Shree Saini (activist)

Shree Saini is an Indian-American model and motivational speaker who has overcome having a heart pacemaker and suffering facial burns from a car accident.[4][5]

Shree Saini
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Occupationmotivational speaker, Model
AwardsMiss India USA[1] (2017-2018)
Miss India Worldwide[2] (2018-2019)
Miss World America 2019[3] (contestant)
Websitewww.shreesaini.org

Early life

Shree Saini was born on 6 January 1996 in Punjab, India.[4][6] For the first 12 years of her life Saini’s heartbeat had an average of just 20 beats per minute.[7] Doctors told her she could never dance again but she persisted and practiced extra hours for years so she could dance again.[8][9]

Later in life Saini was involved in a major car accident that resulted in her suffering from significant facial burns.[10][11]

Advocacy

To advocate for mental health, Shree officially started her non-profit organisation shreesaini.org at age 15.[12] She has written thousands of articles on emotional well-being and given over hundreds of speeches. Being a heart patient, she volunteers her time and works with American Heart Association.[13] According to her, these two incidents have led her to dedicate much of her time to talking publicly about heart health and emotional health.[10]

Education

Shree studied non-profit management at Harvard University, studied acting at Yale School of Drama, and studied Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford University as a non-degree student.She also obtained a bachelors in Journalism from University of Washington.[14] She is a trained ballerina, and has been accepted to train at Joffrey Ballet.[15][16]

Pageantry

Saini is the current Miss Washington World, which is a preliminary competition to Miss World America and Miss World. In October 2019, Saini collapsed at the Miss World America preliminary.[4] In 2020 she was a ‘World Peace Messenger’ award recipient from Passion Vista.[17]

Miss World America 2020

  • Miss World America Top 10[18]
  • Top 10 Talent
  • Top 10 Beauty with a Purpose[19]
  • Top Influencer Award
  • People's Choice Winner

Miss World America 2019 On 12 October 2019, Shree Saini won the following special awards:[20]

  • Beauty with a Purpose Winner
  • People’s Choice Winner
  • Top Influencers Winner
  • Entrepreneurs Challenge Winner
  • Talent 1st Runner Up
  • Top Model 1st Runner Up

References
  1. "Shree Saini from USA crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018". The Pioneer.
  2. "UW student Shree Saini wins Miss India Worldwide 2018". Northwest Asian Weekly. 7 January 2019.
  3. "Indian-American model Shree Saini selected for Miss World America Pageant 2019".
  4. "Indian American model Shree Saini collapses before Miss World America final night". Times Now.
  5. "21-year-old Shree Saini crowned Miss India USA 2017". The Economic Times. 18 December 2017.
  6. "Indian American Student and Anti-bullying Activist Shree Saini Crowned 'Miss India Worldwide 2018'". Indiawest.com.
  7. "Powered by a pacemaker, Miss India USA seeks to dance her way to Miss India World". The Universal News Network. 25 July 2018.
  8. "Shree Saini from Washington has been crowned Miss India USA 2017". India Today.
  9. "Indian-American Beauty Queen Shree Saini Raises Funds For Drug Awareness". Darpan Magazine.
  10. "Got cured, helping others cure". The Tribune (Chandigarh).
  11. "Miss India USA Shree Saini Collapses a Night Before Miss World America Finale, Mother Asks For Prayers". India.com. 15 October 2019.
  12. "വേൾഡ് പീസ് അവാർഡ് ശ്രീ സെയ്നിക്ക്". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam).
  13. Ghosh, Ajay (10 September 2018). "Miss India USA: Shree Saini – A life story of inspiration, dedication, determination, ambition, and courage". The Universal News Network.
  14. "Indian American contestant Shree Saini collapses before Miss World America final". The New Indian Express.
  15. Dutt, Ela. "Indian-American small-town girl takes on bullying, inequality as Miss India Worldwide". News India Times.
  16. "Indian American Woman Wins Miss India Worldwide 2018". NextShark. 17 December 2018.
  17. Shree Saini bags ‘World Peace Messenger’ award, Asianlite Newsdesk - February 1, 2020.
  18. "America's Miss World on Instagram: "What a nerve wracking and exciting experience this has been! Our Head to Head Challenge is for sure the most intense challenge of all and…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  19. "America's Miss World on Instagram: "We want to officially congratulate these ladies who made it to Top 10 Miss and Top 3 Teen Beauty With a Purpose projects! Miss…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  20. Miss World America 2019.
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