Richa Gangopadhyay

Richa Gangopadhyay is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appeared in Telugu films.She has also appeared in a few Tamil and Bengali films. She began participating in beauty pageants and finished in the top ten in the Miss India USA competitions, winning a smaller prize for Miss Congeniality in 2005 and 2006.2007, she won the Miss Michigan pageant and in December, she was crowned Miss India USA 2007.During the competition, she also secured the title of Miss Photogenic and qualified to represent USA in the 17th Annual Miss India Worldwide Pageant. She graduated with a diploma in acting from Anupam Kher's acting school, Actor Prepares, and completed her portfolio, earning offers for work in fashion shows and for modelling. She featured in a commercial for Vatika Almond Hair Oil alongside Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, while she also worked as a model for Peter England, Malabar Gold and Kalaniketan.After appearing in commercials, she made her film debut with Telugu political drama film Leader and later worked on several commercially successful Telugu films like Nagavalli, Mirapakaay, Sarocharu and Mirchi. She also played the lead in two Tamil films, including Dabangg remake, Osthe and critically acclaimed film, Mayakkam Enna,for which she received numerous 'Best Actress' awards. She also appeared in the Bengali film Bikram Singha.

Born on: 20 March, 1986

Born in: New Delhi, India

Height: 5' 5"