Ankita Shorey

Ankita Shorey, is an Indian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned the Femina Miss International 2011, and represented India at the Miss International 2011. She was featured in the Canadian documentary: The World Before Her, presented by Anurag Kashyap, and was written and directed by Nisha Pahuja.

Early life
Ankita Shorey, (date of birth unknown), parent's are Arun Shorey, (an Indian army brigadier), and Neelam Shorey (an army school principal).

During her childhood, she spent several years in a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India. She later received theatre training in New Delhi, under NSD theatre's director, Rashid Ansari.

Shorey graduated with a degree in History Honours from Delhi University, where she was a top student.

Career
Since winning the Femina Miss India International pageant, in 2011 Shorey has worked as a representative for brand products.

She was the first Miss India and model to be a spokesperson for the jewelry brand Gitanjali Jewelry. She also represents Ticino watches and Rare Heritage, a bridal store.

Modelling
In 2012, Ankita Shorey walked various fashion shows, including Manish Malhotra's Mijwan Sonnets in Fabric as showopener and at India International Jewellery Week with Bipasha Basu.

She was the Brand Ambassador at Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 for JJ Valaya and Tarun Tahiliani.

In 2013, Shorey walked for Rocky S at Lakme Fashion Week, Anju Modi at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2013, and Gitanjali Jewelry with Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha.

At the 2016 French European Indian Fashion Week, Shorey walked for Narendra Kumar.

Hosting
Shorey hosted the Filmfare award in 2012 with Ranbir Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan.

Movies
Shorey signed up for a three-film deal with Bhushan Kumar and T-Series in 2013 of different genres. Back in 2012, she played herself in the film The World Before Her, written and directed by Nisha Pahuja.

Personal life
She is a practicing Buddhist and has a brother, Aman Shorey, who is also known as 'Bro Aman'.