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Miss India World 2012: Beauty from Chandigarh, Vanya Mishra won the prestigious Miss
India title in 2012. She is currently doing her undergraduate programme in Electrical
Engineering. (BCCL/Shantanu Das)
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Miss India World 2011: Mumbai based model Kanistha Dhankar bagged multiple titles
during the pageant. She represented India at the Miss World 2011 pageant where she was
placed in top 30. She took the international leap by walking at the New York Fashion Week
recently. (BCCL/Shantanu Das)
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Miss India World 2010: Delhiite Manasvi Mamgai is a reputed name in the fashion industry
today. She has showcased almost all the topnotch designers' creations in the country. Manasvi
represented India at the Miss World 2010 pageant held in Sanya, China.
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Miss India World 2009: Pooja Chopra also won Miss Beautiful Smile and Miss Beautiful
Body title at the Miss India 2009 pageant. She represented India at the Miss World 2009
pageant and won the Beauty with a cause title. Pooja did a cameo in Madhur Bhandarkar's
film 'Fashion'.(Getty Images) (BCCL)
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Miss India 2008: Simran Kaur Mundi was a PR and marketing maverick, she worked for a
cinema chain. She participated in the Miss Universe 2008 held in US. She made her
Bollywood debut with 'Jo Hum Chahein' opposite Sunny Gill in 2011. (BCCL)
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Miss India World 2007: Sarah Jane Dias was a famous VJ before she won Femina Miss India
and was in the top 20 in the Miss World 2007. The beauty now aspires for a career in B-
town.
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Miss India 2006: Neha has four years of training in Bharatanatyam and eight years in Kathak.
She represented India in the Miss Universe 2006 and made it to the semi-finals. (BCCL)
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Miss India 2005: Amrita Thapar won the Miss India 2005. Today, the beauty has donned the
mantle of an entrepreneur. (BCCL)
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Miss India 2004: Bong-beauty Tanushree Dutta won the Femina Miss India in 2004, and was
in the top ten in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant. She made her debut in Bollywood in
2005. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1993: Namrata Shirodkar had support of her sister Shilpa, who's is a celebrated
actress in Bollywood. Namrata did many films and is now married to Mahesh Babu, a Telugu
actor. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1992: Madhu Sapre was the winner of Femina Miss India 1992. She came within
touching distance of the Miss Universe crown but was pipped by her own honesty. She still is
the eternal ramp favourite. At the 1992 Miss Universe pageant, she finished third (2nd runner
up). (BCCL)
Miss India 1991: Christabelle Howie won the Miss India title in 1991. She has represented
India at Miss Universe in 1991. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1989/90: Suzanne Sablok created ripples at the Miss Universe contest by coming
eighth. After the pageant, she was a leading model. At the peak of her career she quit
modelling to marry the man she loved, Rajesh Pillai and shifted to Australia. (BCCL)
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The Miss India event for the year 1989 was not held.
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Miss India 1988: For Chandigarh beauty Dolly Minhas winning the contest was a matter of
chance. Soon after winning the contest, she opted for a career in acting. She fell in love with
the director of her first film, Anil Matoo, whom she eventually married. (BCCL)
See more of : Dolly Minhas
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Miss India 1987: Priyadarshini Pradhan won the best national costume award at the Miss
Universe pageant. She achieved great heights as a ramp model and even had the honour of
serving as a UN Peace Ambassador for a year. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1986: Perhaps one of the most popular models in India, Mehr Jessia today
manages a successful model management agency in partnership with Vijay Mallaya. And
she's happily married to actor, Arjun Rampal with whom she has formed a film production
company. Seen here, Maureen Wadia crowing Mehr Jessia with Femina Miss India 1986
title. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1985: Sonu Walia, a psychology graduate took up modelling before she entered
the Miss India contest. After winning the title in 1985, she embarked on a career in film
acting with the titles like Khoon Bhari Maang, Shart and Toofan. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1984: Juhi Chawla is probably among the finest model-turned-actresses that we
have today. The dimpled beauty was crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest
in 1984.
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Miss India 1983: After winning the title, Rekha Hande persued modeling and do theatre. She
has also acted in Kannada and Hindi serials.
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Miss India 1982: Our Miss India 1982, Pamela Singh is a serious photojournalist and keeps
as very low profile as someone with her looks can. Pamela resides in Goa today. (BCCL)
See more of : Pamela Singh
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Miss India 1981: Winning the Miss India title came as a pleasant surprise to Rachita Kumar.
Today, people know her by the name Nandini Thackersey. (BCCL)
See more of : Rachita Kumar
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Miss India 1980: Sangeeta Bijlani, a name to deem with on the ramp, she tried her hand in
Hindi films before she married the famous cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin. Nowadays,
she's regular face in page 3 parties. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1979: Swaroop Sampat starred in popular television serials like 'Yeh joh hai
jindagi', and launched her career as an actress. She leads a happy married life with Bollywood
actor Paresh Rawal and is associated with theatre industry.She was last seen in Bollywood
film Saathiya in 2002. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1978: Alamjeet Chauhan won the best national costume award at the Miss
Universe contest. Presently, she is a practising lawyer in Supreme Court.
