Shilpa Singh

Shilpa Singh is an Indian singer, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder.[1] She was the runner-up at I AM She – Miss Universe India 2012. She represented India at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant at Las Vegas and became one of the semi-finalist after topping the interview preliminary competition with a score of 9.6/10.[2] [3][4][5][6]

Shilpa Singh
Shilpa Singh at TEDxIIITD in 2015
Born	Shilpa Singh (1989-02-27) February 27, 1989 Samastipur, Bihar India
Alma mater	Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering, Mumbai.
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Title	I AM She 2012
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black
Major competition(s)	I AM She 2012 (Winner) Miss Universe 2012 (Top 16)

Professional life

Shilpa Singh graduated from Indian School of Business in 2019 and currently works with Google. She had earlier completed her B. Tech. in Computer Science from (SVKM's NMIMS), Mumbai. She works for cube26.[7]

In October 2012, Singh replaced Urvashi Rautela, the original winner of I Am She 2012, who was found to be too young to compete.

Miss Universe 2012 Pageant

No one expected that she would make the semi-finals as she was the runner up to Miss India 2012 (Urvashi Rautela) and everyone wanted the original winner to be sent but she couldn't reach the minimum age limit. But the winner reclaimed the title in 2015 but didn't even make it to the semi-finals instead she made on spot number 23. At the pageant, Singh was selected among the Top 16 semi-finalists and ended India's four-year drought at Miss Universe. Only Top 10 contestants were moved on to evening gown round. Later in the official website of Miss Universe it is shown that she was actually in Top 11. The officials also stated that Singh aced the preliminary interview round with 9.677 leaving others behind. Preliminary Round: Swimsuit Competition – 8.678 Evening Gown Competition – 9.019 Interview – 9.677 This made her to move to the semi-finals. She finished the preliminary competition on 4th place, while Philippines, Brazil and Venezuela on the first three spots. In the semi-finals she just lagged a bit and made it as the 10th runner-up. She missed the spot with just 0.233 to Miss Russia which totally shocked the audience [8][9]

References

1. News, Biharprabha. "Bihar Girl to represent India in Miss Universe 2012 at Las Vegas". Retrieved 17 December 2012.
2. https://thegreatpageantcommunity.com/2015/07/03/why-shilpa-singh-wasted-her-miss-india-title/
3. News, Biharprabha. "Bihar Girl Shilpa Singh gets into Top 16 of Miss universe 2012". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
4. Sonali Shenoy (30 October 2012). "From software job to the road to Miss Universe". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
5. "India's Shilpa Singh loses Miss Universe title". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
6. "Meet Shilpa Singh, Miss India-Universe 2012". CNN-News18. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
7. "Bihar Girl to represent India in Miss Universe 2012 at Las Vegas". Bihar Prabha. 5 November 2012.
8. News, Biharprabha. "Watch Shilpa Singh in Action at Miss Universe 2012 at Las Vegas". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
9. "Meet Shilpa Singh, India's candidate for Miss Universe 2012 : Buzz top, News – India Today". India Today. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2014.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Vasuki Sunkavalli	I AM She 2012	Succeeded by Manasi Moghe