Vartika Singh

Vartika Brij Nath Singh is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Miss Universe India 2019 and represented India at 68th edition of the Miss Universe pageant.[1] She was previously crowned as Miss Grand India in 2015.[2] The GQ magazine had ranked her among the hottest women of India in 2017.[3][4]

Vartika Singh
Singh in 2020
Born	Vartika Brij Nath Singh August 26, 1993 Lucknow, UP, India
Alma mater	Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India
Occupation	Model
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Diva - 2014 (Top 7) Femina Miss India 2015 (Femina Miss Grand India 2015) Miss Grand International 2015 (2nd Runner-up) Miss Diva - 2019 (Appointed - Miss Universe India 2019) Miss Universe 2019 (Top 20)

Early life and education

Singh was born on 27 August 1993 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She was educated at the Canossa Convent School in Lucknow.[5] She received her bachelor's degree in Clinical nutrition and dietetics from Isabella Thoburn College.[6] She holds a master's degree in Public health from the University of Lucknow.[7]

Career and pageantry

Singh competed at the Miss Diva 2014 pageant, where she placed in the top 7. She also won the 'Miss Photogenic' award at the contest.[8] In 2015, she competed at the 52nd edition of the Femina Miss India pageant and was crowned Femina Miss Grand India 2015.[9]

Singh represented India at Miss Grand International 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand and won the 2nd runner-up title.[10][2] She also won the 'Best Social Media' award and placed in the Top 10 of Miss Popular Vote and Top 20 in Best National Costume sub-contests.[11] Her finale gown was designed by Shane and Falguni Peacock and her national costume was designed by Malvika Tater.[12]

In 2016, her interview and the photoshoot was published in the January edition of the GQ (India) magazine.[3] The magazine also ranked her among the hottest women of India in 2016.[13] She competed in the Kingfisher Model Hunt contest in 2017 and was featured on the Kingfisher bikini calendar's March and October pages.[14][15]

She has contributed as a technical adviser to a health-based government project in association with the World Bank.[16] In 2018, Vartika Singh founded a non-profit organization called 'Pure Humans'. As a Public health professional, she aims to create and spread awareness about Public health-related issues in the country. Vartika has been working with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to create awareness and educate the communities about Tuberculosis.[17] She has also been working with the Smile Train Organization in India as a Goodwill Ambassador, to provide aid and treatment to children born with cleft lip and cleft palate.[18][19]

On September 26, 2019, Vartika was appointed as Miss Universe India 2019, since there was no Miss Diva pageant conducted in 2019. She represented India at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant held in Atlanta, Georgia on December 8, 2019, and placed in the Top 20. She ended India's consecutive unplacement streak at Miss Universe.[20][21]

Music Videos

Year	Song title	Singer	Record label	Ref.
2019	Kishmish	Ash King & Qaran	Times Music	[22]
2017	Saware	Anupam Raag & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Times Music	[23]

References

1. "A traditional homecoming for Miss Diva Universe 2019 Vartika Singh". The Times of India. 13 October 2019.
2. "Femina Miss India 2015 Vartika Singh is at Miss Grand International 2015". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
3. "Vartika Singh skipped her PhD to become a Miss India". GQ (India). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. "Vartika Singh on Representing India at Miss Universe, 'Feel Immense Pressure, Responsibility'". News18. 15 November 2019.
5. Wadhwa, Akash (5 October 2019). "It's very nostalgic to relive moments you've cherished: Miss Diva Universe 2019 Vartika Singh in Lucknow". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
6. "Lucknow's Vartika Singh to represent India at Miss Universe 2019". Amarujala (in Hindi). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
7. "Lucknow girl Vartika Singh becomes Miss Diva Universe 2019, to represent India at Miss Universe 2019 pageant". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 5 October 2019.
8. "Vartika Singh: All you need to know about the Miss Diva Universe 2019". New Indian Expres. 9 October 2019.
9. Press Trust of India (29 September 2019). "Feel confident I'll bring back the crown: Vartika Singh". Business Standard News.
10. "MGI'15 2nd Runner-up Vartika Singh unfurls the tricolor in Lucknow". The Times of India. 30 March 2016.
11. "Vartika Singh crowned second runner-up at Miss Grand International". News18. 26 October 2015.
12. "Miss Grand India 2015 is Vartika Singh". The Indian Express. Mumbai. Indo-Asian News Service. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
13. "GQ's hottest women of India 2016". GQ (India). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
14. "Vartika Singh is Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2017". Kingfisher. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
15. "Kinfisher Calendar 2017 - October". Kingfisher. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
16. "An Exclusive Interview of Vartika Singh". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
17. "Interview of Miss Universe India 2019". Alive24Lucknow. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
18. "I intend to bring a smile on every child's face: Vartika Singh". The Times of India. 23 November 2019.
19. "Miss Diva Universe 2019 Uses Her Platform To Raise Awareness For Smile Train India And Children With Clefts". Smile Train. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
20. "Beauty Pageants Celebrate Women, Says Miss Diva Universe 2019 Vartika Singh". News18. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
21. Wadhwa, Akash (13 October 2019). "Miss Diva Universe 2019 Vartika Singh is all for women empowerment". The Times of India.
22. "Ash King, Momina and Qaran's debut collaboration 'Kishmish' is about love at first sight at a wedding!". 18 January 2019.
23. "'Saware' features actor Kunal Khemu and Femina Miss India Grand International, Vartika Singh". The Times of India. 26 February 2017.

External links

• Vartika Singh on Instagram