Koena Mitra

Mitra was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family. She attended South Point High School and Lady Brabourne College of the University of Calcutta. She has a major in psychology. Mitra was trained with the Mamata Shankar ballet troupe for 12 years. She trained in western dance forms, basketball, swimming and tennis. Her dream was to be an athlete. Mitra was in high school when she won the all India title.

Mitra started her modeling career while she was still in school. In 2002, she won the beauty pageant Gladrags Mega Model India 2003. She later went on to become the first runner up of Miss Intercontinental in Germany out of 84 countries. Over the years, Mitra has done commercials for Mirinda, Clinic All Clear, Maruti Alto, Jewellery and beauty products. She has done many fashion weeks in Milan and Beijing.