Archana Gautam is an Indian actress, politician, model, and beauty pageant title holder born in 1994 or 1995 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She won the title of Miss Uttar Pradesh 2014 and went on to win Miss Bikini India 2018, Miss Cosmo India 2018, and Miss Talent World 2018, representing India at Miss Cosmos World 2018. She has worked as an actress in Hindi television and films. In 2022, she was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Hapur constituency in Uttar Pradesh on a Congress ticket, making her one of the few sitting MLAs to enter the Bigg Boss house. In 2022–23, she participated in Bigg Boss Season 16 on Colors TV, becoming one of the most talked-about contestants of the season. She was evicted early but re-entered the house in Week 6 and ultimately finished as the fifth runner-up in the finale on 12 February 2023.
Miss Uttar Pradesh 2014; Miss Bikini India 2018; Miss Cosmo India 2018; Bigg Boss 16 finalist; elected MLA from Hapur constituency on Congress ticket (2022).