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{{Short description|Indian model, Miss India 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
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| name = Priyadarshini Chatterjee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|09|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siasat.com/news/priyadarshini-chatterjee-pride-parents-950151/ |title=Priyadarshini Chatterjee - Pride of her parents. |work=The Saisat Daily |date=23 April 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dhubri]], [[Assam]], India
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| occupation = Model
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| title = {{Ubl|[[Femina Miss India Delhi]] 2016|[[Femina Miss India 2016]]}}
| competitions = {{Ubl|Femina Miss India 2016|(Winner)|[[Miss World 2016]]|(Top 20)}}
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'''Priyadarshini Chatterjee''' (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned [[Femina Miss India 2016|Femina Miss India]] in 2016.<ref name="Miss India 2016_Indian_Express">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/miss-world-india-2016-priyadarshini-chatterjee-5-lesser-known-facts-4432307/lite/ |title=Miss World India 2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee: 5 lesser-known facts |work=The Indian Express |date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

She represented India at the [[Miss World 2016]] pageant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title |url=http://lotikai.in/guwahati-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-win-coveted-femina-miss-india-title/ |access-date=14 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/guwahati-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-bags-miss-india-world-title/story-CT6zaZii57IcBauLNtDxeO.html |title=Priyadarshani Chatterjee bags the coveted Femina Miss India World 2016 crown''!'' |work=Hindustan Times |date=11 April 2016}}</ref> She is the first [[northeast India]]n to represent India at Miss World. She made it to the top 20 (semi-finalist) and also top-5 in [[Beauty with a Purpose]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/miss-world-2016-indias-priyadarshini-chatterjee-is-in-top-20-miss-puerto-rico-wins-the-crown-3162930.html |title=Miss World 2016: India's Priyadarshini Chatterjee is in top-20; Miss Puerto Rico wins the crown |magazine=First Post |date=16 December 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
She was born in Dhubri in a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] family and was brought up in [[Guwahati]] city in the state of [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dhubri rolls red carpet for the newly crowned Miss India, Priyadarshini Chatterjee. |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Hometown-Dhubri-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-Priyadarshini/articleshow/51920974.cms |date=20 July 2016 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Is Miss World India 2016 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/priyadarshini-chatterjee-crowned-miss-india-world-2016/articleshow/51763748.cms |date=20 July 2016 |newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="My chances of survival were less" says Miss India 2016, Priyadarshini Chatterjee |url=http://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/Miss-India-2016-Priyadarshini-My-chances-of-survival-were-less/articleshow/52185101.cms |date=26 April 2016 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Miss India 2016 Priyadarshini: My chances of survival were less |url=http://www1.bombaytimes.com/pageants/miss-india/Miss-India-2016-Priyadarshini-My-chances-of-survival-were-less/articleshow/52185361.cms |work=Bombay Times |access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> She completed her schooling in [[List of educational institutions in Guwahati|Maria's Public School]] in Guwahati and moved to New Delhi to pursue higher studies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alumna makes school proud - The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/alumna-makes-school-proud/article8505955.ece |date=21 April 2016 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree from [[Hindu College, University of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Miss India 2016: Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Femina Miss India World 2016 |url=http://d24.in/miss-india-2016-priyadarshini-chatterjee-wins-femina-miss-india-world-2016 |date=10 April 2016 |publisher=D24 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Guwahati Girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee Wins Coveted Femina Miss India Title |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr2016/city051 |date=19 April 2016 |work=The Assam Tribune}}</ref>

==Modeling and pageantry==
While pursuing education in [[New Delhi]], she started a career in modeling. She has done many modeling assignments by working as a freelance model.<ref>{{cite web |title=Priyadarshini Chatterjee - FMI 2016 Delhi |url=http://m.beautypageants.in/miss-india/miss-india-contestents/2016/fmi-2016-delhi/priyadarshini-chatterjee/contestantprofile/51139103.cms |date=19 April 2016 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016 |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/delhi-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-miss-india-world-2016-sushruthi-krishna-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-manish-paul/1/638707.html |date=10 April 2016 |magazine=India Today}}</ref>
In 2016 she won the title of [[Femina Miss India Delhi|Femina Miss Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-delhi-university-student-priyadarshini-chaterjee-to-now-compete-for-the-miss-india-2016-title-2183863 |title=Delhi University student Priyadarshini Chaterjee to now compete for the Miss India 2016 title! & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |date=29 February 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> which gave her a direct entry to participate in [[Femina Miss India 2016]], where she won the title of Femina Miss India World 2016.<ref name="IndiaToday Miss India World">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/delhi-girl-priyadarshini-chatterjee-miss-india-world-2016-sushruthi-krishna-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-manish-paul-317245-2016-04-10 |title=Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016 |magazine=India Today |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toierrorfound.cms?url=http://m.timesofindia.com/it-services-news-wire/Priyadarshini-Chatterjee-crowned-Miss-India-World-2016/articleshow/53946192.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424233907/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toierrorfound.cms?url=http:%2F%2Fm.timesofindia.com%2Fit-services-news-wire%2FPriyadarshini-Chatterjee-crowned-Miss-India-World-2016%2Farticleshow%2F53946192.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2024 |title=Miss World India 2016 is Priyadarshini Chatterjee from Assam |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/priyadarshini-chatterjee-crowned-miss-india-world-2016/articleshow/51763748.cms |title=Priyadarshani Chatterjee crowned Miss World India 2016 |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=10 April 2016}}</ref> During her reign as Miss India, she was hospitalized because of anemia.<ref name="Miss India 2016_Indian_Express" />

==See also==
*[[Aditi Arya]] - Femina Miss World India 2015.
*[[Koyal Rana]] - Femina Miss World India 2014. Winner of "Miss World Asia and Oceania"
*[[Femina Miss India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{URL|feminamissindia.indiatimes.com}}

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female models]]
[[Category:People from Dhubri district]]
[[Category:People from Guwahati]]
[[Category:Female models from Assam]]
[[Category:Femina Miss India winners]]
[[Category:Beauty pageant contestants from Assam]]
[[Category:Indian beauty pageant winners]]
[[Category:Miss World 2016 delegates]]

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