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 ContinentsatFemina 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.[citation needed]
Sana was born in Assam, India to 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.[citation needed] Sana worked in Jammu and Kashmir High Court for a year while being attached with an advocate.[citation needed] Sana Dua won Femina Style Miss Diva North, 2016 award.[citation needed] She has worked extensively on the Save Water Campaign in Jammu.[citation needed]
She launched 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.
She was appointed as State Director for Miss India Universe in April 2024. [7] [8]
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. [9]
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.
After graduating in law from Panjab University, Sana started interning under a senior advocate at the J&K; High Court.
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.
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.
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| Preceded by | Miss United Continents India 2017 |
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Indian Beauty Pageant Representatives
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Winners are in red colored text and Runners-up are in blue colored text | |
