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| caption = Ushoshi Sengupta | | caption = Ushoshi Sengupta | ||
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| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
| height = {{height|m=1.71}} | | height = {{height|m=1.71}}<ref name=times>{{Cite news | ||
url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/miss-india-east-2010-finalists/Ushoshi-Sengupta/articleshow/5685444.cms | |url=http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/miss-india-east-2010-finalists/Ushoshi-Sengupta/articleshow/5685444.cms | ||
|title=Contestants Profiles - Times of India | |title=Contestants Profiles - Times of India | ||
|year=2010 | |year=2010 | ||
|location=[[New Delhi, India]] | |location=[[New Delhi, India]] | ||
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | ||
|access-date=2010-09-29}} | |access-date=2010-09-29 | ||
|archive-date=1 June 2010 | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601051822/http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/miss-india-east-2010-finalists/Ushoshi-Sengupta/articleshow/5685444.cms | |||
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| eye_color = [[Brown eyes|Brown]] | | eye_color = [[Brown eyes|Brown]] | ||
| hair_color = [[Black hair|Black]] | | hair_color = [[Black hair|Black]] | ||
| title=I AM She 2010 | | title=I AM She 2010 | ||
| nationalcompetition=I AM She 2010 | | nationalcompetition=I AM She 2010<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 2010]] unplaced | ||
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'''Ushoshi Sengupta''' | '''Ushoshi Sengupta''' is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of [[I Am She – Miss Universe India]] and represented [[India]] in [[Miss Universe 2010]] held at Mandalay Bay, [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on 23 August 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=मिस इंडिया यूनिवर्स उशोषी की नजर बॉलीवुड पर |trans-title=Miss India Universe Ushoshi eyes Bollywood |url=http://www.khaskhabar.com/miss-india-universe-ushoshi-sengupta-eyes-bollywood-06201002166531889.html |work=Khaskhabar |date=2 June 2010 |access-date=11 July 2010 |language=hi }}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Born in [[Kolkata]], Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force. | Born in [[Kolkata]], Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force.<ref name=mu>{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse2010.net/2010/06/miss-india-2010-ushoshi-sengupta/|title=Ushoshi Sengupta – Miss India 2010|access-date=2010-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716182541/http://www.missuniverse2010.net/2010/06/miss-india-2010-ushoshi-sengupta/|archive-date=2010-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> She graduated from [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and professional modeling. She has a bachelor's degree in Humanities from the [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]] of the University of Calcutta, and worked as a model<ref name=apun>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/slide_show/sid2511-meet_ushoshi_sengupta_miss_india_universe_2010/|title=Meet Ushoshi Sengupta - Miss India Universe 2010|author=Usha Lakra|date=2010-05-21|work=ApunKaChoice|access-date=2010-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802232933/http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/slide_show/sid2511-meet_ushoshi_sengupta_miss_india_universe_2010/|archive-date=2010-08-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> before becoming Miss Universe India. Sengupta made her debut in the Bengali movie industry with ''Egoler Chokh'' which was released in August 2016 and was directed by Arindam Sil.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tollywood/cid/1418084#.V01xFfl97IV|title=Tollywood|date=12 April 2016|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=India|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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Revision as of 07:52, 12 March 2026
Ushoshi Sengupta | |
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 Ushoshi Sengupta | |
| Born | |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)<ref name=times>"Contestants Profiles - Times of India". The Times of India. New Delhi, India. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.</ref> |
| Title | I AM She 2010 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | I AM She 2010<br>(Winner)<br>Miss Universe 2010 unplaced |
Ushoshi Sengupta is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of I Am She – Miss Universe India and represented India in Miss Universe 2010 held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, on 23 August 2010.<ref>"मिस इंडिया यूनिवर्स उशोषी की नजर बॉलीवुड पर" [Miss India Universe Ushoshi eyes Bollywood]. Khaskhabar (in हिन्दी). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.</ref>
Early life
Born in Kolkata, Sengupta is the daughter of an official in the Indian Air Force.<ref name=mu>"Ushoshi Sengupta – Miss India 2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.</ref> She graduated from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ballygunje, Kolkata, where she excelled at mathematics and was offered a scholarship to an engineering college, but decided to pursue liberal arts and professional modeling. She has a bachelor's degree in Humanities from the St. Xavier's College, Kolkata of the University of Calcutta, and worked as a model<ref name=apun>Usha Lakra (21 May 2010). "Meet Ushoshi Sengupta - Miss India Universe 2010". ApunKaChoice. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.</ref> before becoming Miss Universe India. Sengupta made her debut in the Bengali movie industry with Egoler Chokh which was released in August 2016 and was directed by Arindam Sil.<ref>"Tollywood". The Telegraph. India. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.</ref>
Filmography
Film career
| Year | Name | Language | Director | Co-cast | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen | Hindi | Sajid Khan | Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez | Cameo |
| 2013 | Goodbye December | Malayalam | Sajeed A. | Nandini Rai | |
| 2016 | Eagoler Chokh | Bengali | Arindam Sil | Saswata Chatterjee, Joya Ahsan, Payel Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Gaurav Chakraborty, Arunima Ghosh, June Malia | Shyamangi |
Miss Universe 2010
Ushoshi won the first edition of I am She - Miss Universe India, a national pageant organized by Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada on 23 August 2010, she participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| New title | I Am She 2010 |
Succeeded by Vasuki Sunkavalli |
| Preceded by Ekta Chowdhry as Femina Miss India Universe |
Miss Universe India 2010 |
Succeeded by Vasuki Sunkavalli |