While she was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, she also spent her childhood in Rae Barreilly, in Uttar Pradesh as well as in Lucknow, where she was enrolled in the La Martiniere Girls' School. These frequent re-locations took place as Ashok was a doctor in the Indian Army. She subsequently re-located to the U.S. where she studied in Newton's Newton North High School and then in Cedar Rapid's John F. Kennedy High School in Massachusetts and Iowa respectively.

Priyanka had a very varied upbringing . Having joined an Army family, she moved from Leh-ladakh in the north to Kerala in the south from Bombay in the west  to Jamshedpur in the  East . She  imbibed the ethos of the multicultural Indian society. A family favorite she grew up in the  warmth & Love offered by her grandparents, aunts & uncles. All of this went into the making of a very warm, loving & confident personality.

She started her Education from La Martiniere Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student, A short stay at Maria  Goretti College in Bareilly prepared her for further studies in the USA. Having completed class 10th from Boston USA
she decided to become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist. Suddenly life took change with the  Femina Miss India contest, which she won with aplomb.

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Why are you called by this name 
My friends thought & generated warmth cheer and brightness hence Sunshine. As an infant I lisped my name MIMI 

Academic Achievements(previous) (present) 
89% in 10th 12th class (ongoing) 

Other pursuits including professional if any
NIIT for C++   Theatre in school

Future plans
Acting, modelling and advertising(behind the scenes)

Any outstanding achievements (in academic or professional pursuits) so far
National Honour roll in New York '97 Opus Honour Choir Representative for Iowa's J.F.K. High School  Topped school in English, Won prize for Extempore Speech and awards for singing and dancing. 

Happiest moment of your life, why ? 
When I was the only Indian girl student, selected from State Of  Iowa for Opus Honour Choir.

List three of the most unusual things about yourself or unusual things you have done:
 I want to go sky diving before I'm 21. I've been bungee jumping!!!
and i love hamsters...

Your strongest personality trait
My courage of conviction and my power with words

Do you have a good luck charm - Yes My Bracelet, It says OM Namah Shivay which makes me feel Secure. 

Your weakest personality trait
My inability to stay serious for a long time

List your favourites
Food = Dish Lasagna, Makki roti and sarson kasaag ( Indian Food )
Book = Author Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet and Sidney Sheldon's - Tell me your Dreams 
Magazine = Femina and Readers Digest
Movie = Pretty Woman, Walk in the Clouds
Movie Star = Mel Gibson, kishore kumar
Song / MusicVideo = Careless Whispers, I will always love you....

Anything else you would like to add about yourself
I've done social work with churches, all communities, hospitals, and children in daycares. I've been on stage in theatres, choirs, I love interacting with different people. Travelling is my passion 
dancing is my asset and swimming my love, 

Turn Ons 
R&B Music, Fudge and Hot Chocolate, Bulging Biceps

Turn Offs
Smelly Shoes and Bad Breath

On what occasions do you lie
I hardly ever lie, when I do, its white lies 

On a blind date you'd go out with
Eddie Murphy because the date would be fun from the word go

Favourite night activity
 Lying on my Hammock under the moon lit sky with music and my teddy for want of something better.
Terrified of - 
Anything with eight hairy legs.

Recurring dream
I know this is cliched but, winning the Miss World Crown has been the recurring dream for the past six years. 
Vegetable/Fruit/Animal - 
Animal - A smiling cheetah because, I purr when I am stroked and growl when I am nasty. 

Height 5' 8''
Age 18 Years
Stats 35-24-34.
Weight 53 Kgs