Anukreethy Vas

Anukreethy Vas (born September 28, 1999) is an Indian model, beauty pageant titleholder and actress who was crowned Femina Miss India 2018.[2] She represented India at the 68th edition of Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018 where she ended up placing in the Top 30 semi finalists.[3]

Anukreethy Vas
Vas in 2018
Born1998 or 1999 (age 24–25)[1]
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationBachelor of Arts in French
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai (College)
Occupation(s)Model, actress, beauty pageant titleholder
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)

Personal life

Anukreethy was born and brought up in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] She was abandoned by her father at age seven and was raised by her mother Seleena.

She attended the Montfort School, Tiruchirappalli.[4] She completed her senior secondary education from R. S. Krishnan Higher Secondary School. She is currently pursuing her BA degree in French Literature at Loyola College, Chennai.[5][6][7] She also has a younger brother who is currently studying in college

She is a sports person and motorbike enthusiast.

Pageant history
Vas (left) with her Miss India predecessor Manushi Chhillar (right) at the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2018, in NSCI Dome, Mumbai

Anukreethy Vas was crowned Femina Miss India 2018 by the outgoing titleholder and Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar. Previously, she was crowned as Femina Miss India Tamil Nadu 2018 in February 2018. During the competition, she was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile and won the Beauty with a Purpose award. Anukreethy represented India at the Miss World 2018 pageant held in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018, where she made it to the top 18 of the Talent round. She also entered the top 30 of the competition by winning the head-to-head challenge of her round.[8]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2022 DSP Annapoorani Tamil Tamil debut [9]
2023 Tiger Nageswara Rao Jayavani Telugu
2023 Vettri† TBA Tamil [10][11]

References
  1. "Anukriti Vas(Vas is her initials) is Femina Miss India World, 2018".
  2. "Tamil Nadu college student Anukreethy Vas crowned Miss India 2018".
  3. "Tamil Nadu's Anukreethy Vas crowned Miss India 2018". Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. "Miss India visits her alma mater Montfort School".
  5. "Who is Miss India 2018 Anukriti Vas?".
  6. "Interview with her mom".
  7. "Atharvaa Murali: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India.
  8. "Bollywood News update June 20: Anukriti Vas crowned Miss India 2018, Rajkummar Rao wraps up Fanne Khan shoot". Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. "DSP Movie Showtimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. "Miss India Anukreethy Vas to debut in Prashanth's next". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. "Prashanth to romance Miss India 2018 Anukreethy Vas in his next film". in.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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