| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | • Prathy Uppala • Préity Üupala • Preity Ü. • Preity Uupala |
| Profession(s) | • Actor • Author • Columnist • Dancer • Entrepreneur • Investment Banker • Keynote Speaker • Model • Public Speaker • TV Host • TV Producer |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5'6" (168 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| Career | |
| Debut | Film: () TV: () |
| Awards, Honours, Titles | • National Finalist in Miss Earth Australia (2009) • 'Best Talent' for her Salsa performance at the Miss Earth Australia (2009)  • Miss Photogenic International (2010) • 3 awards at the 54th Asia-Pacific Film Festival in China (2010)  • Miss India Portugal (2011) • Miss India International Asia Pacific (2012) • Named Brown Girl of the Month by the Brown Girl magazine (December 2014) • Young leader of the Decade award at the Women's Economic Forum • Icon of the Year award at the Promising Indians Foundation |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 31 March 1988 (Thursday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 37 Years |
| Birthplace | Dubai, UAE |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Australian |
| College/University | • University of Wollongong, Australia • National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia (2008-2009) |
| Educational Qualification | • Bachelor of Information Technology from the University of Wollongong, Australia (2004-2008) • Honours degree in E-marketing from the University of Wollongong, Australia (2006-2007) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Travelling |
| Political Inclination | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Favourites | |
| Film(s) | • The Godfather (1972) • The Godfather Part II (1974) • The Godfather Part III (1990) |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Cricket Team | Indian Men's National Cricket Team |
| Sports Person | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Preity Üpala
- She belongs to Indian and Portuguese heritage.
- After her birth in Dubai, her family moved to France and later settled in Australia.
- She grew up in a religious household with her parents narrating the entire Ramayana and Mahabharata regularly at festivals and holidays.
- She learnt yoga and sadhana from her father.
- Initially, she didn’t want to become a model. In an interview, she revealed how she won a free photo shoot through a lucky dip when she was 15, and later started modelling and said,
I won a lucky dip prize when I was 15 and got a free photo shoot with a top studio in Sydney. I did the shoot, and the photographer was blown away and encouraged me to take it up as a career. So I modelled professionally for 2 years in Sydney before moving to LA.”
- She is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
- She excelled in her studies and started studying at the University of Wollongong, Australia, when she was 16 years old. Her academic performance at the University earned her a gold medal.
- She refused her professor’s offer of enrolling in a PhD program and started working as an investment banker after completing her university education in Australia with clients in various countries, including the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
- She has appeared in several international films, including Bollywood’s ‘Singh is King’ (2008) and ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ (2015), Hollywood’s ‘The Sky Has Fallen’ (2009), and Turkey’s ‘Bilinmeyen Yasin Yorgunu’ (2011) and ‘Aylan Baby’ (2022).
Poster of the film, Aylan Baby
- She participated in the Miss Earth Australia beauty pageant in 2009 and became the first model of Indian or Portuguese heritage to make it to the finals.
Preity Upala (right, front row) during the Miss Earth Australia beauty pageant
- She earned a scholarship that helped her to study at an acting school in Los Angeles, America.
- She worked as a business consultant at Investec, Australia, from November 2009 to March 2010.
- She has appeared in several international TV shows, including the American shows such as ‘Outsourced’ (2010), ‘Run This Town’ (2011), and ‘The Vampire Diaries’ (2014) and the British shows such as ‘Neighbours’ (2010-2011) and ‘Home and Away’ (2011).
Poster of the TV show, The Vampire Diaries
- She became a board member of the Federation of Producers Asia Pacific (FPA) in 2010.
- She served as the Indian head delegate for the Asia Pacific Film Festival from 2011 to 2016.
- In 2011, she founded the ‘Üupala Foundation’ with the focus of helping the underprivileged children living in Southeast Asia.
- She is a professional salsa dancer and performed at the closing ceremony for the Shanghai International Film Festival, in China, in June 2011.
Preity Üpala performing salsa
- In 2016, she started her podcast show, ‘The Eternal Hour with Preity and Kevin.’
Preity Üpala on the poster of her podcast, The Eternal Hour with Preity and Kevin
- A star in the constellation Aries was named Preity Upala by one of her fans through the International Star Registry (ISR) on 24 February 2019.
- In 2020, she was selected to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the prestigious Krishnamurthy Institute in India.
- From March 2020 to November 2021, she worked as a brand consultant at Parallels and Meridians in the United States.
- She was a corporate communications consultant at SkyZeg Travel Management, Los Angeles, from July 2020 to November 2021.
- She started working as the head of public relations and communications at Europe-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry, France, in September 2021.
- She founded The Omnia Institute in the United States and has served as its director since August 2021.
- She has served as the official host of the Moscow Horror Film Festival in Russia.
- She has served as an ambassador for GWEN (Global Women’s Empowerment Network) and Black Pumps Inc., an African Women’s leadership organisation.
- She is a certified Dharma Ambassador and speaks internationally on the topics of dharma, feminism, science of consciousness and spiritualism.
- She serves as a board member of the DOC (Declaration of Consciousness).
- She holds certifications in Nuclear Terrorism from Stanford University, California and Counter-Terrorism from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
- She has served as the political editor for The Observer, a British newspaper and has covered various topics related to geo-politics, conflict-resolution, religion and spirituality.
- She has worked as a columnist for various organisations, including, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, The Epoch Times, Thrive Global, BW Businessworld, India West, and Santa Monica Observer.
- She is a cricket enthusiast and in 2021, she started her podcast show titled ‘The Fine Leg Podcast’ on Spotify, where she interviews cricket stars.
A poster of The Fine Leg Podcast
- She served as the chair of the 16th Horasis India Meeting in Athens in September 2024.
Preity Üpala as a chairperson of the 16th Horasis India Meeting
- She has worked as an ambassador for the South African charity organisation, Beyond Water.
- She is multilingual and can speak more than 5 languages, including English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Telugu.
- She is a travel enthusiast and has visited more than 100 countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, Morocco, and Japan.
Preity Üpala during her trip to Morocco
- She drinks alcohol occasionally.
Preity Üpala with a glass of alcohol
