Indian particiapnts at Miss Universe
It was only fair that with a perfect blend of beauty and brains, Indians went on to conquer the Universe not once but twice - Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000. Will Nikita Anand be third time lucky? Keep watching this space.
It was only fair that with a perfect blend of beauty and brains, Indians went on to conquer the Universe not once but twice - Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000. Will Nikita Anand be third time lucky? Keep watching this space.
So who were these incredible women who put India firmly on the world beauty map? Stand up and applaud -
1947: PRAMILA
1952: INDRANI REHMAN
1964: MEHER CASTELINO MISTRY
1965: PERSIS KHAMBATTA
1966: YASMIN DAJI
1967: NAYYARA MIRZA (NALINI PATEL)
1968: ANJUM MUMTAZ BAIG
1969: KAVITA BHAMBANI
1970: VEENA SAJNANI
1971: RAJ GILL
1972: ROOPA SATYAN
1973: FARZANA HABIB
1974: SHAILINI DHOLAKIA
1975: MEENAKSHI KURPAD
1976: NAINA BALSAVAR
1977: NALINI WISHANATHAN
1978: ALAMJEET CHAUHAN
1979: SWAROOP SAMPAT
1980: SANGEETA BILJANI
1981: RACHITA KUMAR (NANDINI THACKERSEY)
1982: PAMELA BORDES
1983: REKHA HANDE
1984: JUHI CHAWLA
1985: SONU WALIA
1986: MEHR JESIA
1987: PRIYADARSHINI PRADHAN
1988: DOLLY MINHAS
1989 - 1990: SUZANNE SABLOAK
1991: CHRISTOBEL HOWIE
1992: MADHU SAPRE
1993: NAMRATA SHIRODKAR
1994: SUSHMITA SEN (Miss Universe)
1995: MANPREET BRAR
1996: SANDHYA CHIB
1997: NAFISA JOSEPH
1998: LYMARAINA D'SOUZA
1999: GUL KIRIT PANAG
2000: LARA DUTTA, Bangalore (Miss Universe)
2001: CELINA JAITLEY, Kolkata
2002: NEHA DHUPIA, Delhi
2003: NIKITA ANAND, Delhi
