Ekta Choudhry is the winner of the prestigious Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe 2009 title. She is the grand daughter of Delhi's first chief minister Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav. Ekta was the winner of the pageant. Pooja Chopra and Shriya Kishore won the Miss India World and Miss India Earth titles respectively. Ekta represented India at the Miss Universe 2009 competition on August 23, 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas but failed to make the final cut as one of the top 15 contestants. She has returned to India to continue her journey as Miss India Universe.
