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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: |
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== Personal life == |
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In 2018 she was married to [[Haninder Sachdeva]], a [[British people|British]] hotelier and entrepreneur. |
In 2018 she was married to [[Haninder Sachdeva]], a [[British people|British]] hotelier and entrepreneur and settled in the United Kingdom where they run a hotel asset management company called Eight Continents Hotels and Resorts. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Richa Adhia
| image = Miss Tanzania 07 Richa Maria Adhia.jpg
| caption =
| education = Shaaban Robert Secondary School
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Model, actress,
| years_active =
| birth_name = Richa Maria Adhia
| alias =
| birth_date = 1 May 1988
| birth_place = Mwanza, Tanzania
| hometown =
| residence =
| measurements =
| height =
| eye_color = green
| hair_color =
| weight =
| title = Miss Tanzania 2007
Miss Earth Tanzania 2006
| competitions = [[Miss Earth 2006
Miss World 2007
| dress_size = | shoe_size = | collar = | suit = | agency = | films = | spouse = Haninder Sachdeva | partner = | children = | homepage = }}
"Richa" Maria Adhia (born 1988) is a Tanzanian model and beauty pageant contestant who won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006 and Miss Tanzania 2007.[1] She is of Indian descent with family origins from Calangute, Goa.[2][3] 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.
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.
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 of Indian origin.[4] 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 Miss World contest.
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.[5]
Acting
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[6] |
| 2012 | Zamora[7] |
| 2013 | Siri ya Mtungi |
Personal life
In 2018 she was married to Haninder Sachdeva, a British hotelier and entrepreneur and settled in the United Kingdom where they run a hotel asset management company called Eight Continents Hotels and Resorts.
References
- ^ "Showbiz Highlights—Miss TZ's side hustle", Saturday Nation, 5 December 2009, retrieved 3 April 2010
- ^ "Encounter with African Beauty Queen". Nile Journal. 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Miss Tanzania World: Richa Adhia talks about her Goan roots". Goanvoice.org.
- ^ "Richa Adhia's coronation draws mixed reactions". habaritanzania.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Lady Jay Dee: RICHA ADHIA DOES TANZANIA PROUD". ladyjaydee.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Full Moon – Bongo Movie | Tanzania".
- ^ "— Bongo Movies".
External links
Miss Earth 2006 national titleholders | |
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Mwanza Region
- Tanzanian female models
- Tanzanian beauty pageant winners
- Miss Earth 2006 contestants
- Miss World 2007 delegates
- Shaaban Robert Secondary School alumni
- Tanzanian people of Indian descent
- Tanzanian people of Goan descent
- Tanzanian film actresses
- Actresses of Indian descent
- Female models of Indian descent
- Tanzanian expatriates in India
- Tanzanian emigrants to the United Kingdom