Ameeksha Dilchand

Ameeksha Devi Dilchand
Born
Ameeksha Devi Dilchand

(1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 (age 36)
Curepipe, Mauritius
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorDark brown
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Ameeksha Dilchand; (born 26 October 1988) is a Mauritian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Mauritius 2012. Ameeksha attended the Notre Dame de la Confiance RCA school for her primary education then joined the Loreto College of Rose-Hill for her secondary studies. Ameeksha completed her LLB(hons) from University College London (UCL).

She was crowned Miss Mauritius in the year 2011. In October 2012, she became the second Mauritian woman to win an award for Mauritius, after Anaïs Veerapatren.[1] She participated in Miss Universe 2012 at Las Vegas and at the Miss International 2012 where she finished 17th.

Following her election as Miss Mauritius, Ameeksha has joined a NGO to be able to help kids who suffer from Cleft lip and palate as the Operation Smile Ambassador. She is also a member of the Lupus Alert, helping to raise awareness about the life-threatening disease, lupus.

  1. ^ "Ameeksha Dilchand crowned Miss Mauritius 2011". The Beauties Of World. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.