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| name = Vasuki Sunkavalli<br />
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| caption = Vasuki Sunkavalli in 2011<br />
| title = Miss Universe India 2011<br />
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], India<br />
| occupation = Lawyer, [[Model (person)|model]]<br />
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| citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]]}}<br />
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'''Vasuki Sunkavalli''' (born 17 August) is an Indian lawyer and model who was the [[I Am She – Miss Universe India]] 2011 Title Holder.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2238257.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Prabalika M. | last=Borah | title=I entered the contest like a winner | date=18 July 2011}}</ref> She has represented [[India]] at the [[Miss Universe 2011]] pageant held in [[São Paulo]], Brazil on 12 September 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iam-she.com/2011/textual.php?id=33 |title=I Am She - The Wadhawan Lifestyle I AM She 2011 Vasuki Sunkavalli<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2011-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320143840/http://www.iam-she.com/2011/textual.php?id=33 |archive-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but could not make the cut due to non-participation in competition rounds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/specials/lifestyle_photos.aspx?cp-documentid=5402920 |title=Why Vasuki didn’t do better<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=18 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401032248/http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/specials/lifestyle_photos.aspx?cp-documentid=5402920 |archive-date=1 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <br />
Sunkavalli was crowned I Am She – Miss Universe India on 15 July 2011 in [[Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{cite news|last=Borah|first=Prabalika|title=Vasuki eyes Miss Universe title|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2260239.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2011-08-27|date=19 July 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><br />
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==Law school and experience==<br />
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In 2002, Sunkavalli enrolled at the [[Symbiosis International University]] in Pune, India for her [[Bachelors]] in [[Law]] degree. While in India, Sunkavalli did a series of internships at local law firms and at India's National Human Rights Committee.<br />
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In 2007, she moved to [[New Delhi]] to pursue a Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from [[Global Institute of Intellectual Property]]. It was during this time that Sunkavalli was approached by members of the Indian fashion industry and she also started her modeling career.<br />
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In 2009, Sunkavalli enrolled at [[New York University School of Law]] as a recipient of the prestigious Dean's Scholarship to study International Law and Human Rights and graduated with an LLM degree.<ref>http://www.law.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/ECM_PRO_065836.pdf</ref> <br />
Upon graduating from NYU, she interned at the Human Rights Watch in NYC and went on to work as the Third Committee's Research Assistant at the United Nations’ Permanent Mission of India.<br />
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==Modelling==<br />
In 2007, Sunkavalli made her entry into Indian fashion when she walked the ramp at Wills [[India Fashion Week]]. For the next two years, she had a prolific career as a model. She participated in various shows for many of India's top designers and modeled for brands based in Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, and Kolkata. She was also part of the ad campaigns of Nike, Kit Kat, and [[World Gold Council]].<br />
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==I Am She Miss Universe India==<br />
On 15 July 2011, Sunkavalli was crowned I Am She – Miss Universe India 2011 in Mumbai. The pageant consisted of 20 contestants from various parts of India. <br />
Sunkavalli also represented India at the [[Miss Universe 2011]] pageant in [[São Paulo]], Brazil.<br />
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==Miss Universe 2011==<br />
On 12 September 2011, 88 women from countries across the globe participated with Sunkavalli, who represented India at the Miss Universe 2011, held in São Paulo, Brazil. She went unplaced. She also failed to compete in National Costume Round as her dress was stuck at the Brazil customs for two weeks.<br />
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==Post Miss Universe 2011==<br />
Sunkavalli was selected as one of the few Miss Universe 2011 contestants along with Haiti, Ireland, Jamaica to visit Haiti Island as a good will ambassador to raise charitable funds.<br />
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Sunkavalli has also starred in several movies and shows, including [[A Billion Colour Story]] and [[Thinkistan]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.iam-she.com/ Official I Am She – Miss Universe India website]<br />
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110902044113/http://barandbench.com/brief/2/1609/beautiful-lawyer-symbi-nyu-llm-grad-crowned-miss-india-universe-2011<br />
*[http://abovethelaw.com/2011/07/from-nyu-llm-student-to-beauty-queen/ Feeling Hot Hot Hot: From NYU LLM Student to Beauty Queen]<br />
* {{facebook|VasukiSunkavalli}}<br />
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