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{{Short description|Tanzanian beauty pageant winner}}
{{Short description|Tanzanian beauty pageant winner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2010}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Richa Adhia
| name = Richa Adhia
| image = Miss Tanzania 07 Richa Maria Adhia.jpg
| image = Richa Maria Adhia.jpg
| caption =
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| education = [[Shaaban Robert Secondary School]]
| education = [[Shaaban Robert Secondary School]]
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Model, Beauty therapist, Actress
| occupation = Model, Actor, Entrepreneur
| years_active =
| years_active =
| birth_name = Rachael Maria Adhia
| birth_name = Rachael Maria Adhia
| alias =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|05|01|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|05|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mwanza]], [[Tanzania]]
| birth_place = [[Mwanza]], Tanzania
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| eye_color =
| eye_color = green
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| title = [[Miss Tanzania|Miss Tanzania 2007]]<br/>Miss Earth Tanzania 2006
| title = [[Miss Tanzania|Miss Tanzania 2007]]<br />Miss Earth Tanzania 2006<br />Miss India Tanzania 2010
| competitions = [[Miss Tanzania]]
| competitions = [[Miss Earth 2006]], [[Miss World 2007]], [[Miss India Worldwide 2010]]
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| spouse = Haninder Sachdeva
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'''Rachael "Richa" Maria Adhia''' (born 1988) is a Tanzanian model and beauty pageant contestant who won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006 and [[Miss Tanzania]] 2007.<ref name=nation /> She is of Indian descent with family origins from Calangute, [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nilejournal.net/culture/society/encounter-african-beauty-queen|title=Encounter with African Beauty Queen|website=Nile Journal|date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2008/Oct/issue1/|title=Miss Tanzania World: Richa Adhia talks about her Goan roots|website=Goanvoice.org}}</ref> She represented [[Tanzania]] in both [[Miss Earth 2006]] in the [[Philippines]] and [[Miss World 2007]] in [[People's Republic of China|China]]. So far, she remains the only Tanzanian beauty pageant contestant to have represented her country in both of the International contests. In 2010 she was also chosen to represent Tanzania at [[Miss India Worldwide]] pageant.
'''Rachael "Richa" Maria Adhia''' (born 1 May 1988) is a Tanzanian model and beauty pageant titleholder won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006, [[Miss Tanzania]] 2007 and Miss India Tanzania 2010.<ref name=nation /> She is of Indian descent with family origins from Calangute, [[Goa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nilejournal.net/culture/society/encounter-african-beauty-queen|title=Encounter with African Beauty Queen|website=Nile Journal|date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2008/Oct/issue1/|title=Miss Tanzania World: Richa Adhia talks about her Goan roots|website=Goanvoice.org}}</ref> who was born and brought up in Tanzania.
She represented [[Tanzania]] in both [[Miss Earth 2006]] in the Philippines and [[Miss World 2007]] in [[China]]. So far, she remains the only Tanzanian beauty pageant contestant to have represented her country in both of the International contests. In 2010 she was also chosen to represent Tanzania at [[Miss India Worldwide]] pageant.

==Early life==
Richa Adhia grew up in Mwanza, Tanzania and went to Lake English Medium Primary School.
She later moved to the city of Dar Es Salaam and went to Shaban Robert Secondary School. Coming from a humble background, she first began working at the age of 13 and was scouted as a
model at the age of 15 by a well-renowned fashion designer Mustafa Hassanali. This went on to
become her breakthrough as a famous Indian model who walked the ramp for various designers
nationally and internationally.

At the age of 19, she joined the beauty pageant world and won various pageants before
becoming an entrepreneur and starting a business in beauty, real estate and events
management.<ref>{{cite web |title=Register |via=[[LinkedIn]] |access-date=25 August 2023 |language=en |url-access=limited |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/richa-maria-adhia-08445960}}</ref>

She later founded Richa Adhia’s Foundation (RAF) which worked with the elderly to provide shelter
and free eye treatments supported by IPP Media.


==Miss Earth Tanzania 2006==
==Miss Earth Tanzania 2006==
Adhia won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006 and represented [[Tanzania]] in [[Miss Earth 2006]] at the [[Philippines]] where she was initially counted among the strongest contestants from [[Africa]], after being placed among Top 15 best swimsuit contestants. However, she was unable to make a cut into the semifinalists in the Final Show.
Adhia won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006 and represented [[Tanzania]] in [[Miss Earth 2006]] in the Philippines where she was initially counted among the strongest contestants from Africa, after being placed among the Top 15 best swimsuit contestants. However, she was unable to make a cut into the semifinalists in the Final Show.


