cite news|
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|title=Contestants Profiles - Times of India
|title=Contestants Profiles - Times of India
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|year=2010
|year=2010
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|location=[[New Delhi, India]]
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|access-date=2010-09-29}}</ref>
| weight= {{convert|55|kg|lb |abbr=on}}<ref name=times />
| eye_color = [[Brown eyes|Brown]]
| eye_color = [[Brown eyes|Brown]]
| hair_color = [[Black hair|Black]]
| hair_color = [[Black hair|Black]]
| measurements = 32-25.5-32.5<ref name=times />
| title=I AM She 2010
| title=I AM She 2010
| nationalcompetition=I AM She 2010<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 2010]]
| nationalcompetition=I AM She 2010<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 2010]] [[unplaced]]
}}
}}

'''Ushoshi Sengupta''' ({{lang-bn|উষসী সেনগুপ্ত }}; born 30 July 1988)<ref name=universalqueen>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalqueen.com/2010/05/i-am-she-2010-candidate-ushoshi.html|title=I Am She 2010 Candidate – Ushoshi Sengupta|work=Universal Queen|accessdate=2010-07-25}}</ref> 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 Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on August 23.<ref>{{cite news |title=मिस इंडिया यूनिवर्स उशोषी की नजर बॉलीवुड पर |trans_title=Miss India Universe Ushoshi eyes Bollywood |url=http://www.khaskhabar.com/miss-india-universe-ushoshi-sengupta-eyes-bollywood-06201002166531889.html |work=Khaskhabar |date=2 June 2010 |accessdate=11 July 2010 |language=Hindi }}</ref>
'''Ushoshi Sengupta''' (born 30 July 1988)<ref name=universalqueen>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalqueen.com/2010/05/i-am-she-2010-candidate-ushoshi.html|title=I Am She 2010 Candidate – Ushoshi Sengupta|work=Universal Queen|access-date=2010-07-25}}</ref> is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of [[I Am She – Miss Universe India]] and represented [[India]] in [[Miss Universe 2010]] held at Mandalay Bay, [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on 23 August 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=मिस इंडिया यूनिवर्स उशोषी की नजर बॉलीवुड पर |trans-title=Miss India Universe Ushoshi eyes Bollywood |url=http://www.khaskhabar.com/miss-india-universe-ushoshi-sengupta-eyes-bollywood-06201002166531889.html |work=Khaskhabar |date=2 June 2010 |access-date=11 July 2010 |language=hi }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Kolkata]], Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force.<ref name=mu>{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse2010.net/2010/06/miss-india-2010-ushoshi-sengupta/|title=Ushoshi Sengupta – Miss India 2010|accessdate=2010-07-25}}</ref> She graduated from [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and professional modeling. She has a bachelor's degree in Humanities from the St. Xavier’s College of the [[University of Calcutta]], and worked as a model<ref name=apun>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/slide_show/sid2511-meet_ushoshi_sengupta_miss_india_universe_2010/|title=Meet Ushoshi Sengupta - Miss India Universe 2010|author=Usha Lakra |date=2010-05-21 |work=ApunKaChoice |accessdate=2010-07-25}}</ref> before becoming Miss Universe India. Sengupta is also making her debut in the Bengali movie industry with ''Egoler Chokh'' slated for release in August 2016 directed by Arindam Sil.<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160412/jsp/t2/story_79556.jsp#.V01xFfl97IV</ref>
Born in [[Kolkata]], Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force.<ref name=mu>{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse2010.net/2010/06/miss-india-2010-ushoshi-sengupta/|title=Ushoshi Sengupta – Miss India 2010|access-date=2010-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716182541/http://www.missuniverse2010.net/2010/06/miss-india-2010-ushoshi-sengupta/|archive-date=2010-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> She graduated from [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and professional modeling. She has a bachelor's degree in Humanities from the [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata ]] of the University of Calcutta, and worked as a model<ref name=apun>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/slide_show/sid2511-meet_ushoshi_sengupta_miss_india_universe_2010/|title=Meet Ushoshi Sengupta - Miss India Universe 2010|author=Usha Lakra|date=2010-05-21|work=ApunKaChoice|access-date=2010-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802232933/http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/slide_show/sid2511-meet_ushoshi_sengupta_miss_india_universe_2010/|archive-date=2010-08-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> before becoming Miss Universe India. Sengupta made her debut in the Bengali movie industry with ''Egoler Chokh'' which was released in August 2016 and was directed by Arindam Sil.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tollywood/cid/1418084#.V01xFfl97IV|title=Tollywood|date=12 April 2016|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=India|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
=== Film career ===
=== Film career ===
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| [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
| [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
| [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Asin]], [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]], [[Ritesh Deshmukh]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]
| [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Asin]], [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]], [[Ritesh Deshmukh]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]
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|''[[Goodbye December]]''
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|[[Sajeed A.]]
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| ''[[Eagoler Chokh]]''
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| [[Arindam Sil]]
| [[Saswata Chatterjee]], [[Joya Ahsan]], [[Payel Sarkar]], [[Anirban Bhattacharya]], [[Gaurav Chakraborty]], [[Arunima Ghosh]], [[June Malia]]
| Shyamangi
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==Miss Universe 2010==
==Miss Universe 2010==
Ushoshi won the first edition of I am She - Miss Universe India, a national pageant organized by Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. As the official representative of her [[India|country]] to the 2010 [[Miss Universe 2010|Miss Universe]] pageant held in [[Las Vegas Valley|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]].
Ushoshi won the first edition of I am She - Miss Universe India, a national pageant organized by Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. As the official representative of her [[India|country]] to the 2010 [[Miss Universe 2010|Miss Universe]] pageant held in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] on 23 August 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, [[Ximena Navarrete]] of [[Mexico]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.iam-she.com/ Official I Am She – Miss Universe India website]
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Latest revision as of 07:52, 5 September 2024

