Jannatul Ferdous Peya

Peya Jannatul
জান্নাতুল ফেরদৌস পিয়া
Born (1991-10-14) October 14, 1991
Khulna, Bangladesh
EducationUniversity of London
OccupationsModel &Lawyer
SpouseFaruq Hasan Samir
ChildrenAres Hasan
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Bangladesh 2007

World Miss University Bangladesh 2011 Indian Princess International 2013

Top Model of the World Bangladesh 2013
No. of films
Chorabali
Years active
2007–present
Major competition(s)
Miss Bangladesh 2007
(Winner)
Miss World 2007
(Did not compete)
Indian Princess International 2013
(Winner)
Top Model of the World 2013
(Top 15)
Websitepeyajannatul.com

Jannatul Ferdoush Peya, also known as Peya Jannatul, is a Bangladeshi model and lawyer.[1] She was crowned Miss Bangladesh 2007 and Indian Princess International 2013. Peya represented Bangladesh at Top Model of The World 2013 in Egypt where she placed in the top 15.[2][3]

Career

Peya started her modeling career in 2008 after she had won the title of Miss Bangladesh in 2007. In 2014–15, she worked with Mascot Model Management, an modeling agency based in New Delhi. She also appeared in a music video for the Indian band Roots in 2014.[4] In 2013 she won the crown of Miss Indian Princess International, beating contestants from 19 countries.[5][6]

She has so far acted in several dramas such as To Be or Not to Be and Projapotir Shukh Dukkho.

Her first movie was Chorabali, which was directed by Redwan Rony in 2012. Her next releases were Gangster Returns and Story of Samara.[3]

Peya is also a lawyer. As of August 15, 2022 she is an advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[7]

Peya is the first cover girl of Vogue India from Bangladesh. While sharing her experiences Peya stated that she finds her inspiration from Deepika Padukone and wants to expand her career internationally like Deepika.[8]

In February 2017, Peya became the brand ambassador of TRESemmé, a high-profile hair care and styling brand which is associated with New York Fashion Week (NYFW). As such, she attended NYFW in 2017. She said that it was a great honor to be there as one of the first Bangladeshi models to attend and expressed her wish to work as a model influencer.[9][10]

In September 2018, Peya became the brand ambassador of Yamaha Motorcycles Bangladesh.[11]

Besides having a strong modeling career, she also hosted cricket matches in the 2017 season of the Bangladeshi Premier League, or BPL.[12] She made her second appearance as host in BPL 2018 on GTV screen. After her success in hosting these two seasons of the BPL, she was invited as a presenter to work in ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup. She is the first Bangladeshi person to work as a presenter for the ICC World Cup.[13][14]

Host

Book

Koishor Theke Zouboner Golpo, 2023[17]

In July 2026, a General Diary (GD) was filed at Shahbag Police Station against Peya, along with five others. The complaint, lodged by a representative of the State Dialogue Forum (SDF), alleged that the accused individuals were involved in running propaganda campaigns against the July Uprising. The accusations against Peya included allegations of ridiculing the movement on social media and providing support to political activists.[18]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2012ChorabaliSuzanaDebut film
2015The Story of SamaraPeya [19]
Gangster ReturnsSheena
2017Prem Ki Bujhini MeeraIndo-Bangladesh joint production film; cameo appearance
2022Chitmohol
2026RongbazarReleased on Cinematic [20]
[21]
TBA Probashir PremMomoFilming [22]

Awards

Year Awards Category Film Result
2007Miss BangladeshWon
2012Meril Prothom Alo AwardsCritics' Choice Best Film ActressChorabaliNominated
Bachsas AwardsBest ActressWon[23]
JAY Face International
2nd
2013Miss Indian Princess InternationalWon

References

  1. ↑ "ব্যারিস্টার সুমনের সঙ্গে কাজ শুরু করেছেন মডেল পিয়া জান্নাতুল".
  2. ↑ পিয়ার প্রিয় গ্রীষ্মকাল, মায়ের বসন্তকাল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  3. 1 2 Islam, Zia Nazmul (22 March 2014). "PEYA More than just a pretty face". The Daily Star.
  4. ↑ "Peya stars in Indian music video". Dhaka Tribune.
  5. ↑ পিয়া রিটার্নস. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "IP 2013". indianprincessfashion.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  7. ↑ "Model-actor Jannatul Ferdous Peya becomes advocate of Bangladesh Supreme Court". The Business Standard. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  8. ↑ "These talented and driven women are perfect ambassador for diversity". Vogue India. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  9. ↑ "Peya participating at New York Fashion Week". The Daily Star. 11 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Model Peya becomes brand ambassador of TRESemmé Bangladesh". Daily Sun. 11 February 2017.
  11. ↑ ইয়ামাহা’র ব্র্যান্ড এম্বাসেডর হলেন পিয়া [ভিডিও]. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 11 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Khan, Sajal (2 November 2017). "Peya to host BPL". Dhaka Tribune.
  13. ↑ বাংলাদেশ থেকে প্রথমবারের মতো যাচ্ছি, তাই অনেক এক্সাইটেড : পিয়া. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 25 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Bangladesh's Peya Jannatul all set for World Cup stint as presenter". 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "মানুষ শুধু বিকিনিটা দেখেছে, কাজ দেখেনি - পিয়া জান্নাতুল". 22 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "এবারও বিপিএল মাতাবেন পিয়া".
  17. ↑ "কৈশোর থেকে যৌবনের গল্প". 19 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "GD filed accusing Soma Islam, Anis Alamgir, Peya Jannatul, 3 others of anti-July Uprising propaganda". The Business Standard. 2026-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  19. ↑ "Peya in item song". Dhaka Tribune.
  20. ↑ "অনলাইনে ফাঁস হতেই ওটিটিতে মুক্তি দিল 'রঙবাজার'". BangladeshTimes (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  21. ↑ "নতুন জগতের সঙ্গে পরিচয় পিয়ার". 26 November 2022.
  22. ↑ 'প্রবাসীর প্রেম' এ পিয়ার দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা যাত্রা. mediatimes24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
  23. ↑ বাচসাস পুরষ্কার প্রদান [Bachsas Awards]. sylhettoday24.com (in Bengali). 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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