Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
Miss World winners are touring India to talk about periods.
'It's amazing how the mommy brain can do so many things at the same time.'
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan loves to make eyes at the camera, obviously.
Her motto: Why blend when you were made to stand out!
After 4 years, South Africa won the Miss Universe title. They had last won the title in 1978.
'I love beaches and hence I love my swimsuits.'
The actor, who graced the cover of London's Evening Standard magazine's June edition, revealed her struggle.
'I might argue if I have a point to put across. Sometimes you have to be loud or you will not be heard,' Lopamudra Raut tells Rediff.com's Rajul Hegde.
Meet Vidisha Baliyan, the first-ever Indian to win the title of Miss Deaf World 2019.
Pankhuri Gidwani took a year's break to focus on the pageant, but scored brilliantly in her CBSE Class 12 exams this year.
Lavitha Shinoj juggled a job and family to participate in her first-ever beauty contest. 'It was a new, life-changing experience,' she says.
The beauty queen was crowned Miss Popular Choice at Miss Diva 2022.
'I love my life and will keep living it my way. I don't want the praise to go to my head or the trolling to go to my heart.'
Miss Honduras 2014 was supposed to fly to London on Wednesday to compete in the Miss World pageant. Instead, she and her sister were found dead near the spa where they disappeared six days ago.
Earlier, too, Biplab Deb has courted controversies on several occasions. In 2018, he said internet and satellite television existed in the time of the Mahabharata.
Five acid attack survivors walked for designer Agnimitra Paul's show in Kolkata.
Indian American Nina Davuluri has been crowned Miss America.
'While narrating a scene to Amitji, Akshay and Tusshar, they learnt that Aishwarya was not the heroine opposite Akshay as they had presumed.' 'She had a negative role.' 'They were shocked, more so when they learnt that she didn't know this.' '"Shooting will stop midway, she won't do the film", I was warned.'
'A dream does not become a reality by accident, it is the result of sweat, commitment and hard effort.'
Miss India World 2017 Manushi Chhillar revealed that she looks at the clip of her victory and laughs.
'From a teenager who struggled with low self-esteem to representing India at Miss Teen Universe, I've really worked hard to become someone I'm proud of.'
When she was on the Miss Universe stage, the beauty queen could only think of India.
A look at the contestants of Miss Diva Universe 2014 beauty pageant.
Roselynn Raj speaks about the challenges of being a dusky-skinned model in the Indian fashion industry.
Tennis ace Martina Navratilova has married her long-term partner Julia Lemigova in New York.
Here's looking at the top ten contestants at this year's Miss Universe pageant.
She will return home with the Mrs World crown after 21 years.
With flight services put on hold and everyone from paparazzi to celebrities staying home, we aren't getting any glimpses of Bollywood vanity. Sukanya Verma collects some airport looks from the movies for your enjoyment.
There are as many as seven movie releases, and they all look good.
These photos prove we live in a bizarre world.
'The whole state is very proud of me.' 'I have been home twice after the release of the movie and I could feel the pride in the people's eyes.'
Anukreethy, a 19-year-old college student from Tamil Nadu, was crowned Miss India.
At 62 kg, Miss Indore Mannat Singh, who recently walked at the LFW is struggling to gain acceptance on the catwalk.
'Considering where I come from, winning the title is a big achievement. I never thought I would come this far,' says MTV Supermodel of the Year 2 winner Roshni Dada.
'Red lips exude power,' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan informs us.
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