==Miss Tanzania 2007==
==Miss Tanzania 2007==
After completing her reign as Miss Earth Tanzania in 2006, Richa, went ahead to participate in other regional beauty contests and finally won Miss [[Kinondoni]] 2007, after which she was able to participate in [[Miss Tanzania]] 2007 contest which she eventually also won. There was a controversy over her win due to her race, as she was Indian Ethnic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habaritanzania.com/articles/4158/1/Richa-Adhia%E2%80%99s-coronation-draws-mixed-reactions |title=Archived copy |website=www.habaritanzania.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222121620/http://www.habaritanzania.com/articles/4158/1/Richa-Adhia%E2%80%99s-coronation-draws-mixed-reactions |archive-date=2012-02-22}} </ref> However, despite the mixed reactions, she went ahead to participate in [[Miss World 2007]] contest in [[People's Republic of China|China]] the same year and became the first [[Asia]]n ethnic contestant to represent an [[East Africa]]n country in [[Miss World]] contest.
After completing her reign as Miss Earth Tanzania in 2006, Richa, went ahead to participate in other regional beauty contests and finally won Miss [[Kinondoni]] 2007, after which she was able to participate in [[Miss Tanzania]] 2007 contest which she also won. There was a controversy over her win due to her race, as she was of Indian origin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habaritanzania.com/articles/4158/1/Richa-Adhia%E2%80%99s-coronation-draws-mixed-reactions |title=Richa Adhia's coronation draws mixed reactions |website=habaritanzania.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222121620/http://www.habaritanzania.com/articles/4158/1/Richa-Adhia%E2%80%99s-coronation-draws-mixed-reactions |archive-date=2012-02-22}}</ref> However, despite the mixed reactions, she went ahead to participate in [[Miss World 2007]] contest in [[China]] the same year and became the first Asian ethnic contestant to represent an [[East Africa]]n country in [[Miss World|the Miss World]] contest.


==Miss India Worldwide 2010==
==Miss India Worldwide 2010==
On 6 March 2010, Richa was chosen to represent [[Tanzania]] in Miss India Worldwide 2010 contest for the first time, the contest was held in [[Durban]], South Africa where she was placed among the Top Ten contestants and also won a TOP MODEL award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ladyjaydee.blogspot.com/2010/03/richa-adhia-does-tanzania-proud.html |title=Lady Jay Dee: RICHA ADHIA DOES TANZANIA PROUD |website=ladyjaydee.blogspot.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708045730/http://ladyjaydee.blogspot.com/2010/03/richa-adhia-does-tanzania-proud.html |archive-date=2011-07-08}} </ref>
On 6 March 2010, Richa was chosen to represent [[Tanzania]] in the Miss India Worldwide contest for the first time, the contest was held in [[Durban]], South Africa where she was placed among the Top Ten contestants and also won a TOP MODEL award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ladyjaydee.blogspot.com/2010/03/richa-adhia-does-tanzania-proud.html |title=Lady Jay Dee: RICHA ADHIA DOES TANZANIA PROUD |website=ladyjaydee.blogspot.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708045730/http://ladyjaydee.blogspot.com/2010/03/richa-adhia-does-tanzania-proud.html |archive-date=2011-07-08}}</ref>


==Acting==
==Acting==
In addition to being a model and an event organizer, Richa has also acted in the following movies
In addition to being a model, TV host and an event organizer, Richa has also acted in the following movies/TV shows:


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
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|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
! scope="row" | ''Full Moon''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bongocinema.com/movies/view/full-moon#tabs-2|title = Full Moon — Bongo Movie &#124; Tanzania}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ''Full Moon''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bongocinema.com/movies/view/full-moon#tabs-2|title = Full Moon – Bongo Movie &#124; Tanzania}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
! scope="row" | ''Zamora''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bongocinema.com/index.php/highlights/view/zamora-film-premier-in-zanzibar|title=— Bongo Movies}}</ref>
! scope="row" | ''Zamora''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bongocinema.com/index.php/highlights/view/zamora-film-premier-in-zanzibar|title=— Bongo Movies}}</ref>
|-
|2013
! scope="row" | ''Siri ya Mtungi''
|}
|}


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In 2018 she was married to [[Haninder Sachdeva]], a [[British people|British]] hotelier and entrepreneur.
In 2018 she married [[Haninder Sachdeva]], an [[UK]] based hotelier and entrepreneur and settled in the United Kingdom where they run a hotel asset management company called Eight Continents Hotels and Resorts


