Nikhil Anand[1] | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nikhil Anand 18 November 1993 |
| Nationality (legal) | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, model, entrepreneur, pageant organizer[3] |
| Known for | Founder and Chairman of Glamanand Supermodel India, Miss Teen Diva, Miss Teen International (India) |
Nikhil Anand is an Indian entrepreneur, model, engineer, pageant organizer[3] and consultant. He belongs to the city of Darbhanga in the Indian state of Bihar and currently resides in the national captital city of New Delhi. He is the founder and chairman of the Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (commonly referred to as the Glamanand Group), the parent organization of Glamanand Supermodel India, Miss Teen International (India), Miss Multinational and Miss Teen Diva beauty pageants.[1][2][4]
Early life and education edit
Nikhil was born in the city of Darbhanga in the Indian state of Bihar. He completed his school education from Bihar and later moved to New Delhi to pursue his university degree. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. During his university years, he started working as a model and entered the Mr. North India competition. In the year 2013, he established Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (an organization to organize beauty pageants).[2][3]
Career edit
In 2015, after the establishment of Glamanand Group, he was awarded the rights to select India’s representative to the Miss Earth 2015 beauty pageant held in the Philippines. The same year, he also received the rights to send India’s representative to the Miss International 2015 beauty pageant held in Japan. Both Aaital Khosla and Supriya Aiman represented India at these two international pageants respectively. In 2018, he organized Miss Teen International (India) and Miss Multinational beauty pageants in India which were won by Odalys Duarte of Mexico and Sophia Senoron of the Philippines respectively. In 2020, he won the rights to send India’s representative to the Miss Grand International 2020 beauty pageant held in Thailand.[2] Currently, he owns 4 beauty pageants including Miss Teen Diva[5],[citation needed] Miss Multinational[6], Miss Teen International,[7] Miss Teen India[8] and Glamanand Supermodel India.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Who is Nikhil Anand? The prodigy of Beauty Pageant World". firstindia.co.in. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "How this Bihar boy became the world's youngest international pageant director at just 19". indiatoday.in. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Nikhil Anand, the youngest International Pageant organizer in the World". dailymail24.com. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "How Bihar's Nikhil Anand built India's biggest pageant empire". firstindia.co.in.
- ^ "HZ Exclusive: Meet Mannat Siwach, Miss Teen International India". HerZindagi English. 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Daniela Nieto from USA is Miss Multinational 2018". The Statesman. 28 January 2019.
- ^ "'Representing the country at Miss Teen International 2022 no less than Olympics': Pageant winner Mannat Siwach". indianexpress.com. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Miss Teen India pageant to happen for the first time in India". femina.in. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links edit
- Nikhil Anand on LinkedIn
- Nikhil Anand on Facebook
- Nikhil Anand on Instagram
- Glamanand Supermodel India website
- Miss Teen International website
Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Indian male models Category:Beauty pageant contestants from India Category:People from Bihar