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Urvashi Rautela (born 25 February 1994) is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Bollywood films.[1] She was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2015 and represented Ind More…
Urvashi Rautela (born 25 February 1994) is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Bollywood films.[1] She was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2015 and represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Rautela was born in Haridwar on 25 February 1994 to Meera Rautela and Manwar Singh Rautela. Her hometown is Kotdwar.Rautela is an alumna of Gargi College, University of Delhi. Rautela got her first major break at age 15 in Wills lifestyle India Fashion Week. She also won the title of Miss Teen India 2009. As a teen model, she was the show stopper for Lakme Fashion Week and she walked the ramp at Amazon Fashion Week, Dubai FW and Bombay FW.
In 2011, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011, Miss Tourism World 2011, and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year 2011 that was held in China and became the first Indian woman to win the pageant. She was also offered Ishaqzaade but turned it down as she wanted to focus on the Miss Universe pageant.
In 2012, she won the coveted crown of I AM She – Miss Universe India as well as the special award for Miss Photogenic. However, she had to relinquish her crown as she was underage at that time. In 2015, Rautela joined the Indian pageantry again and won the title. She represented India in Miss Universe 2015, but did not place.
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