Vidisha Baliyan is a former beauty pageant titleholder, retired tennis player, motivational speaker, and founder of the Spandan Welfare Society. She represented India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics and also represented India at the 2019 Miss & Mister Deaf World contest. On 19 July 2019, she won the Miss Deaf World Contest and became the first ever Indian to be crowned as a Miss Deaf World.
Baliyan was born with partial hearing impairment at birth. Her parents refused to send her to a special school despite medical advice. She attended the MN Public School in Muzaffarnagar for her primary education. She faced discrimination from the other students due to her deafness. She has completed her graduation in Physical Education from Noida. She has pursued her postgraduation in Yoga and History as well.She pursued her career by playing tennis at the national level. She most notably claimed two silver medals at the 2016 National Games before being called up to take part in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, her first Deaflympic event. She competed in women's singles and doubles events at the 2017 Deaflympics. She was placed fifth in the women's doubles event. It is reported that Vidisha decided to retire from playing tennis citing severe back injuries following the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.
| Country | India |
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| Birth Place | Muzaffarnagar |