Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Simran Kaur Mundi at the Escobar Launch 2014
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Born |
Mumbai, India |
13 September 1988
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Occupation | Actress, model |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Title(s) | Femina Miss India Universe 2008 |
Major competition(s) |
Femina Miss India 2008 (Winner) Miss Universe 2008 (Unplaced) |
Simran Kaur Mundi is an Indian model and actress who made her acting debut in the Hindi film Jo Hum Chahein in 2011. Prior to that she was a successful model and was crowned Miss India Universe 2008 in Mumbai on 5 April 2008.
Born in Mumbai 13 September 1988, she belongs to a Jat Sikh family from Mundian Jattan, Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She studied for two years in Delhi Public School, Vijaipur, Guna Madhya Pradesh and later completed her schooling from the boarding school Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. She completed her Bio-Technology degree from the Holkar College of Science Indore in 2007. After her graduation she moved back to Mumbai and worked with Fame Cinemas in Andheri – as a guest relations executive, where she exclusively managed bookings for professionals from the film and media industry.
While working at Fame Cinemas she got noticed by Bharat and Dorris, one of the top make up artists in show business who encouraged her to participate in the Femina Miss India 2008 pageant. Even without having any formal modelling experience under her belt, she still went on to compete with the country's best and win the title, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 2008. She then went on to represent India at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant held at the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on 13 July 2008, where she placed 1st runner-up in the Beach Beauty Competition, 2nd runner-up in the Evening Gown Contest and 4th in the National Costume Round. Shes in relationship with Gurdas Maan's son Gurickk G Maan (her alleged boyfriend).
She was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 2008 by the outgoing titleholder Puja Gupta.