Ekta Choudhary born on 31st March 1986 in Baghdad, Iraq. She is the winner of the prestigious Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe 2009 title and will represent India at the Miss Universe 2009 competition on August 23, 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas.
She is 5ft 9.5in tall trained classical dancer, having completed 9 years of Bharatnatyam as well as a bit of Odissi and Kathak.
Pooja Chopra won the Miss India World title while Shriya Kishore won Miss India Earh title in 2009.