Manushi Chhillar is an Indian actress and model who won the Miss World pageant in 2017. She was born on May 14, 1997, and represented Haryana at the 2017 Femina Miss India pageant, winning the title of Femina Miss India World 2017. She is the sixth Indian woman to win the title since 17 years prior. 

Chhillar made her acting debut in the 2022 historical drama Samrat Prithviraj as Sanyogita. She has also appeared in The Great Indian Family (2023) and Operation Valentine (2024). 

Chhillar is a trained Kuchipudi dancer who has studied with Raja-Radha Reddy and Kousalya Reddy, and has also been part of the National Academy of Theatre. Her father, Dr. Mitra Basu Chhillar, is a scientist at the R&D Organisation, and her mother, Dr. Neelam Chhillar, is the head of the Department of Neurochemistry at the IHBAAS.