Ankita Shorey

Ankita Shorey is an Indian model who was crowned Femina Miss India International 2011.[1]

Ankita Shorey
Shorey during Femina Miss India 2011 Grand Finale
Born
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
OccupationModel
Years active2012- present
TitleFemina Miss India International 2011
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Femina Miss India 2011-2013
(Femina Miss India International 2011)
(Miss Beautiful Lips)
Miss International 2011-2012

Femina Miss India
The winners of Femina Miss India 2011 (From left to right) Hasleen Kaur(Femina Miss India Earth 2011), Kanishtha Dhankar (Femina Miss India World 2011), Ankita Shorey (Femina Miss India International 2011)

Ankita Shorey born in Punjab, Jalandhar but raised all over the country being a daughter of an Army officer is an indian super model and winner of Miss India International 2011 [2]

She won many hearts with her 2019 TV commercial opposite Shahrukh Khan.

She is currently the face of leading diamond jewelry brand 'Tanishq' Caratlene 2019 campaign..

She broke the stereotype and became brand ambassador of many luxury and fashion brands as a model without being a single film old at a time when all the big brands would only have Bollywood stars as their face. Some of her popular past endorsements include- Face of 'India bridal fashion week' along with Jacqueline Fernandez and Kangna Ranaut, Gili apparels, Lucera accessories, Rare Heritage and more.

She graced the ramp as showstopper and showopener at all leading fashion weeks- Wills India fashion week, Lakme india Fashion Week, India International Jewelry week ( IIJW) , for some ace designers like anju modi, Rocky S, Ashima leena, Manish Malhotra,[3] jj vallaya, tarun tehlliani, Rina Dhaka , Narendra Kumar and many more..

She was recently the showstopper in 'Paris' at the 'Eiffel tower' for the grand finale of 'French European fashion week !'

She was also felicitated as the best face of the year by Sahara Q water. She was felicitated in America as the 'rising star' at the hall of fame awards.

About her personal life she has travelled and lived in different parts of the country not belonging to a certain region, being born and brought up in an army background with more than half the family from the army and the airforce .. As a child she spent most of her time in ladakh ( leh). Born to brigadier Arun shorey , a highly decorated army officer with mother being principal of army school and is founder of school for special children under army cantt board since last 18 years.

Talking about her acting skills she has completed her formal training in 'Theatre under her guru Dr Rashid Ansari.. She has undergone formal training in martial arts (Capoeira), Dance - free dance style , Singing - western modern Horse riding .. She is a fitness lover and swears by pilates !

Career

Modelling
  • Showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week[4]
  • Showstopper for Anju Modi at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2013[5]
  • Only non actor to walk the ramp at Manish Malhotra's fashion show Mijwan Sonnets in Fabric 2012[6]
  • Walked the ramp in the capacity of Brand Ambassador at Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 for JJ Valaya and Tarun Tahiliani
  • Walked the ramp as show stopper at India International Jewellery Week 2012 with Bipasha Basu[7]
  • Walked as showstopper at all the leading fashion weeks for the following ace designers-
  • WIFW 2014- showstopper for Rina Dhaka 2014
  • IIJW 2014- took the curtain raiser walk at IIJW 2014 for Ashima Leena
  • IIJW 2013- walked as showstopper 1st day 1st show for Gitanjali with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha [8][9]
  • LFW - showstopper for Rocky S 2013,
  • LFW- showstopper for Jatin Varma 2012
  • WIFW- showstopper for Anju Modi 2013
  • Signature fashion tour 2012- showstopper for Varun Behl

Awards

- Awarded Best face On Ramp By Sahara Group[10]

- Awarded As The Rising Star In The Las Vegas[11]

Hosting

Ankita Shorey hosted the Filmfare award in 2012 with Ranbir Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan.[12]

Movies

Ankita Shorey reportedly signed 3 movies with T-Series.[13][14]

Endorsement

Brand Ambassador for Gitanjali Jewelry.[15]

Brand Ambassador for the India Bridal Fashion Week [16]

Official Face For 'Gilli' Apparels 2014 [17]

References
  1. "Miss India Winners 2011". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. "Miss India International 2011 Ankita wins crowned". The Times Of India. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. Mitra, Ipsita (26 March 2013). "MISS INDIAS AND THEIR DESIGNERS". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. "Lakme Fashion Week goes high on style!". Times of India. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. Mitra, Anwesha (15 March 2013). "Anju Modi salutes the spirit of 'khaki'". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. "Ankita Shorey walks the ramp at Mijwan Fashion show". Times of India. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. Chawla, Nimerta (20 August 2012). "Bollywood stars add glamour to India International Jewellery Week 2012". Mail Today. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. Shah, Yogen (4 August 2013). "India International Jewellery Week Day 1: Film and TV actors celebrate the girl child". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. "Sonakshi Akshay Walk The Ramp Together At IIJW 2013". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  10. "Ankita Shorey awarded as best fresh face". Times of India. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  11. "Arindam Chaudhuri: Ankita Shorey has got great potential". Times of India. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  12. "Ranbir Kapoor, Ankita Shorey and Shah Rukh Khan during 57th Idea Filmfare Awards". Times of India. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  13. Olivera, Roshni (12 August 2013). "Ankita Shorey bags three films with Bhushan Kumar". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  14. "Ankita Shorey signs three film deal with Bhushan Kumar". Indian Express. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  15. "Ankita Shorey is Gitanjali's New Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  16. "Ankita Shorey is Bridal Week's brand ambassador". Times of India. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  17. "'Gili' signs Ankita Shorey as their new Brand Ambassador". Times of India. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Neha Hinge		 Miss International India
2011		 Succeeded by
Rochelle Maria Rao
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