India

AISHWARYA RAI
Model, Miss World, Actress

The lovely green eyed Miss world 1994, Aishwarya Rai popularly known as Ash was born on 1st November 1973 at Mangalore.
Born to parents Krishna Raj and Vrinda Rai, she and her brother Aditya, were brought up in a middle class background. Aishwarya did her schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, [...]

DIANA HAYDEN
Model, Miss World, Actress

Diana Hayden, the 1997 Miss World was born in 1973 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. She was the only Miss World to have won a hat-trick at the pageant – Miss Photogenic, Miss Beachwear and Miss World 1997.

LARA DUTTA
Model, Miss Universe, Actress

Lara Dutta, the first Miss Universe of the new millennium was born in Ghaziabad, India on April 16,1978. She was the youngest of three children born to Wg.Cdr. L.K. Dutta and Jennifer Dutta. She completed her high school in Bangalore scoring the highest marks in English in the National Board [...]

PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Model, Miss World, Actress

Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra, the fifth Indian to win the coveted crown was born on 18th July 1982 in Mumbai to Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra.
Her upbringing in a family belonging to the army made her travel widely all over the country and exposed her [...]

SUSHMITA SEN
Model, Miss Universe, Actress

Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to win the Miss Universe pageant held at Manila, Philippines 1994 was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Daughter of an Air Force Commander her family of Bengali origin was posted in Nagpur, then Jorhat, and finally in Delhi. She did her schooling [...]

YUKTA MOOKHEY
Model, Miss World, Actress

Yukta Mookhey, the 5 feet 11 inches tall Miss World 1999, belongs to a middle class family in Mumbai. The twenty year old lady won the title from among 94 talented contestants in a keenly competitive pageant.
Born in 1979 to parents Inder Lal and Aruna, Yukta’s earlier education was in the [...]