Indian beauty queens, then and now

Indian beauty queens, then and now

  • Reita Faria was the first Indian beauty who won the title of Miss World in 1966. She lives in Dublin with her husband.

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  • Madhu Sapre, the leggy lass represented India in 1992 at the Miss Universe pageant and was announced the second runner up. She was a top model and is now settled in Italy with her husband.

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  • Priyanka Chopra won Miss World peagent in 2000. She is one of the leading actresses of Bollywood.

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  • Lara Dutta became Miss Universe in 2000. She was a popular Bollywood actress and is currently married to tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and a mother of a baby girl.

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  • Diana Hayden won the title of Miss World 1997. She is a leading model.

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  • Miss India 2001, Celina Jaitley, made it to the top five in Miss Universe pageant but failed to make it to the final three. After a brief stint in Bollywood, she married and is a mother of twins.

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  • Namrata Shirodkar made it among the top six contestants at Miss Universe 1993. She worked in Bollywood for a while and then moved down south and married superstar Mahesh Babu.

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  • Yukta Mookhey won the Miss World title in 1999. She is the mother of a four year old.

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  • The very gorgeous Manpreet Brar became the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1995. She worked as a model for sometime. She is the mother of a two year old.

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  • It was 1994, a glorious year for India, when Sushmita Sen stood first at pageant and became the first Miss Universe from India. She is a Bollywood actor and mother of two adopted girls.

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  • India's contribution to the world beauty contests has not been paltry. It had produced a number of beauties, who have earned, trophies, accolades and recognition for their country at international platforms like Miss Universe and Miss World. So what are these beauty queens doing now? Have a look!
    Dazzling beauty Aishwarya Rai was crowned Miss World in 1994. She is now one of the top actresses of Bollywood and a mother of a three year old girl.

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