Sana Dua | |
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| Born | 4 January 1993 Assam |
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| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India (Jammu and Kashmir 2017) |
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Sana Dua is an Indian lawyer, motivational speaker, model and beauty pageant titleholder, who was declared as the Brand Ambassador of Election Commission Jammu & Kashmir for Lok Sabha Election 2019 by ECI. She won the title of Femina Miss India United Continents at Femina Miss India 2017.[1] [2] and became the First Miss India from J&K.[3]
She represented India at Miss United Continents 2017 contest in Guayaquil, Ecuador in September 2017 and made it to the top 10.
Early life and background
Sana was born in Assam, India in a Sikh family whose roots are in Jammu and Kashmir.[4][5][6] Her father was in the Indian Army. Sana's elder brother Varun Dua, is a software engineer based in Melbourne, Australia. She finished her graduation in law at Punjab University in Chandigarh.
She practised law before entering the glamour world in 2015. Sana worked in Jammu and Kashmir High Court for a year while being attached with an advocate. Sana Dua won Femina Style Miss Diva North, 2016 award. She has worked extensively on the Save Water Campaign in Jammu.
After Miss India Competition
Sana recently inaugurated the opening of a showroom of a leading global furniture company from Bangladesh called Hatil in Jammu, India.[7]
She inaugurated her own startup, Image And Beyond By Sana Dua in 2019 which intends to help young girls find their true potential towards modeling and pageantry.
Overseas engagements
In Aug 2022, Sana was invited by the ISKCON Temple in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia to join their 48th Krishna Janamasthmi celebrations as a Guest of Honour, along with Victorian MP John Berger, and former Victorian Premier Hon. Ted Baillieu. Sana was invited to the event as a guest by former Ministerial Adviser Mr. Nitin Gupta.
During the same Melbourne trip, Sana had also attended an Indian independence day event in Cranbourne as a Guest of Honour, along with Victorian MP Pauline Richards, and ALP's Manoj Kumar. [8]
References
- ↑ "Letter from the Polls by Nitin Gupta". The Indian Sun.
- ↑ "Sana puts J&K on Global Beauty Map". The Indian Sun. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ "With my win, J&K in news for right reason: Miss India runner-up Sana Dua". Hindustan Times. 2017-07-08. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
Considering the constant political turmoil in the Kashmir Valley, she was asked about her feelings of coming from that state and winning the first runner-up crown in the beauty pageant.
- ↑ Divya Kaushik (2017-07-04). "Sana Dua: The discipline of Army schools prepares you for any competition in the world". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28.
After graduating in law from Panjab University, Sana started interning under a senior advocate at the J&K; High Court.
- ↑ Disha Roy Choudhury (2017-07-04). "Born to Sikh parents, given a Muslim name, the life of Miss India runner-up Sana Dua". India Today. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21.
The biggest turning point of Sana's life was her graduation in law; she says it made her analyse and comprehend the violence perpetrated against women.
- ↑ Rohan Dual. "Out of the 22 districts in the state, only 4-5 districts are terror-torn". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28.
The first runner-up of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 contest, Sana Dua, recently met Jammu and Kashmir governor NN Vohra, and told him about her intention to contribute towards promoting tourism in the conflict-hit region.
- ↑ Excelsior, Daily (2020-06-14). "HATIL opens exclusive store in Jammu". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ↑ "Sana joins ISKCON Janmasthmi at Melbourne". The Indian Sun. 25 Aug 2022.