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'''Shikha Swaroop''' (born 23 October 1970) is an Indian actress, and a former [[Femina Miss India|Miss India International]] winner.<ref name="urlThe making of Miss India - The Times of India">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-24/news-interviews/27275301_1_contestants-pageants-miss-world |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-24/news-interviews/27275301_1_contestants-pageants-miss-world |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=The making of Miss India |accessdate=2010-12-21 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 January 2003}}</ref> While still in college, she tied Miss India International in 1988 with Shabnam Patel and continued to wear this crown until 1991 when she relinquished it to Preeti Mankotia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.rediff.com/gmcbhopal/miss.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828225550/http://members.rediff.com/gmcbhopal/miss.htm |archive-date=2009-08-28 }}</ref> No beauty contests were held during 1989 and 1990 due to the demise of the sponsor, Eve's Weekly. The contests resumed after a new sponsor, [[Femina (India)|Femina]], took over in 1991. Apart from being crowned Miss India 1988, she won a gold medal in the All India Pistol Shooting Championship in 1988 itself. Apart from modeling and being the brand ambassador for many products she was a fashion model for over 400 shows in India and abroad. She also played [[badminton]] on a national level. At 5 feet 11 inches tall, she was the tallest actress at that time.  Her career catapulted, but she suffered major setbacks when she became seriously ill.