Ushoshi Sengupta
Ushoshi Sengupta
Born (1988-07-30) 30 July 1988 (age 36)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitelI AM She 2010
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		I AM She 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2010 unplaced

Ushoshi Sengupta (born 30 July 1988)[2] is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder 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 23 August 2010.[3]

Early life

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Born in Kolkata, Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force.[4] She graduated from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and professional modeling. She has a bachelor's degree in Humanities from the St. Xavier's College, Kolkata of the University of Calcutta, and worked as a model[5] before becoming Miss Universe India. Sengupta made her debut in the Bengali movie industry with Egoler Chokh which was released in August 2016 and was directed by Arindam Sil.[6]

Filmography

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Film career

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Year Name Sprache Director Co-cast Character
2012 Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen Hindi Sajid Khan Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez Cameo
2013 Goodbye December Malayalam Sajeed A. Nandini Rai
2016 Eagoler Chokh Bengali Arindam Sil Saswata Chatterjee, Joya Ahsan, Payel Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Gaurav Chakraborty, Arunima Ghosh, June Malia Shyamangi

Miss Universe 2010

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Ushoshi won the first edition of I am She - Miss Universe India, a national pageant organized by Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada on 23 August 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

References

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  1. ^ "Contestants Profiles - Times of India". The Times of India. New Delhi, India. 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  2. ^ "I Am She 2010 Candidate – Ushoshi Sengupta". Universal Queen. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. ^ "मिस इंडिया यूनिवर्स उशोषी की नजर बॉलीवुड पर" [Miss India Universe Ushoshi eyes Bollywood]. Khaskhabar (in Hindi). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Ushoshi Sengupta – Miss India 2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  5. ^ Usha Lakra (21 May 2010). "Meet Ushoshi Sengupta - Miss India Universe 2010". ApunKaChoice. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Tollywood". The Telegraph. India. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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Awards and achievements
New title I Am She
2010 		Succeeded by
Vasuki Sunkavalli
Preceded byas Femina Miss India Universe Miss Universe India
2010 		Succeeded by
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