Her unsuccessful stint as an actress has not dampened the spirit of former Miss World Yukta Mookhey, who will be leaving for New York to fulfill her long cherished dream of 'calling the shots.'
Let's revisit the landmark women and moments from India's Miss World history.
'Life will test you but if you have resilience and fortitude, the crown will be yours forever,' says Miss World Yukta Mookhey.
Rachel Gupta had done India proud by winning the first ever Miss Grand International title for India in the 11 year old competition.
'We went on to make history that year by winning all 3 international titles.'
'Priyanka has done very well in Bollywood and Hollywood. But had she joined politics, it might have been a different story altogether. Given how ambitious she was, she would have made a good youth leader. She might even have launched her own party,' says Sathya Saran
The coveted title was last won by Priyanka Chopra for India in 2000, a year after Yukta Mookhey had made the country proud.
Archana Kochhar showed on Day One at the Lakme Fashion Week. Femina Miss India Ankita Shorey was the showstopper for Kochhar's show that was attended by celebs such as Celina Jaitley, Bhagyashree, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Yukta Mookhey and Ayesha Takia among others.
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'In my time, I didn't have that kind of guidance. 'I asked to speak to the international pageant winners before I went and nobody spoke with me. 'It doesn't take away from your title when you help others. It just brings more accolades back to our country.'
Miss India World 2017 Manushi Chhillar revealed that she looks at the clip of her victory and laughs.
20 occasions she captured our attention.
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