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Miss India 1977: Nalini Vishwanathan created history by refusing to participate in the Miss
Universe pageant in conformity to her father's stand as he would not allow his daughter to
walk down the ramp in a swimsuit. (BCCL)
See more of : Nalini Vishwanathan
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Miss India 1976: Naina Balsaver, the only Miss India who withdrew from the Miss World
pageant due to India's protest against apartheid. Naina has been devoting her energies
towards jewelry designing. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1975: Meenakshi Kurpad maintained a low profile after she won the crown and,
hence, little is known about her. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1974: Shailini Dholakia, a semi-finalist in Miss Universe pageant refused to work
in movies and decided to travel the world. She is well settled in California and is the director
of 4 companies of the Comfort Star Group. (BCCL)
See more of : Shailini Dholakia
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Miss India 2003: After being crowned the Femina Miss India 2003, Nikita Anand represented
India at the Miss Universe pageant. Nikita Anand made her acting debut in Bollywood with
'Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee' and Dil Dosti Etc. (BCCL)
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Miss India 2002: Neha Dhupia, a true-blue Virgo, won the Femina Miss India Universe 2002
title with her charm and intelligence. She was placed in the top 10 at the Miss Universe 2002
pageant. She is now a critically acclaimed actresses with many hits to her name. (BCCL)
See more of : Neha Dhupia
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Miss India 2001: Celina Jaitley represented India at the Miss Universe 2001 contest where
she finished at fifth place. Presently, Celina is an established actress in Bollywood and
supports the gay rights movement in India. (BCCL)
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Miss India 2000 : Lara Dutta describes her winning the Miss Universe title as being "a
culmination of a dream." Lara is now a successful actress in Bollywood. The beauty is
married to tennis champ Mahesh Bhupathi. (BCCL)
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Miss India World 1999: This 5'11'' tall brunette took London's Olympia theatre by storm and
was crowned Miss World in 1999. Yukta Mookhey did a few films before settling down with
Prince Tuli.
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Miss India World 1998: Lymaraina D'souza (C) was a tomboy who had never touched make-
up before the pageant. But her determined helped her win the pageant. After the Miss
Universe contest she went to Hawaii to study Psychology. (BCCL)
See more of : Lymaraina D'souza
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Miss India World 1997: Little princess from Hyderabad crowned the world's most beautiful
woman, at the Miss World pageant. After winning the crown, Diana Hayden did some
movies and television shows. (BCCL)
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Miss India World 1996: Soon after she won the Miss India title some in 1995, Sandhya Chib
married Anup Jacob and was off to the United States. She is a mom, a model and a hostess in
an Indian restaurant abroad. (BCCL)
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Miss India World 1995: Manpreet Brar won the Femina Miss India pageant in 1995. She
graced many fashion events and walked the ramp for reputed designers. (BCCL)
See more of : Manpreet Brar
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Miss World 1994, Miss India World 1994: Light-eyed beauty Aishwarya Rai made the
country proud by winning the Miss World title and became the second Indian to be crowned
Miss World in 28 years. Aishwarya entered films and stormed the silver screen. Fondly called
Ash in the film circuit, she is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan. (BCCL)
See more of : Aishwarya Rai
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Miss India 1973: "That evening changed my life: I was crowned Miss Delhi; became Miss
India in Bombay and fled to Greece..." said Farzana Habib. From Greece, she went to the US,
where she learnt the art of sculpting. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1972:Roopa Satyan won the Femina Miss India 1972 title after completing her
graduation. Today, she is a yoga instructor besides running a highly successful
boutique. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1971: Raj Gill lives by her motto Per Ardua Ad Astra which means "by steep and
toilsome ways to the stars". At present, she is living in London, and is the director of a
multinational company. (BCCL)
See more of : Raj Gill
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Miss India 1970: After winning Miss India title, Veena Sajnani continued modelling. She
also took up acting and featured in few television serials and tried her hands on fashion
designing too. She eventually found her true love in theatre and continues to be involved with
it. (BCCL)
See more of : Veena Sajnani
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Miss India 1969: Unlike others who went on to become successful models or actresses,
Kavita Bhambani became a successful interior designer. She championed the cause of Indian
art and architecture.
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Miss India 1968: Anjum Mumtaz Barg came from the conservative city of Hyderabad, and
entered the competition for fun. Anjum made history by winning the title. (BCCL)
See more of : Anjum Mumtaz Barg
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Miss India World 1967 : In the sixties, Nayyara Mirza defied all oppositions and took a bold
step by participating in Femina's Beauty Contest. Today, she is known by the name of Nalini
Patel. (BCCL)
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3rd runner-up, Miss Universe, Miss India 1966: Yasmin Daji, a medical student from Delhi,
not only won the Miss India crown but also went to be the runner-up at the Miss Universe
contest later that year. (BCCL)
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Miss India World 1965: Persis Khambatta starred in the highly popular series Star Trek. She
was the brain behind Pride of India, a comprehensive compilation of all Miss India winners
1947 to 1997. Persis passed away in 1998. (BCCL)
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Miss India 1964: After the pageant, Meher Mistry took up writing for reputed magazines. She
has authored two books. Today, she has achieved international recognition as a fashion critic
and has been honored with the 'Hall of Fame Fashion Writer Award' by Kingfisher.