Biography

   Divyanka Tripathi was born and brought up in Bhopal. She is an Indian Television actress from Bhopal.^[2] Her father is a pharmacist.^[3] Divyanka started her career as a model.^[4] She was the winner of the 2005 Miss Bhopal contest.^[5] She participated in Zee's Teen Contest and won the Miss Beautiful Skin title.^[4] She wanted to be an army officer.^[6] She completed a mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi.^[6] She holds a gold medal in rifle shooting and is the executive officer of the rifle academy in Bhopal.^[6] She participated in Zee Cinestar Ki Khoj,^[7] a talent hunt show on Zee TV and was declared a winner from the Kolkata zone. Divyanka started her acting career with the serial Banoo Mein Teri Dulhaan on Zee TV.^[2] She has worked as an anchor for Akashwani Bhopal and has acted in several other serials also.^[4] In March 2011, Divyanka became Ambassador for the non commercial Global Initiative "CyberDodo the Defender of Life" dedicated to the Rights of the Child and the Environment.