Shamita Singha Explained

Shamita Singha
Birth Name:Shamita Singha
Birth Place:Mumbai, India
Height:1.73m
Occupation:Model
Femina Miss India Earth 2001

Shamita Singha is an Indian fashion model, television anchor, VJ and beauty pageant titleholder.[1] [2] She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001[3] [4] and later competed in Miss Earth 2001, where she was one of the semifinalists.[5] [6]

Career

Singha is a supermodel in India.[7] She modelled for Levis, Electrolux, and Platinum Jewellery. She participated in fashion shows for designers like Manish Malhotra and Ritu Kumar.[8] She appeared in a Motorola TV commercial with Indian actor and film producer, Abhishek Bachchan.[9]

In March 2003 Singha was a judge at a fashion festival in Mumbai. She intervened when she saw a bare-chested model swaggered on to the ramp with a pair of pythons entwined around his neck.[8] She also posed next to a 40-foot killer whale in 2006 for the Kingfisher's Swimsuit Special Calendar 2007.[9]

In August 2004, B4U Music and B4U Movies announced Singha and Sajid Khan as two new addition to its VJ bandwagon to build up the audience base.[10]

In 2007, she began hosting the daily TV show, Maximum Style.[11]

Singha is a wine enthusiast turned wine trainer.[2] [1] [9] She took introductory & intermediate wine tasting courses and obtained WSET Level 2 certification in wine & spirits.[2]

Miss Earth 2001

Singha was selected and crowned Miss Earth India 2001. She went on to represent India in the first Miss Earth pageant, on 28 October 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines.[12] [13]

Personal life

Singha lives in Mumbai, India.[14]

Singha has supported animal welfare organisations, and is a trustee on the Animal Welfare Board of India[9] She funds the Nature and Animal Care Foundation.[8] In a campaign against animal cruelty, Singha posed on a bed of red chillies wearing nothing for PETA Dishoom, the youth division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in India, with the tagline "Spice Up Your Life – Go Vegetarian".[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shamita Singha Hosts Models Rock Wine Tasting Party. 7 June 2011. DesiHits News. 21 December 2008.
  2. News: Janhvi. Patel. Star Advice: Shamita Singha. 6 June 2011. Star Box Office: Come Home to the Stars. 26 November 2008. 1 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401054830/http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/November/News_20081126_184. dead.
  3. News: Who Will Be World's Cutest Vegetarians?. 11 June 2011. Mangalorean. 14 June 2007. 11 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011175638/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=45827. dead.
  4. News: Miss Tierra vive su fase final. 11 June 2011. El Deber. 25 October 2001. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201827/http://www.eldeber.com.bo/anteriores/20011025/sociales_8.html. 29 October 2013. dmy-all.
  5. News: Danish law student is Miss Earth. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022221055/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79263990.html. dead. 2012-10-22. Filipino Reporter. 2001-11-08. 12 January 2010.
  6. News: Pageant History. https://web.archive.org/web/20070110195439/http://www.pageant-almanac.com/history.php. usurped. 10 January 2007. Pageant Almanac. Paul. Palmero. 18 June 2005. 12 January 2010.
  7. News: Girish. Rao. Going Red Hot for PETA!. 7 June 2011. Rediff.com. 28 September 2008.
  8. News: Wajihuddin. Mohammed. Beauty for the Beast. https://web.archive.org/web/20030420213653/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=47968. dead. 20 April 2003. 7 June 2011. Express India. 1 April 2003.
  9. News: Syeda. Farida. Riding high. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109235849/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/09/stories/2006120900630100.htm. dead. 9 November 2012. 7 June 2011. 9 December 2006. The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  10. News: Indiantelevision.com Team. B4U to sport two new VJs model Shamita Singha and funny man Sajid Khan. 7 June 2011. Indian television. 20 August 2004.
  11. News: Padukone. Chaitanya. Shamita's new avatar. 7 June 2011. Daily News and Analysis. 30 April 2007.
  12. News: Lo. Ricardo F.. In fairness to Sherilyn. 11 June 2011. The Philippine Star. 27 October 2001.
  13. News: Miss Earth History. Pageantopolis. Donald. West. 18 December 2007. 12 January 2010. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20071216024953/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/earth.htm. 16 December 2007. dmy-all.
  14. News: Limaye. Yogita. From the glamour world, women find it tough in suburbs. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015203516/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/from-the-glamour-world-women-find-it-tough-in-suburbs/67872-3.html. dead. 15 October 2012. 11 June 2011. CNN-IBN. 27 June 2008.