Aafreen Vaz, also known as Dr Aafreen Rachael Vaz, is an Indian model and doctor. She was the first runner-up in Miss India 2015. She is also a senior mental health clinician. In 2018, she starred in the British suspense film “We Didn’t Kill Mia” directed by Jay Tank.
Wiki/Biography
Aafreen Rachel Vaz was born on Sunday, December 23, 1990, in Mumbai, Maharashtra (age 31; as of 2021). She attended Hassanath High School in Mumbai. Aafreen moved to Auckland, New Zealand with her family when she was 11 years old. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Otago, New Zealand. She also underwent a year of radiotherapy at the University of Otago and was awarded a Royal Breast Cancer Society scholarship. In 2010, she gained further recognition in the fashion industry as a contestant on New Zealand’s Next Top Model. Later, she returned to India to continue her education as a medical student.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: brown
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 32-24-33
family
Aafreen belongs to a Hindu family in Mumbai.
Parents and siblings
Afrin’s father’s name is Callisto Watts and his mother’s name is Lucy Watts. She has a younger brother, Aaron Watts. Her father, Kalisto Vaz, is a former Indian Army infantry officer from Goa, and her mother, Lucy Vaz, is a former Air India stewardess from Mumbai.
Afrin’s parents, Calisto Vaz and Lucy Vaz;
Aafreen and her brother Aaron Vaz
Relationships/Affairs
In 2021, Aafreen and Kenny started dating. They got engaged in August 2022.
Afrin and her fiancé Kenny
Profession
doctor
During her childhood, she often spent time with her grandmother, which inspired Afrin to dream of becoming a doctor. To fulfill this dream, she traveled to India to pursue her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru.
Aafreen after receiving his degree and trophy from AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru.
beauty pageant
The Miss India beauty pageant organized a “Campus Princess” competition at JIPMER College in Pondicherry in 2015 and selected her as a contestant and she eventually won the title. While studying as a medical student, she participated in many beauty pageants such as Femina Miss India 2015, where she emerged as runner-up, and was awarded the title of Miss Sophie Fun in the Miss India 2015, and subsequently participated in the 2015 Miss India in Poland. Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania; she became the winner of the beauty pageant.
Miss India 2015 winner Koyal Rana and second runner-up Vartika Singh
Aafreen Vaz won several beauty contests while studying medicine. She believes she is extremely lucky; she said in an interview,
I won’t lie. I’m extremely privileged, and in large part, that’s because my parents worked so hard to make sure I grew up knowing that I could touch anything and be anything I wanted to be. All I have to do is be honest with myself about who I am and work hard to become who I want to be. I was allowed to experience, explore, change and grow. ”
Aafreen Vaz wins first runner-up of Miss India 2015
Favorites
- Movies: The Notebook, Legally Blonde (Part 1), Noir, PK
- Hobbies: Reading, writing, dancing, modeling, public speaking
- Quote: “Be your own best friend.”
Facts/Trivia
- When she was studying in college, she participated in a short film festival organized by the college. She co-directed an anti-tobacco short film with the University of Arizona and competed in the 2015 Campus Princess, her first beauty pageant.
- One of the rumors she heard about herself was that wherever she found a hallway or room of her own, she would start dancing.
- She considers herself a big foodie.
- Aafreen loves to travel and has been to many places including the United States, Honolulu, Japan, Bali, Australia and more.
- Her dream is to travel around the world.
- She considers Oprah Winfrey to be her role model.
- Afrin said in an interview that she hopes to work in educating rural women so that they can take care of their basic health. she says,
Educate rural women in our country on the importance of health check-ups and self-examination. Once educated, they can help detect diseases like breast cancer earlier and make treatments more effective. In a big country like ours, I think this kind of education can change many lives and save lives. ”
- She has her own charity called EDBF (Early Detection for a Better Future) movement, which aims to educate rural India on the importance of early detection in healthcare.
- In an interview, when she was asked which law she wanted to break, she said that she wanted to vote as an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) but she could not.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education