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Priyanka chopra
| Priyanka studied in Lucknow, Bareilly and Boston. After returning from Boston she received a call to participate in the Femina Miss India pageant to which her parents had sent her photographs without her knowledge. At the contest, she won the title of Femina Miss India-World, thus winning the right to represent the country at Miss World. Incidentally all the three Miss India personalities of the pageant went on to win their respective titles for the year - Miss India Universe Lara Dutta became Miss Universe 2000 and Miss India Asia-Pacific Diya Mirza became Miss Asia-Pacific 2000. This was the first time the three titles in one year went to the same country. |
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Beauty pageants were banned in her conservative home state Uttar Pradesh the
year she won the title, and she received death threats as well. There were allegations that her Miss World title was rigged and that 1st runner-up Giorgia Palmas of Italy deserved to win instead, after a mistake made by Chopra in the final round was overlooked by the judges. Asked "Which living woman do you admire the most?" she replied, "Mother Teresa", Mother Teresa having died in 1997. |
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After winning the Miss World title,
Priyanka
chopra moved to films. She appeared in
several successful films, among them are Andaaz, Aitraaz and Mujhse Shaadi
Karogi. In 2004, she was placed at number seven in the Filmfare Top Ten
Actress' Listing, a rare accomplishment to earn at such a young age. Cool links
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