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Nikita Anand was born in the Punjabi-speaking Anand family in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, in 1983. Her dad is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune, Maharashtra; Bishop Cottons, Ranchi, Jharkhand; Cathedral and John Connon, Bombay; NIFT, Delhi). She has a brother named Jasneet, who is three years elder to her.
At age 19 Nikita (5'8" in height) was crowned Miss India 2003, taking over the title from Neha Dhupia, and represented India in the Miss Universe Pageant in Panama City, Panama. |
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