# Areej Chaudhary

Areej Chaudhary (Urdu: اریج چوہدری; born 7 May 1997) is a Pakistani actress and beauty queen. She is the winner of Miss Pakistan World 2020 and was sent to Miss Earth 2020 virtually to represent Pakistan, Miss Eco International and Miss Global International. She is also a psychologist by profession. She was the first girl from Pakistan who was directly chosen for beauty pageants from the soil of Pakistan.

## Early life

Areej Chaudhary was born on 7 May 1997 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She did her schooling in Jeddah from Springhill International School and Bloomfield Hall School in Pakistan and later enrolled at Comsats University in Lahore for graduation in psychology.
Her family roots lie in Multan, Punjab and is a relative of actor-director Hamza Ali Abbasi. Her father owns translation companies in Dubai, UAE, and Qatar. Areej, the youngest of the family, has a sister and two brothers, she resides with her family in Bani Gala, Islamabad.

## Beauty pageants

Areej Chaudhary's pageant work started when she applied for the Miss Pakistan World pageant in 2020.
Chaudhary won the title of Miss Pakistan World in 25 August, 2020, She was the first girl who got the crown from the soil of Pakistan,
Areej Chaudhary, crowned the Pakistan World and Shyraa Roy on 25 May 2021 became the first Miss Trans Pakistan. She later was invited to the Miss Pakistan 2022 ceremony that took place in Lahore, Pakistan and crowned Miss & Mr. Pakistan Global. Chaudhary, made it to the top news of the year in 2022 in Pakistan's leading newspaper, Dawn. In 2023, she crowned Ms. Pakistan World 2023, Mrs. Pakistan World 2023 and the second Miss Trans Pakistan 2023, Alina Khan.
Chaudhary participated in Miss Earth 2020 which took place virtually due to pandemic. Where she finished unplaced.
In the year 2022, Areej represented Pakistan in the Miss Eco International 2022 competition, held in Egypt. She is the third Pakistani contestant to represent Pakistan in the Miss Eco pageant.
Areej took part in her fourth pageant and third international pageant in Miss Global 2022 which took place at Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia.

## Acting career

Chaudhary's acting career started after she was crowned Miss Pakistan World in 2020. Her first break was the drama Maahi.

### Pakistan industry

Chaudhary joined the Pakistani drama industry while she was studying in Comsats University, Lahore and known as veli girl. She has worked in dramas like Sitam aired on HUM TV where she played a negative role, She was also seen in the drama Sirat-e-Mustaqeem on ARY Digital and Oey Moti on Express Entertainment. Her first drama was Maahi on LTN family channel where she was a lead character in which she projected a positive character. She completed her first film called Dhai Chaal in March 2022 which got released in December 2023.

## Television

| Year | Drama | Role | Channel |
| 2021 | Maahi | Maahi | LTN Family |
| 2021 | Sitam | Ramsha | HUM TV |
| 2021 | Sirat-e-Mustaqeem | Mehwish | ARY Digital |
| 2021 | Oey Moti | Natasha | Express Entertainment |
| 2022 | Inteqam | Bubbly | Geo Entertainment |
| 2022 | Woh Pagal Si | Sajjo | ARY Digital |
| 2024 | Gentleman | Journalist | Green Entertainment |
| 2024 | Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum | Natasha Salman | ARY Digital |

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | Dhai Chaal | ZolZai | First film/ Urdu Film |
| 2022 | Aar Ya Paar | Laura Hardmeat | Punjabi Film |
| 2023 | Andkaar | | Short Film |
| 2024 | Jinna Teri Marzi | | Punjabi Film |

## Discography

| Album | Song | Singer |
| Single | "Mann Mera" | Fahad Ishfaq |
| Single | "Ishq" | Saieen Zahoor |
| Single | "Show you some Love" | Kabir Singh |
Awards and achievements :
| Preceded byAnzhelika Tahir | Miss Eco Pakistan 2022 | Succeeded byAnniqa Jamal Iqbal |
| Preceded byIncumbent | Miss Global Pakistan 2022 | Succeeded byShafina Shah |
| Preceded byRamina Ashfaque | Miss Earth Pakistan 2020 | Succeeded byAnniqa Jamal Iqbal |
| Preceded byArooj Bokhari | Miss Pakistan World 2020 | Succeeded byAnniqa Jamal Iqbal |