Rafah Nanjeba Torsa
Rafah Nanjeba Torsa (born 9 September 2000)[1] is a Bangladeshi television host, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2019.[2] She represented Bangladesh at Miss World 2019.[3]
Rafah Nanjeba Torsa | |
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Rafah Nanjeba Torsa | |
Born | |
Education | University of Chittagong |
Home town | Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar |
Title | Miss World Bangladesh 2019 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Major competition(s) | Miss World Bangladesh 2019 (Winner) Miss World 2019 (unplaced) |
Biography
Torsa's father Sheikh Morshed was a lawyer and her mother name is Sharmina Akter is a housewife. Her father died in 2014.[4] She has a younger brother.
Torsa is an artist , she is a trained Bharatnatyam and Kathak dancer , Theatre artist , Mime artist , Recitor , Singer . From young age of 11 years she's been working as a volunteer in the Lion's Club International's as A LEO . She received the first prize in folk dancing category in Bangabandhu Shishu Kishor Competition 2009 from Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[5] She also won a government grant to visit Japan, but could not attend as she was representing Bangladesh in a miming competition in Delhi.[5]
Torsa won gold medal for Bharat Natyam in National Youth Competition 2010.[5] She was the first runner up of NTV's Marks All Rounder Competition in 2010. She won the first prize in Chittagong divisional competition of National Science Competition 2015. She also acted in a Bangladeshi film Haldaa in 2017 which was directed by Tauquir Ahmed.[5] She is a third year graduate student of International Relations Department of University of Chittagong.[5][6][7] . Rafah Nanjeba Torsa is also the founder of a non-profit organization named " The Smile Foundation " which started its journey in 2019.
Pageantry
- Rafah Nanjeba Torsa
Miss World Bangladesh 2019
- Torsa was crowned as Miss World Bangladesh 2019 on 11 October 2019.[8][9][10] She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Jannatul Ferdous Oishee, Miss World Bangladesh 2018.
Miss World 2019
Torsa represented Bangladesh at Miss World 2019 in London, United Kingdom. She was able to win the first head to head challenge against four countries
Awards and Achievements
International
- 2019: Represented Bangladesh in Miss World Festival
- 2008: Representative of Bangladesh at Indian International Drama Festival, Delhi,India.
- 2017 : Represented Bangladesh in Dance Fest , Tripura , India .
National
- 2019 : Titled Miss World Bangladesh 2019.
- 2009: National Achievement: First Prize, Bangabandhu National Children Competition
Category: Folk Dance
- 2010: National Achievement: Gold Medal, National Children Competition
Category: Bharatnatyam
- 2010 : 1st Runner's up , NTV Marks Allrounder .
- 2016: 1 st Runner Up, National Students Week Competition.
Category: Recitation
- 2016: National Inter Cantonment Debate Competition.
Champion Chittagong District.
Social Services
Founder
The Smile Foundation .
References
- ৩০০ সেকেন্ড | Shahriar Nazim Joy | Rafah Nanjeba Torsa | Celebrity Show | EP 27 | Channel i TV (in Bengali), retrieved 3 November 2019
- "Miss World Bangladesh Torsa says entertainment her second choice". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "CU's Rafah wins Miss World Bangladesh 2019 title". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- "I'm really lucky: Torsa". Bangladesh Post. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "CU's Rafah wins Miss World Bangladesh 2019 title". Dhaka Tribune. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন রাফাহ নানজীবা তোরসা. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ তোরসা. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন রাফাহ নানজীবা তোরসা. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- এবারের মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন রাফাহ তোরসা. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- মিস ওয়ার্ল্ড বাংলাদেশ হলেন চট্টগ্রামের মেয়ে তোরসা. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links
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Preceded by Jannatul Ferdous Oishee |
Miss World Bangladesh 2019 |
Succeeded by |