Nivetha Pethuraj, is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Tamil language films. She started her career with modelling and was crowned as Miss India UAE pageant by beating 15 contestants at Al Raha Beach hotel in Abu Dhabi on April 11, 2015.
She made her acting debut in a Tamil drama Oru Naal Koothu. Nivetha Pethuraj was born in Madurai to a Tamil family, settled in Dubai for over 13 years. She attended Dubai’s Crescent English School in Al Ghusais and also holds a degree in human resources management from Heriot Watt University in Dubai UAE.