Shefali Rai Chouksey

Shefali Rai Chouksey, Assistant Professor at Dr Ambedkar College in Nagpur, made the city proud as she was crowned Mrs Universe Intelligence 2022 in South Korea recently. The pageant saw contestants from over 100 nations including USA, Russia, Ukraine, Japan etc. Shefali led the Indian delegate team to the 44th International Mrs Universe Pageant 2022  with support from Union Minister Nitin  Gadkari and the Ministry of External Affairs, who helped her in the visa process.

During the competition, Shefali represented the dignity and grace of Indian culture with the help of national coutures and sarees. In the forum for domestic violence, she  highlighted the key takeaways of a national level panel discussion organised by the women development cell of college with top notch lawyers, social activists, police personnel and famous personalities in a red-white nalli silk saree.

Shefali Rai Chouksey

In the traditional round, Shefali represented mother earth to draw attention to the ‘Save Soil’ initiative for which she has been campaigning under her collaboration with Isha Foundation by Sadhguru since long. She also shared save soil badges, brochures and posters with delegates requesting them to promote it in their own countries. It was a cause that united everyone. In the finale, she wore an ice blue ball gown by Shreeshivam and was appreciated by the judges for her national spirit.

Shefali has consistently proved her mettle in all fields by organising international and national webinars in collaboration with government institutions and international organisations. She has also been coordinator for Bajaj Finserv CSR project for the college and faculty coordinator for coveted soft skills development program with VIA. 

Shefali Rai Chouksey

She has pursued PhD in finance and has been a rank holder in Delhi University. Her  research has been published in reputed international journals and IIMs. She is socially engaged with the community by various organisations. She  strives to work for women and child welfare by using the platform.

Shefali, daughter-in-law of renowned Nagpur businessman Mahipal Chouksey and Saroj Chouksey, great granddaughter of stalwart Dr Rai Bahadur Hiralal Rai, daughter of a veteran of the Indian Army- Capt. Sachindra – Anupama Rai,   and wife of industrialist Saurabh Chouksey gives credit for her success to all those who directly or indirectly supported her in this prestigious journey around the globe.