Manushi Chhillar is an Indian actress, model, and the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. she represented her state at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant and went on to become the sixth Indian to be crowned Miss World after 17 years.

Before her pageantry success, Manushi was pursuing an MBBS degree at Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College in Sonipat, Haryana. She was academically brilliant, topping the all-India CBSE in English in class 12 and scoring 96% in her boards. She cleared the All India Pre Medical Test (now NEET) in her first attempt.

Manushi made her acting debut in the historical drama Samrat Prithviraj (2022), portraying Sanyogita opposite Akshay Kumar. She has since appeared in The Great Indian Family (2023), Operation Valentine (2024), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024), and Maalik (2025)