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<div>{{short description|Indian model and actress}}<br />
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{{Infobox pageant titleholder<br />
| name = Neha Kapur<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1984|3|31}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| occupation = [[Model (person)|Model]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kunal Nayyar]]|2011}}<br />
| height = {{cvt|1.76|m}}<br />
| salary =<br />
| years active = 2006–present<br />
| title = [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 2006]]<br />
| competitions = [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 2006]]<br />(Winner)<br />(Miss Fresh Face)<br />(Miss Photogenic)<br />[[Miss Universe 2006]]<br />(Top 20)<br />
| networth =<br />
| website = http://www.myspace.com/nehakapur<br />
|image=|caption=}}<br />
'''Neha Kapur''' (born 31 March 1984) is an Indian model, actress, and former beauty queen who won [[Femina Miss India]] in 2006 and represented India at the [[Miss Universe]] pageant that year. She is married to [[Kunal Nayyar]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Kapur was born in [[New Delhi]] to a Punjabi Hindu family. She learned classical dance<ref name="ibn2006">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/neha-kapurs-pretty-past/6966-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002070730/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/neha-kapurs-pretty-past/6966-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2012|title=Neha Kapur's pretty past|date=24 July 2006|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=6 September 2012}}</ref> forms when she was very young. She has four years of training in [[Bharatanatyam]] and eight years in [[Kathak]].<ref name="ibn2006" /> Kapur holds a degree in [[fashion design]] from the [[Pearl Academy]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
In addition to winning the Femina Miss India Universe 2006 crown, Kapur also won the Femina Miss Fresh Face and Femina Miss Photogenic awards in the pageant.<ref name="femina">[http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1418764.cms Femina Miss India's Official Website], Retrieved 12 May 2006.</ref><br />
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Kapur represented India at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant held on 23 July in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="missuniverse">[http://www.missuniverse.com/mainevent/index.html Official Website of Miss Universe]. Retrieved 12 May 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502131958/http://www.missuniverse.com/mainevent/index.html |date=2 May 2006 }}</ref> She made the semifinals to the top 20.{{fact|date=November 2018}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
In December 2011, Kapur married actor [[Kunal Nayyar]], who is best known for his portrayal of [[Rajesh Koothrappali]] in the TV comedy series ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/nehakapur Neha Kapur's Official Myspace Page]<br />
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* {{IMDb name| id=2594626 | name=Neha Kapur}}<br />
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{{Succession box|<br />
before= [[Amrita Thapar]] |<br />
title= [[Femina Miss usa|Miss India Universe]] |<br />
years= 2006 |<br />
after= [[Puja Gupta]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{Miss Universe 2006 delegates}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Female models from Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Femina Miss India winners]]<br />
[[Category:Miss Universe 2006 contestants]]</div>2601:192:4B40:7410:44E2:9180:A8E:2486