Bollywood Divas who have won Beauty Pageants

Aishwarya Rai

Blue eyed beauty of Bollywood Aishwarya Rai won Miss World in 1994. Aishwarya is cited in the media as the most beautiful woman in the world. She made her acting debut with the 1997 Tamil film Iruvar and had her first Hindi film release in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya in the same year.

Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza is an Indian model, actress and producer, who won the 2000 Miss Asia Pacific International title. Dia made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan, which is still remembered as one of the most romantic movies of all time.

Jacqueline Fernandez

In 2006 Jacqueline Fernandez was crowned the Miss Sri Lanka Universe and she debuted in Bollywood with Aladin starring Amitabh Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh. She has been been riding high in Bollywood with her movies.

Juhi Chawla

Gorgeous Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla was crowned as Miss India in 1984. Juhi has garnered particular praise for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen persona. She made her film debut in Sultanat, and received wider public recognition with the highly successful tragic romance Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta is the beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2000 and Miss Intercontinental 1997. Lara was the second woman from India to be crowned Miss Universe. She made her Bollywood debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz alongside Priyanka Chopra and Akshay Kumar.

Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata Shirodkar was crowned as Femina Miss India in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as Pukar, Hera Pheri and Astitva.

Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia is the winner of the Femina Miss India in 2002 and has acted in Julie and Qayamat.

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is the winner of the Miss World pageant of 2000. Multi-talented Priyanka is one of the successful actresses who has now become an international diva. She has become one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses and one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India.

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is the winner of the Miss Universe pageant of 1994. She was the first Indian to win the crown. She made her film debut in Dustak. Sushmita made history by adopting a baby girls Renee and Alishah ans she is proud single mother who obtain the guardianship of the girls.