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bongocelebrity.com/2007/07/12/i-am-proudly-tanzanian-miss-kinondoni-07/ I am proudly Tanzanian - Miss Kinondoni '07]
*[http://www.bongocelebrity.com/2007/07/12/i-am-proudly-tanzanian-miss-kinondoni-07/ I am proudly Tanzanian – Miss Kinondoni '07]


{{Miss Earth 2006 delegates}}
{{Miss Earth 2006 delegates}}
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[[Category:Actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Female models of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Female models of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Tanzanian expatriates in India]]
[[Category:Tanzanian emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Tanzanian emigrants to the United Kingdom]]

Latest revision as of 00:52, 25 April 2024

Richa Adhia
Born
Rachael Maria Adhia

(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36)
Mwanza, Tanzania
EducationShaaban Robert Secondary School
Occupation(s)Model, Actor, Entrepreneur
SpouseHaninder Sachdeva
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Tanzania 2007
Miss Earth Tanzania 2006
Miss India Tanzania 2010
Eye colorgreen
Major
competition(s)		Miss Earth 2006, Miss World 2007, Miss India Worldwide 2010

Rachael "Richa" Maria Adhia (born 1 May 1988) is a Tanzanian model and beauty pageant titleholder won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006, Miss Tanzania 2007 and Miss India Tanzania 2010.[1] She is of Indian descent with family origins from Calangute, Goa[2][3] who was born and brought up in Tanzania.

She represented Tanzania in both Miss Earth 2006 in the Philippines and Miss World 2007 in China. So far, she remains the only Tanzanian beauty pageant contestant to have represented her country in both of the International contests. In 2010 she was also chosen to represent Tanzania at Miss India Worldwide pageant.

Early life

[edit]

Richa Adhia grew up in Mwanza, Tanzania and went to Lake English Medium Primary School. She later moved to the city of Dar Es Salaam and went to Shaban Robert Secondary School. Coming from a humble background, she first began working at the age of 13 and was scouted as a model at the age of 15 by a well-renowned fashion designer Mustafa Hassanali. This went on to become her breakthrough as a famous Indian model who walked the ramp for various designers nationally and internationally.

At the age of 19, she joined the beauty pageant world and won various pageants before becoming an entrepreneur and starting a business in beauty, real estate and events management.[4]

She later founded Richa Adhia’s Foundation (RAF) which worked with the elderly to provide shelter and free eye treatments supported by IPP Media.

Miss Earth Tanzania 2006

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Adhia won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006 and represented Tanzania in Miss Earth 2006 in the Philippines where she was initially counted among the strongest contestants from Africa, after being placed among the Top 15 best swimsuit contestants. However, she was unable to make a cut into the semifinalists in the Final Show.

Miss Tanzania 2007

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After completing her reign as Miss Earth Tanzania in 2006, Richa, went ahead to participate in other regional beauty contests and finally won Miss Kinondoni 2007, after which she was able to participate in Miss Tanzania 2007 contest which she also won. There was a controversy over her win due to her race, as she was of Indian origin.[5] However, despite the mixed reactions, she went ahead to participate in Miss World 2007 contest in China the same year and became the first Asian ethnic contestant to represent an East African country in the Miss World contest.

Miss India Worldwide 2010

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On 6 March 2010, Richa was chosen to represent Tanzania in the Miss India Worldwide contest for the first time, the contest was held in Durban, South Africa where she was placed among the Top Ten contestants and also won a TOP MODEL award.[6]

Acting

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In addition to being a model, TV host and an event organizer, Richa has also acted in the following movies/TV shows:

Year Title
2009 Full Moon[7]
2012 Zamora[8]
2013 Siri ya Mtungi

Personal life

[edit]

In 2018 she married Haninder Sachdeva, an UK based hotelier and entrepreneur and settled in the United Kingdom where they run a hotel asset management company called Eight Continents Hotels and Resorts

References

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  1. ^ "Showbiz Highlights—Miss TZ's side hustle", Saturday Nation, 5 December 2009, retrieved 3 April 2010
  2. ^ "Encounter with African Beauty Queen". Nile Journal. 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Miss Tanzania World: Richa Adhia talks about her Goan roots". Goanvoice.org.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via LinkedIn.
  5. ^ "Richa Adhia's coronation draws mixed reactions". habaritanzania.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Lady Jay Dee: RICHA ADHIA DOES TANZANIA PROUD". ladyjaydee.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Full Moon – Bongo Movie | Tanzania".
  8. ^ "— Bongo Movies".
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