1. Preeti Desai was born on September 29,1981 and is a British film and television actress, and former fashion model.
22 Facts About Preeti Desai
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Preeti Desai was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England to Hemlata and Jitendra, who have a pyrotechnics company.
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Preeti Desai's younger sibling Anjlee Desai, is a singer and songwriter.
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Preeti Desai made her acting debut with acclaimed film Shor in the City and was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards in New York City in October 2012.
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Preeti Desai plays the role of the female protagonist Sharmili opposite Indian-American actor Sendhil Ramamurthy.
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The film and Preeti Desai's performance got rave reviews by critics and audience alike with an average star rating of 4, stating Preeti Desai had great screen presence.
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Preeti Desai was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards in New York in October 2012 presented by SAIFF and HBO.
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In 2014, Preeti Desai was seen in the lead role opposite Abhay Deol for the feature film titled One by Two directed by Devika Bhagat and produced by Amit Kapoor.
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Preeti Desai played the role of Jen Green in the 2017 thriller The Bachelor Next Door directed by Michael Feifer.
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In 2019, Preeti Desai shot for the comedy pilot series Woman Up written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones for ABC and 20th Century Fox Television.
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Preeti Desai continues to work with brands such as De'longhi and appears in a principal role in a campaign directed by Damien Chazelle opposite Brad Pitt.
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Preeti Desai was selected to be solely on the cover of the Kingfisher Calendar special edition.
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Preeti Desai soon became a favourite in the Indian fashion industry and walked for many famous and high end designers at fashion weeks and graced the covers of many more magazines.
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In October 2009, Preeti Desai was announced as the new face of the retail apparel company Provogue along with Indian actor Hrithik Roshan.
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Preeti Desai has featured with Italian designer Leonardo Ferragamo of Salvatore Ferragamo for L'Officiel magazine and walked for fashion designer Christopher Kane in Fashion Week.
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Preeti Desai was crowned Miss Cleveland and then went on to win Miss Great Britain in 2006.
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Preeti Desai was crowned Miss Great Britain after the previous winner was disqualified and stripped of her title due to allegations of her involvement with one of the judges and her agreement to pose for Playboy magazine.
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The people of Great Britain through the Sun newspaper voted Preeti Desai to take over as the winner.
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Preeti Desai moved to London from the North East of England to carry out her role as ambassador of Miss Great Britain.
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Preeti Desai supported organisations like Mind and Carers Week, which took her to 10 Downing Street to have tea with then Prime Minister Gordon Brown to highlight the work of the charities, and to the Houses of Parliament to get MPs to team up with her in support of Carers Week.
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Preeti Desai was listed as one of Time's 50 Most Desirable Women and People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2011.
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Preeti Desai was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards in New York in October 2012 presented by SAIFF and HBO for her role in her debut film Shor in the City'.