India is considered a “beauty power” when this country has owned up to 6 Miss World crowns, 3 Miss Universe crowns, 3 Miss Asia Pacific crowns and one Miss Universe crown. crown Miss Earth. Many girls, after winning titles at Indian beauty contests, have become very popular in the movie capital of Bollywood.
In India, many people say that winning a beauty contest is like winning a ticket to Bollywood and indeed, Indian beauty queens have clearly demonstrated this by occupying a remarkable position in the entertainment industry of the country of billions of people.
Let’s take a look at the talented Indian beauties who have made the audience admire when they went from being a beauty queen to becoming a cult actress with significant influence in Bollywood.
Juhi Chawla – Miss India 1984
Juhi Chawla was born on November 13, 1967 and grew up in Ambala, Haryana, India. The beauty won the title of Miss India in 1984. She also won the best dress award at the Miss Universe pageant in 1984.
After becoming Miss India, Juhi Chawla had many film offers and she began her acting career with a brief appearance in the film Sultanat (1986). The beautiful actress got her breakthrough role in the tragic romantic drama Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). This role earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
From the mid 80s to the early 2000s, Juhi Chawla became one of the leading actresses of Indian cinema. She is recognized as a talented actress and can take on diverse, multi-personality, depth roles.
Chawla has been married to wealthy businessman Jay Mehta since 1995 and the couple has two children. Along with her husband and actor friend Shah Rukh Khan, she is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders. The beauty also founded a film production company and was a talent judge on the third season of the dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
Aishwarya Rai – Miss World 1994
Aishwarya Rai was born in 1973 as Miss World in 1994. After being crowned this noble title, Aishwarya Rai became a beauty icon for many consecutive years. She has been voted many times as the most beautiful Miss of all time by prestigious beauty websites.
Becoming Miss World, Aishwarya Rai’s life turned to a brighter new page. She has many big advertising contracts, was invited to play in many hit movies and after decades of career development in many fields, the fortune of Miss World is estimated at 30-40 million USD.
Aishwarya Rai used to be the advertising face of many famous brands such as Titan, Longines, L’Oréal, Coca-Cola, Lakmé, Casio, Philips, Palmolive, Lux, Pepsi… Indian beauties have played dozens of sets. her hit movie and her salary is about 500,000 USD/film.
Sushmita Sen – Miss Universe 1994
Sushmita Sen born on November 19, 1975 is the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant. She is the first Indian beauty to win the noble Miss Universe crown. She was previously crowned at the Miss India pageant in 1994.
After becoming Miss Universe, Sushmita pursued a career as an actress. Her first film was Dastak in 1996. She then starred in the 1997 Tamil action film. Two years later, her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan’s comedy Biwi No.1 for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In the same year, she was nominated for her role in the TV series Sirf Tum.
Sushmita Sen is one of the most popular Indian actresses. Her commercially successful films include Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004), and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005).
Lara Dutta – Miss Universe 2000
Lara Dutta was born on April 16, 1978, is the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was previously crowned Miss Intercontinental 1997. At the Miss Universe 2000 pageant in Cyprus, Lara Dutta achieved the highest score in the swimsuit competition and her final interview score was the highest individual score in the history of the Miss Universe pageant.
After being crowned Miss Universe, Lara Dutta became a famous actress with Hindi-language films. Dutta made her film debut in Andaaz (2003), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She appeared in several very successful films at the box office including Masti (2004), No Entry (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007), Partner (2007), Housefull (2010). ), Chalo Dilli (2011) and Don 2 (2011). The beauty was voted as one of the outstanding Indian actresses of the 2000s.
Priyanka Chopra – Miss World 2000
Priyanka Chopra, Miss World 2000 is the Asian beauty with the most “huge” fans on Instagram today. Her personal page has nearly 75 million followers.
Priyanka Chopra was born into a well-to-do family in India. When she was in high school, she studied abroad in the US, then returned to her home country India to compete in Miss India and win the Miss World India title. Then the beauty won the Miss World contest in 2000. Since then, Priyanka Chopra has become extremely popular. Chopra is one of India’s best-known and highest-paid entertainers. She has received numerous film awards including 2 National Film Awards and 5 Filmfare Awards. Currently, Priyanka is an A-list Hollywood star. She received many offers to participate in cult American films.
Chopra’s reputation has reached a new height since she began dating American singer and actor Nick Jonas in May 2018. The love affair between Chopra and singer 9X 10 years younger than her caused the press to stir. stir. Nick Jonas proposed to Priyanka Chopra on July 19, 2018 in Crete, Greece. In December 2018, the couple married at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur in a traditional Hindu and Christian ceremony.
At the end of January, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra suddenly announced the good news to fans that they had welcomed their first child, a baby born through a surrogate.
Neha Dhupia – Miss India 2002
Neha Dhupia was born on August 27, 1980, is Miss India 2002 and entered the top 10 most beautiful people of the Miss Universe 2002 pageant. The beauty used to plan to pursue a career in the Indian diplomatic mission but in the end, she was. back to acting.
Neha Dhupia’s Bollywood debut was with the 2003 film Qayamat: City Under Threat. Miss has starred in films such as Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), which both performed well at the Indian box office.
Dhupia married famous actor Angad Bedi in a private ceremony in Gurudwara, India in 2018. The beauty and her husband have two lovely young children together.
Dia Mirza Rekhi – Miss Asia Pacific 2000
Dia Mirza Rekhi born in 1981 was the second runner-up at the Miss India pageant in 2000 and then won the title of Miss Asia Pacific in 2000. After winning the Miss Asia Pacific crown, Dia Mirza Rekhi is determined to become a famous actress.
Possessing a sweet and bright beauty, Dia Mirza Rekhi has many movie offers. She has appeared in movies like Alag-He is different, Deewanapan, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Tumsa Nahin Dekha – A Love Story, Parineeta, Dus, Lage Raho Munnabhai. In 2018, she appeared as Manyata Dutt in the biopic Sanju, which entered the top grossing Indian films of the year. In 2020, she had a small role in Thappad, which won the Filmfare Award for Best Picture.
Tanushree Dutta – Miss Universe India 2004
Tanushree Dutta is a famous Indian actor and model. In 2004, at the age of 20, Dutta won the crown of Miss Universe India. She then participated in the Miss Universe pageant held in Ecuador and entered the top 10 overall.
Dutta appeared mainly in Hindi-language films from 2005 to 2010. Some of her most popular films include Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Bhagam Bhag and Dhol. In September 2018, after a few years of silence, Dutta caused a fever when she returned and accused actor Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on set in 2009. The actress was at the forefront of the list of celebrities. female stars dare to speak out about their harassment while working in the Indian entertainment industry.
