"I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand."

Name: Shreya Desai (श्रेया देसाई [Hindi])

Birthdate: 20 April 1995

Age: 26

Face Claim: Nina Davuluri

Love Interest: Elias Pettersson

Birthplace: Calabasas, California, USA

Hometown: Pasadena, California, USA

Current residence: Pasadena, California, USA

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Indian

Occupation: radio/podcast personality, motivational speaker, licensed yoga instructor, dancer, former pageant titleholder (Miss India California 2016, contestant at Miss India USA 2016)

Family:
- Deepak Desai (father, pharmacist)
- Usha Joshi Desai (mother, health care aide)
- Rahul Desai (younger brother, engineering student)
- Jyoti Desai (younger sister, student aesthetician, freelance makeup artist and dancer)
- Kunal Desai (younger brother, business student)
- Priya Desai (younger sister, Pasadena City College student and dancer)
- Munjal Joshi (maternal grandfather)
- Lata Gandhi Joshi (maternal grandmother)
- Sudha Joshi Walker (maternal aunt)
- John Michael Walker (maternal uncle via marriage)
- Aryan Kabir Walker (maternal cousin)
- Parvati Elina Walker (maternal cousin, dancer and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance student) 
- Harilal Joshi (maternal uncle)
- Padma Mehta Joshi (maternal aunt via marriage)
- Sachit Joshi (maternal cousin)
- Neha Joshi (maternal cousin)
- Aarti Joshi (maternal cousin)
- Rajesh Joshi (maternal cousin)
- Krishna Joshi Patel (maternal aunt)
- Kamal Patel (maternal uncle via marriage)
- Alia Patel (maternal cousin)
- Anuj Patel (maternal cousin)
- Amit Patel (maternal cousin)

Languages: English (fluent), Hindi (fluent), Gujarati (conversational)

"You are the reason that I breathe, you are the reason that I still believe, you are my destiny"